--- title: "Animates Vetcare vs Best for Pet: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Animates Vetcare or Best for Pet more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vet clinic networks set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/animates-vetcare-vs-best-for-pet" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Animates Vetcare vs Best for Pet: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Animates Vetcare or Best for Pet more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vet clinic networks set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Animates Vetcare and Best for Pet - **Competitive set**: Vet clinic networks - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Animates Vetcare Share of Search**: 9.1% - **Best for Pet Share of Search**: 19.1% ## Is Animates Vetcare or Best for Pet more popular in search? - In September 2026, Best for Pet had more branded searches than Animates Vetcare among vet clinic networks in New Zealand. Best for Pet had about 1,300 branded searches, while Animates Vetcare had 620. Best for Pet made up 19.1% of all vet clinic network searches we track, and Animates Vetcare accounted for 9.1%. - Best for Pet was ahead of Animates Vetcare in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Animates Vetcare’s share of searches among vet clinic networks in New Zealand moved from 9.4% to 9.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 670 to 620. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Best for Pet’s share of searches among vet clinic networks in New Zealand moved from 18.2% to 19.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.3K. ## Top vet clinic networks in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, Animates Vetcare appeared in all three answers. Best for Pet was mentioned in two out of three: in two of the three ChatGPT answers. Animates Vetcare was listed before Best for Pet in two out of three answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | VetPartners | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Animates Vetcare | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Best for Pet | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Pet Doctors | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | | CareVets | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | VetEnt | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Vet Services Hawkes Bay | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about vet clinic networks - Asked ChatGPT "Which vet clinic network should I go to in New Zealand?": 1. VetPartners, 2. Animates Vetcare, 3. CareVets - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best vet clinic networks in New Zealand?": 1. VetPartners, 2. Pet Doctors, 3. Animates Vetcare, 4. CareVets, 5. Best for Pet - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best vet clinic network in New Zealand for a pet?": 1. VetPartners, 2. Best for Pet, 3. Animates Vetcare Not named in any answer: VetEnt and Vet Services Hawkes Bay. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand vet clinic networks in September 2026? - In September 2026, Best for Pet gained share of searches among vet clinic networks in New Zealand, from 18.6% to 19.1%. - In September 2026, Animates Vetcare lost share of searches among vet clinic networks in New Zealand, from 9.9% to 9.1%. ## Month by month | Month | Animates Vetcare estimated searches | Animates Vetcare Share of Search | Animates Vetcare rank | Best for Pet estimated searches | Best for Pet Share of Search | Best for Pet rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 670 | 9.4% | 4 | 1.3K | 18.2% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 750 | 10.3% | 4 | 1.3K | 17.9% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 760 | 9.2% | 4 | 1.6K | 19.4% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 840 | 10% | 4 | 1.6K | 19% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 700 | 9.6% | 4 | 1.3K | 17.8% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 760 | 9.5% | 4 | 1.3K | 16.2% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 770 | 9.8% | 4 | 1.3K | 16.5% | 2 | | May 2026 | 670 | 9.3% | 4 | 1.3K | 18% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 690 | 9.7% | 4 | 1.3K | 18.3% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 700 | 10.1% | 4 | 1.3K | 18.7% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 690 | 9.9% | 4 | 1.3K | 18.6% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 620 | 9.1% | 4 | 1.3K | 19.1% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Animates Vetcare’s and Best for Pet’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Animates Vetcare**: Measured on the search terms “animates vet”, “animates vet care”, “animates vetcare” and “animates vetcare botany”, summed into one figure. - **Best for Pet**: Measured on the search term “best for pet”. - [Animates Vetcare profile](/demand/nz/brands/animates-vetcare) - [Best for Pet profile](/demand/nz/brands/best-for-pet) - [All vet clinic networks in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-vet-clinics): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Animates Vetcare or Best for Pet more popular in search? In September 2026, Best for Pet had more branded searches than Animates Vetcare among vet clinic networks in New Zealand. Best for Pet had about 1,300 branded searches, while Animates Vetcare had 620. Best for Pet made up 19.1% of all vet clinic network searches we track, and Animates Vetcare accounted for 9.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Animates Vetcare vs Best for Pet: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/animates-vetcare-vs-best-for-pet This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/animates-vetcare-vs-best-for-pet. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.