In recent years, with the deepening of people's feelings for pets, more and more pet owners choose to hold a solemn and warm farewell ceremony for their pets. The pet funeral industry came into being and gradually developed and expanded. According to enterprise survey data, from 2013 to 2023, the number of enterprises involved in pet funeral and animal harmless treatment in Chinese mainland has surged from 74 to 4,093.
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Pet funeral services cover a series of processes such as door-to-door, cleaning and grooming, memorial farewell, cremation, and burial, but these are often simplified and defined as "minimalist funerals" by pet funeral agencies. On this basis, institutions will usually provide more value-added services, such as float send-off, excess, souvenir customization, permanent cemetery, etc., and provide consumers with different grades of funeral"**
According to the research data of "China's Pet Industry *** Series - 2022 Pet Consumption Report", when choosing funeral services, "body farewell" is the first choice for most bereaved people, accounting for as much as 604%。Xiaoqiong said that she chose the funeral agency in order to leave no regrets and say her final goodbye to her beloved dog Xixi. Despite the high cost of the event, many people go to great lengths in the hope of giving their pets the best goodbye possible.
In addition to the traditional "cremation" and "burial", tree burial has also become the choice of more and more people. Xiaoya chose a tree burial for her deceased pet dog "Ben Ben", she hopes that this peaceful way can make the dog lie in the beautiful woods forever, enjoying the company of the sun and the sky.
In terms of **, although the average is between 700-1300 yuan, many pet owners think it is worth it. They are willing to give everything to show love and respect for their pets without regrets.
However, despite the strong development momentum of the pet funeral industry, there is no clear industry norm in China. There are still many problems in the specific operation, such as the lack of a clear competent authority for supervision, the lack of qualification training and certification of pet funeral directors, and the lack of unified reference standards.