China's pet sitters back in business after COVID-19 reopening

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BEIJING: At Zhou Tianxiao's hotel in Beijing's northern suburbs, where room service includes belly rubs and squeaky toys, reservations are filling up fast as the loosening of Covid-19 restrictions in C

Zhou's dog mansion is just one of many pet-sitting services that have seen a welcome return to former levels of bookings since a semblance of normal life resumed.

"During the Spring Festival, people normally need to visit their relatives and friends and usually they can't bring their dogs with them during those visits," Zhou explained. "We have more orders for this Spring Festival than for the entire year last year," founder Yan Dong told AFP.

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