Pet shops and online marketplaces reported a 40 per cent increase in sales since December 2022, compared with past years. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BEIJING - When the Year of the Rabbit came about in January, computer coder Wang Anju, 26, saw it as a sign and“I’ve always been envious of my friends who have a cat or a dog. I love the connection that they share with their pets, and I wanted to experience that,” said Ms Wang, who lives in Beijing with a flatmate.
A pet shop owner in Zhejiang province in south-eastern China, who wanted to be known only as Mr Wu, said that the Year of the Rabbit has been the main booster for sales. “We have also stocked up on more supplies for bunnies, including rabbit feed and pet toilets,” he said. They have also discouraged those who are thinking of buying a rabbit just for the new year by informing them of the hard work involved in keeping them.On Instagram-like Xiaohongshu, user shengqibobo posted on Jan 24 that “while rabbits may be cheap to buy for a few hundred yuan, their vet bills can start at 1,000 yuan”.
Ms Lin, 26, who has about 50 followers on the platform, said that most of the comments urged her to treat her pet better by having a bigger enclosure – complete with hay, water and a toilet.Netizens also took offence at her caption, which stated “Keeping a bunny in the Year of the Rabbit”, and scolded Ms Lin for buying a rabbit on impulse.
China has one of the world’s fastest-growing pet industries, which is expected to grow 68 per cent to S$158 billion by 2025. PHOTO: XIAOHONGSHU
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