The rising popularity of pet funerals in China

STORY: The rising popularity of pet funerals in China DATELINE: April 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the pet crematorySOUNDBITE 1 (English): YIN XIAOSHENG, Xinhua correspondentSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FLORA YANG, Manager of the pet crematorySOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): AMBER BAI, Founder of Mao Memory Castle Pet Funeral Services STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): YIN XIAOSHENG, Xinhua correspondent "In China, more and more people love pets and start keeping pets. According to the data of White Paper on China's Pet Industry in 2021, the number of pet dogs and cats in cities and towns in China exceeded 100 million in 2021, reaching 112 million, and its consumption market reached 249 billion yuan (39 billion U.S. dollars). The life span of pets is mostly around ten to 20 years. With more people starting to keep pets, how to bid farewell with our pet friends after death has long been a problem that cannot be ignored." At Zhongqiao village in Hangzhou,