Guangdong residents embrace their pet subject
By Zheng Caixiong in Guangzhou | China Daily | Updated: 2015-10-20 07:48
When it comes to raising pets on the Chinese mainland, residents in Guangdong province lead the way.
They have the most pets of any province, owning more than 10 percent of the 100 million registered nationwide, according to a survey.
An average of one in every 13 people on the mainland has a pet, with dogs and cats accounting for about 80 percent of the total, although the number of tortoise owners has risen swiftly in recent years.
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