Pet foster care booming as festival nears

While hundreds of millions of people are moving around the country to reunite with their families for Spring Festival, which begins on Feb 16, Wang Mengfan, 27, is staying at her pet shop in Shanghai and preparing for the peak season during the festival.

The shop, named Pet Dream Mansion, is in Lujiazui - one of the most prosperous areas in downtown Shanghai. It has 50 pet houses for foster service - 30 for cats and 20 for dogs.

Foster care for a cat is 200 yuan ($32) per night, while the price for a dog ranges from 120 to 200 yuan, depending on the dog's size. This means the shop can earn at least 8,400 yuan a day during the festival.