[micro feature · investment and consumption] intense competition in japan's pet cremation industry targets small animals
2024-09-08
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[xinhua news agency micro feature] many japanese people are accustomed to cremating their pets and preserving their ashes after they pass away, which has given rise to the pet cremation industry. as market competition becomes increasingly fierce, some companies have even developed specialized technologies that can preserve the ashes of small pets such as ornamental fish even when cremating them.
according to a report by kyodo news on the 8th, the funeral company "progress" in osaka is able to cremate various pets, including rare pets such as garden eels and axolotls. when cremating smaller pet bodies, the company has specialized technology to adjust the flame and ventilation intensity to ensure that the ashes of these animals are well preserved.
the company started its pet cremation business in 2020 and now receives more than 2,000 business inquiries every month. naomi uchikawa, a 45-year-old woman who came here to cremate her pet chameleon, said: "my pet is very small, and they handled it very carefully. thank you very much."
the report said that pet owners in japan are not allowed to cremate their pets on their own and can only seek help from local governments or specialized companies. the report cited data from a consulting company saying that there are more than 2,000 pet funeral companies in japan, and competition is fierce. (end) (yuan yuan)
