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China’s billion-dollar pet funeral industry stays largely unregulated without public oversight

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All 1 reports on Sat, 5 September 2026

What it is about

DalianLiaoning province

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How it spread - 1 original report

  1. Sat, 5 September 2026

    1 report
    • South China Morning Post10:00first to report

      In May, at a pet funeral home in Dalian, northeastern Liaoning province, a grieving couple wept as they tenderly combed the fur of their deceased pet cat, a Silver British Shorthair, bidding farewell to their beloved “fur kid.” The feline, cherished by the couple for eight years, succumbed to heart disease. “Pidan (the cat’s nickname), you will no longer feel pain in that world. Please visit us in our dreams to share your news. I hope we will be a family again in the next life,” said the...

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