The Dyed Dog Days of China
The Chinese economy must be doing well, based on these examples of what people are doing with their discretionary income in Wuhan, in the Hubei province. Money spent on pets in China has increased nearly 500 percent between 1999 and 2008. No word on how much these trips to the “beauty parlor” cost, or whether the dyes are harmful to pets. Ironically, the pictures appeared this week just as China drafted its first major animal protection law. The proposed legislation, which will be