In recent years, the number of our pets has continued to increase, and the White Paper on the Chinese Petty Industry 2025 (Consumer Report) shows that in 2024 the number of our urban pets (dogs and cats) exceeded 120 million, an increase of 2.1 per cent over 2023 and a 7.5 per cent increase in the size of the consumer market, reaching $30.2 billion.
In view of the increasing number of families raising pets in recent years, some airlines have introduced or upgraded “love travel” services during the summer season to facilitate travel of passengers with pets. High iron pet shipping services have also expanded the pilot.
What are the new experiences of bringing pets to transport with the upgrading of the service? Let's come and see the Queen.
Upgrade of pet in cabin
During the summer season, many shipping divisions have recently upgraded their pet-in-class service to facilitate travel by passengers with pets.
Journalists have seen a marked increase in passenger traffic at Beijing Dahing Airport, which has been transporting more than 150,000 passengers daily. Ms. Tai of Beijing is flying from Beijing to Shenzhen with a pet dog.
Ms. Tani told journalists that pets such as this can be used six hours before flight take-off by telephone to make an appointment with the airline and require animal-related quarantine and vaccination certificates. The sizes of the pet boxes varied from Division to Division to Division, which, like the South flight of her choice, could not be larger than 35 cm x 28 cm x 24 cm.
What are the main aspects of this upgrade of the southern cruise ' s pet in-class service, which has been going on for more than three months? The journalist found the duty manager in charge of the pet shipment.
Super-Governor Qin: Mostly in terms of numbers and types of pets. The number increased from two pets on one flight to four. In the pet type, short-nosed cats can enter the cabin.
In addition, on the route, South flight this time added 10 major domestic hubs such as Shanghai Pudong, Shenyang and Wuhan, with more than 200 access routes for pets.
South flight attendant Wang Shwe: Passengers carrying pets to the cabin are, in principle, assigned to the window seat in the last row of the coach, and the pets are placed below the front seat.
Since 2018, Hainan Air has taken the lead in introducing pet-in-class services, followed by a number of airlines, such as Southern Air, Orient Air and Gyan Air. Recently, many divisions have upgraded pet inbound services, such as East Air, which began on 1 July, and the pet intubation service, which has added 16 exclusive pet routes totalling 17.
Journalists learned from a number of airlines that in order to protect the flight experience of passengers, pets entering the cabin need to be physically cleansed prior to transport, and wear clothing, mouths and diapers throughout the transport and placed in the pet bag. Services such as a pet terminal have also been introduced at hub airports such as Shenzhen Boang Airport to facilitate travel by passengers for “awarding”.
High iron pet shipment
Eight high iron stations covered.
When we're done with the plane, we'll look at the train. High iron pet consignments were piloted on 8 April this year and further expanded on 20 June this year.
The pilot was expanded to cover 25 stations along eight lines, including Kyouta, Kyeonggu, Kyinga and Yankun, and 38 clusters of trains. High iron pet consignments offer a 70 per cent discount on prices.
Li Li Liangyu: The high iron pet transport container is 60 cm x 45 cm x 46 cm and is made of environmentally friendly materials, with cat sands, water boxes, cameras, etc., in which pets can move freely.
The conditions and previous conditions for the shipment of pets remain unchanged, and a passenger may ship a cat and dog with a family who is in good health and weight of not more than 15 kg and shoulder height of not more than 40 cm.
Before taking a car, passengers are required to check the equivalent of a train through the railway's 12306 “petty consignment” function, to purchase tickets and make an appointment for a consignment service, to carry pets and valid identity documents, animal quarantine certificates, and to proceed to the Central Steel Express Operations Department at the departure station.
Executive Director, Wuhan Station, China Iron Express, Cheng Rock: High Iron Express Pet Shipment Service, implementing the “Personal Compassion, Together”. In response to the heat of the summer, the railway sector will enhance the disinfection of high iron express containers, pet containers and improve security controls throughout the process.
The pet's exclusive tour route is hot.
There's plenty to go on tour.
In addition to the upgrading of travel tool services, more and more public places are now open to pets. Journalists found that a number of tourist destinations this year have dedicated their pet-specific tours to their geographical characteristics.
At the Maritime Centre of the port of Anayasi, Qin Emperor Island, a sailing day was staged with pet dogs. This summer, a pet-friendly cruise was launched to attract a large number of pet-friendly people.
In addition to exclusive navigation projects, a number of hotels provide exclusive guest rooms for pets and play projects, special cleaning services for pets, and are accompanied by pet housekeepers. It is understood that, since the beginning of the summer, the Qin Emperor has received a total of more than 1,500 foster clients, directly charging more than $20 million.
Statistics show that the search volume for keywords such as “petty-friendly” on the platform is three times greater than the same time, the number of residential bookings at the relevant hotels double the same time, and the number of tickets for view areas containing pet services increases by more than 150 per cent. Possibilities are becoming new growth points in the tourism market.
The pet friendly requires a lot of effort.
It's a love for harmony.
In recent years, pets have become a good partner in the lives of many people, and even many people have considered them members of their families. Starting this year, the Agricultural University of China also began to establish the specialty of “Aft Sciences (Partner Animals)”. It can be said that, in the face of changes in the social environment in which human beings live in harmony with their pets, society as a whole must face up to the challenge.