Survey of China’s 100 million registered pets finds one in 13 mainlanders keep animals
Up 80 per cent of all mainland pets are dogs and cats, followed by turtles, fish, rabbits, birds, mice – and one or two pigs, too
A new survey has found that China has more than 100 million registered pets, which means that about one in every 13 mainland people keeps such animals, mainland media reports.
More than 10 per cent of all Chinese pets are found in Guangdong, making the southern province the biggest base for such animals, the New Express reported on Friday.
Turtles ranked the third, with fish, rabbits, birds, and mice and other rodents also popular.
People aged between 25 and 30 are the major owners of pets in China.
The survey found that the most pet owners were found in the cities of Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Chongqing and Wuhan.
