The research report shows that in 2020, the pet market in China will exceed 240 billion yuan. In addition, driven by high gross profit, pet medical care will become the second largest core industry after pet food.
Pets are expensive to see a doctor. First of all, there are fewer formal companies producing pet medical supplies in China, and more and more people keep pets, which leads to the shortage of supply. Secondly, because people's pets are relatively small in big cities, it is difficult to treat them, which increases the cost of treatment.
In recent years, more and more people have pets. In some big cities, many young people even have multiple pets. What causes urbanites to be keen on keeping pets? First of all, it is because the work pressure of urbanites is too great. Although there are many employment opportunities in metropolis, the competitive pressure is also great. Urban people have to work overtime almost every day, and they are exhausted. Keeping a pet is a very good way to relieve stress. Pets are cute, and intimate relationships with their owners can also make people feel happy and relaxed.
Secondly, because of the great pressure of city life, more and more urbanites have lost their socialization. Although the wages of these city people are higher, they must work hard to make money in order to get better living conditions. In this way, urbanites lose their social energy and time. In order to fill the emptiness inside, they often choose to keep a pet and regard it as their best friend. They will tell their pets what they can't tell others in life to meet their own needs. This is why many urbanites choose to spend a lot of money on treating their pets instead of spending money on themselves.
More and more people keep pets, and pet-related enterprises will flourish, including pet breeding, pet supplies, pet medical care and other industries. Relevant data show that in 20 19, the pet market in China reached 202.4 billion yuan, an increase of 18.5% compared with 20 18, and it is still growing rapidly. China's pet market has far surpassed that of foreign countries, and such a huge market has attracted a lot of capital, which has once again helped the development of the pet industry in China.
With the rapid rise of many pet industries, there have also been many chaos. For example, some pet breeding bases deliberately sell sick larvae, and some pet clinics sell fake pet vaccines and medicines. In order to avoid being deceived by illegal vendors, consumers should go to regular sales places when buying pets, and carefully check whether pets have diseases when buying. When a pet is sick, it is also necessary to take the pet to a regular hospital, find a veterinarian with a veterinary qualification certificate for diagnosis, and ask the pet hospital for an invoice after consumption.
Keeping pets is a good thing, but improper keeping can also cause serious social problems. Because many people like to treat some exotic animals as pets, this makes a large number of exotic animals flood in. At the same time, many people abandon their pets because they can't continue to feed them for various reasons. Abandoning pets is not only immoral, but also leads to the destruction of the local ecosystem.
Many of these abandoned pets are exotic animals. Because there are no natural enemies, these animals breed wantonly and cause biological invasion. But many abandoned pet cats can only prey on birds in order to survive, which leads to the extinction of many birds. Now more and more stray dogs in the city are also abandoned pet dogs. These dogs are not only easy to bite people, but also spread parasites, causing certain harm to society.
When people enjoy the bonus brought by the pet industry, they should also actively face all kinds of problems brought by the pet industry. In fact, many problems are caused by the lack of market management. The growth rate of the market exceeds the speed of the introduction of laws and regulations, which leads to the inability of law enforcers to punish offenders accordingly, and consumers do not know where to complain after receiving fraud. Only by promoting the improvement of relevant laws can the pet industry develop for a long time, and pet owners can truly enjoy the happiness brought by pets!