Ballgowns, surveillance and cloning for sale at China pet fair

At Chinese company Sinogene’s stall, visitors crowded around a cage of identical frisky terriers wearing harnesses that read ‘I am a clone dog’. — AFP Relaxnews

A shimmering, 1.5-metre-long golden ballgown stood pride of place in a Shanghai exhibition hall Thursday – and for the cool price of US$13,700 (RM63,691), your dog could be the lucky animal to leave Pet Fair Asia wearing it.

The plethora of luxury and sophisticated gadgets on display at the show, the region’s largest, is testament to the consumer power of China’s expanding class of young, tech-savvy pet owners.