More and more Chinese businesses adapt to the needs of pet owners. For example, urban cafés and shops provide carrier bags, snacks and photo walls for cute selfies. One chain of teahouses even attracts customers with small rucksacks to carry dogs and cats. Economists call it the „pet economy.“ Generation Z, in particular, aged between 19 and 30, fuels the retail trend. More and more of these young Chinese regard their pets as equal family members and sometimes even as a surrogate for children.