Petopia is an independent website for pet owners, whether you share your home with a dog, a cat, a rabbit, a hamster, a bird, fish or a turtle. We build free, simple tools and write practical guides for everyday questions: how old is my pet in human years, how much should it eat, is this food safe, and where can we go for a walk?
What we publish
- Calculators that run in your browser and explain the method behind every result.
- Guides written in plain language, in English, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese.
How we check information
We start from established references rather than from other pet blogs:
- Food and plant safety: the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (including its toxic and non-toxic plant lists) and the Merck Veterinary Manual, plus other veterinary sources where a page needs them.
- Calculators: published veterinary guidelines and studies, such as the AAHA life stage guidelines and the 2021 AAHA Nutrition and Weight Management Guidelines.
- National animals: government sources, reference works and conservation organizations for each country, and the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species for conservation status.
- Dog breed rankings: the registration figures published by each country’s kennel club or official dog register. The “most read” breed chart counts how often each breed’s Wikipedia article is read (Wikimedia pageview statistics).
- Places to walk: OpenStreetMap, with Wikidata used to identify each city.
How we work with those sources:
- Health, food, plant, ranking and calculator pages end with a list of the sources they draw on, and the dates shown on a page come from our edit history.
- When a simple estimate has important limits, we say so on the page.
- Health pages are general information, not veterinary advice, and they do not replace an examination by a veterinarian.
- Our editorial policy explains in detail how we choose sources, decide our ratings and handle corrections.
- We review and update pages when better information becomes available. If you find a mistake, please email hello@novquest.com or contact us, and we will correct it.
What we are not
We are not veterinarians, and nothing on this site is a substitute for professional veterinary advice. If your pet is unwell, contact your veterinarian. See our disclaimer for details.
How the site is funded
Petopia is free to use and is supported by advertising. Advertisers have no influence over what we write. See our privacy policy to learn how ads use cookies.