Pet feeding and play services, or pet caring, are booming in China’s big cities with some carers earning up to 1,000 yuan per day.
For cats service providers usually feed it, play with it, and even clean out litter trays. For dogs, they will also take them for a walk outside. During each visit, which costs 30 to 50 yuan , the pet sitters will stay with the pets for about half an hour and the pet owners can request they livestream their visit.The 25-year-old resident of Yinchuan, Ningxia, has already completed 10 orders.
For many pet sitters, it is a convenient part-time job they can fit around their full-time employment. Xiao Mei, an employee of a privately-run enterprise in Harbin in Heilongjiang, said she cared for pets on weekends to make extra money. She said she could also enjoy the moment of playing with those “little lovely”, the local news portal“The person who does this job must be familiar with the characters of cats and dogs. I myself have raised several pets before,” she said.
Wang Shuixiong, a researcher from the National Academy of Development and Strategy of Renmin University of China, said thanks to the mobile work of the Chinese economy, many young people go to big cities seeking employment.