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Pet industry refers to all industries related to pets, such as pet food, pet medical treatment, pet clothing, pet nest and cage, pet products, etc.

In China, pets are changing from the original “home care” function to the high-level spiritual pursuit of “spiritual care”. With the rapid development of the national economy and the growth of the number of pets, a series of related industries have emerged around the pet economy, such as pet food, pet products, pet medical treatment, pet beauty industry, etc. in recent years, new industries such as pet marriage agency, pet funeral, pet foster care and so on have also emerged.

Although China’s pet related industries are still far behind those of western developed countries, China’s pet industry is constantly introducing new varieties and strengthening the research and development of pet food and supplies, so as to cultivate the pet market, open up communication and trading channels for pets and their supplies, and provide necessary daily necessities and appliances for pets, so as to guide PET production and consumption, and behind strong economic growth, The domestic pet market has also witnessed unprecedented prosperity.

The development of China’s pet market started later than that of European and American countries due to the influence of industry-related policies and regulations. Generally speaking, the development of China’s pet industry has experienced two development stages.

(1) Budding period (before 2000):
It belongs to the policy restriction period. Due to the sharp increase of rabies incidence rate, the government has issued a series of relevant policies: Regulations on the management of domestic dogs, measures for the management of dogs in Shanghai, Beijing Regulations on strict restrictions on dog breeding, Tianjin regulations on the management of dog breeding, Wuhan regulations on restrictions on dog breeding, Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Regulations on restrictions on dog breeding, and Hangzhou regulations on restrictions on dog breeding.

(2) Growth period (since 2000)
With the opening of pet raising policy, representative companies in pet industry began to appear in China, such as Patty shares, biridge, crazy dog and so on.
In recent years, the number of pets (cats and dogs) in China has slowed down significantly. By the end of 2020, the number of pet cats and dogs in China has reached 108.5 million, of which the number of cats has increased significantly.

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