Sluggish consumption and a push for animal adoption are weighing on China’s once-hot pet market
Sitting in his partially decorated 260-square-meter duplex in Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, 39-year-old Mao Qing is packing up the last batch of cat supplies ready to be shipped to their new owners. After five years and 100,000 yuan invested in breeding kittens, Mao officially left the pet industry this March.
With his profit margins increasingly thin this year, he has even had to temporarily halt his home improvement plans to save cash.
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Shao Yefan is a contributing writer at The World of Chinese. She writes articles about economic and political changes in Chinese society, especially how these affect normal people’s lives. She is particularly interested in the impact of international events like the Olympic Games on Chinese society.
