Driven by Worries About Stray Dogs, Chinese Woman Brings Home 1,300 Canines
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Driven by Worries About Stray Dogs, Chinese Woman Brings Home 1,300 Canines

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Twenty years ago, Wen Junhong saved an abandoned dog from the streets of Chongqing in southwestern China. After taking in that first dog, a Pekinese she named Wenjing — “gentle and quiet” in Chinese — Wen found she couldn’t stop. As well as the abandoned pets and strays that are regularly left in her front yard, Wen says she receives calls “every day to help more dogs”. “Living in such a small cage is no better than being a stray dog,” wrote one critic on social media. “I like the dogs even if they bite me,” says the stoic Sichuan local who has worked with Wen for five years.

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Pet Economy Booms in China as Cat and Dog Cafes Spread
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Pet Economy Booms in China as Cat and Dog Cafes Spread

China Daily  

China's pet economy is booming, with the country seeing a surge in pet ownership and a thriving pet industry. The pet economy has been driven by responsible ownership and the increasing popularity of pet-friendly services and products. Favor Pets, a leading pet services chain, has expanded rapidly in recent years, with over 2,000 stores across major cities in China.

Pet economy purrs ahead as cat, pooch cafes spread
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Pet economy purrs ahead as cat, pooch cafes spread

China Daily  

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Pet economy purrs ahead as cat, pooch cafes spread
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Pet economy purrs ahead as cat, pooch cafes spread

China Daily  

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Pet economy purrs ahead as cat, pooch cafes spread
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Pet economy purrs ahead as cat, pooch cafes spread

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China's pet economy thrives with rise of responsible ownership, pet-friendly services
2 months, 2 weeks ago

China's pet economy thrives with rise of responsible ownership, pet-friendly services

China Daily  

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Chinese woman leaves $2.8 million to her pets, leaves nothing for children
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Chinese woman leaves $2.8 million to her pets, leaves nothing for children

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An elderly woman in China decided to leave all her property and fortune of Rs 20 million yuan to her cats and dogs forbidding her adult children from getting the inheritance. The revised will specify that the entire fortune should be allocated to the well-being and care of Liu’s pets, with provisions extending to any offspring the animals may have …

'Cat'ering to felines, canines no mere pet project
11 months, 2 weeks ago

'Cat'ering to felines, canines no mere pet project

China Daily  

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Pets take to the roads and air with their owners
1 year, 2 months ago

Pets take to the roads and air with their owners

China Daily  

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On the road: Cool dogs and curious cats
1 year, 7 months ago

On the road: Cool dogs and curious cats

China Daily  

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On the road: Cool dogs and curious cats
1 year, 7 months ago

On the road: Cool dogs and curious cats

China Daily  

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动物不是物品！韩国拟赋予动物法律地位
3 years, 4 months ago

动物不是物品！韩国拟赋予动物法律地位

China Daily  

近年来韩国虐待动物案件数量大增，为此韩国司法部计划在9月对民法进行修改，将“动物不是物品”写入民法，希望借由提高动物的法律地位来减少虐待动物行径。 Kim Gea-yeung, manager of an animal shelter for abandoned dogs and cats, holds Jin-hui, a five-year-old Pomeranian dog, who was rescued from under the ground, in Anseong, South Korea, August 11, 2021. REUTERS/Minwoo Park South Korea plans to change its civil code to grant animals legal status, Choung Jae-min, legal counsel at the country’s justice ministry, told Reuters. 金基杨称：“它的主人大发脾气，让孩子将狗活埋。我们在接到报告后将其救出时，这只狗已经奄奄一息。但是狗主人并没有受到处罚，因为狗被视为他的所有物。” …

动物不是物品！韩国拟赋予动物法律地位
3 years, 4 months ago

动物不是物品！韩国拟赋予动物法律地位

China Daily  

近年来韩国虐待动物案件数量大增，为此韩国司法部计划在9月对民法进行修改，将“动物不是物品”写入民法，希望借由提高动物的法律地位来减少虐待动物行径。 Kim Gea-yeung, manager of an animal shelter for abandoned dogs and cats, holds Jin-hui, a five-year-old Pomeranian dog, who was rescued from under the ground, in Anseong, South Korea, August 11, 2021. REUTERS/Minwoo Park South Korea plans to change its civil code to grant animals legal status, Choung Jae-min, legal counsel at the country’s justice ministry, told Reuters. 金基杨称：“它的主人大发脾气，让孩子将狗活埋。我们在接到报告后将其救出时，这只狗已经奄奄一息。但是狗主人并没有受到处罚，因为狗被视为他的所有物。” …

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