S. Korean ‘pet economy’ boom triggers wave of tech innovations


Pet tech: An air shower and dry room targeted at pets that cannot be bathed too often. — The Straits Times/ANN

After bathing her dog, Kim Hee-eun would put the two-year-old pomeranian spitz in a “dry room”.

“It usually takes a lot of time and energy to dry the dog’s fur after bathing and it suffers as well,” said the 29-year-old civil servant.

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