Pet Fair Asia 2018 kicks off in Shanghai

Feast for the eyes

Shows featuring our cuddly friends will be a feast for the eyes of pet lovers visiting the event.

For cat lovers, there will be a Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) cat show where more than 200 of the world's top cats will compete.

Dog owners will have the chance to show their pet's athleticism and interact with them as they compete side by side in an obstacle course.

"I'm really looking forward to this affair, just to have an opportunity to look at so many dogs – it's worth my ticket," one fan commented on Pet Fair Asia's official Weibo account.

Booming pet industry

The Reference News reported that China's pet market is on the rise as spending continues to increase.

According to the news agency's 2017 White Paper on China's Pet Industry, the number of pet households was estimated to reach 59.12 million that year, while the consumption of pet goods and services was projected to reach 134 billion yuan ($19.57 billion US dollars). The market is expected to reach 188.5 billion yuan by 2020.