2017年CRI Holiday trips boost pet economy

 

Travelling with your pets can be time-consuming and expensive, but people like Catherine Zhao say their pets are not just animals, and leaving them behind is out of the question.

"It's a rather natural thing for me, to just include the dogs wherever we go."

Pet relocation services are often costly¹.

As such, more educated pet owners areable to save a lot of money by just going through the process themselves.

"Services would have at least cost over 10,000 yuan. We thought we could do it more cheaply ourselves and it turned out we could. For us to do it, it cost under 3,000. But then again that we had the time, we have planned ahead. And I'm sure if you're running out of time or like you just were busy with other things, then, of course, I can see that they could be very helpful for you."

For those determined² to take their pets with them when they travel, experts are recommending they become educated.

Mary Peng, founder³ of Beijing-based International Center for Veterinary Services, says they hold monthly workshops to try to train people how to travel with their animals.

"Families that, until they found us, until they came to attend the sessions, they may have not considered taking their pets with them because they heard so much information of the complexity⁴ or they were so intimidated⁵ by the potential cost. And what's really rewarding, I think, is that we see the number of animals that do go on to travel with their families to their next destination countries has been increasing over the last 10 years."

Pets often require more documentation for international travel than humans, including proof of vaccination⁶, health certificates, and government-issued documents of approval.

Countries in the European Union, New Zealand, and Australia are among the most strict when it comes to bringing in animals.

For CRI, this is Jessica Luo.

1 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。

2 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

3 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

4 complexity   

n.复杂(性)，复杂的事物

参考例句：

• Only now did he understand the full complexity of the problem.直到现在他才明白这一问题的全部复杂性。
• The complexity of the road map puzzled me.错综复杂的公路图把我搞糊涂了。

5 intimidated   

v.恐吓；威胁adj.害怕的；受到威胁的

参考例句：

• We try to make sure children don't feel intimidated on their first day at school. 我们努力确保孩子们在上学的第一天不胆怯。
• The thief intimidated the boy into not telling the police. 这个贼恫吓那男孩使他不敢向警察报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 vaccination   

n.接种疫苗，种痘

参考例句：

• Vaccination is a preventive against smallpox.种痘是预防天花的方法。
• Doctors suggest getting a tetanus vaccination every ten years.医生建议每十年注射一次破伤风疫苗。