Pet owners: Pets are like family members and friends who accompany them.
On the other hand, the rise of the “cute pet economy” also shows that people attach more and more importance to pets. For pet owners, pets are not just pets, but also family and friends who accompany them.
Ms. Duan, a citizen, bought an orange cat in the same city through a second-hand trading platform not long after she started working. "I currently live alone and don't have many friends, so I don't feel lonely with him." Ms. Duan, who was born in 1995, calls herself "mom" and treats her pets as "children". Talking about the daily expenses of raising pets, Ms. Duan said frankly that despite the current limited economic conditions, she will still do her best to provide relatively good material conditions for pets.
"It's like a friend. I feel that it is very spiritual." Mr. Wei, a citizen, has loved dogs since he was a child and currently has a garden dog as a pet. He told reporters that dogs are lively and active by nature and need human company, so he takes it out for a "walk" every night.
"When I open the circle of friends, I feel that everyone is raising cats." When talking about the reason for raising pets, Ms. Shen, a citizen, bluntly said that it is because of "following the trend", "But after raising it, it feels like having an extra child, and it also has an extra responsibility."
However, as more and more citizens join the ranks of pet raising, while promoting the development of the pet economy in our city, various uncivilized pet raising phenomena are also constantly growing, such as keeping dogs without leashes, pets urinating in public, barking and disturbing people, etc.
The reporter reminded that the pet market should not only be an economic boom, but also a civilized boom. Pets should mainly improve their own quality and advocate scientific, civilized and rational pet-raising concepts. At the same time, they should also promote the concept of animal protection to be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. They should not abandon or abuse animals. They should have more responsibility and less laissez-faire. Only in this way can we ensure that the city's "cute pet" economy flourishes on a healthy track.