According to a survey on pet ownership conducted by Rakuten Insight in January 2022, 36 percent of Chinese respondents who got their pets during COVID-19 lockdown stated that they had plenty of time to look after a pet. In comparison, around 19 percent of surveyed pet owners who got their pets during coronavirus lockdown said they did it out of boredom.
Leading reasons for people to acquire pets during the coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown in China as of January 2022
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Rakuten Insight. (June 22, 2022). Leading reasons for people to acquire pets during the coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown in China as of January 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1320831/china-reasons-for-getting-pets-during-covid19-lockdown/
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