“年纪轻轻,猫狗双全”是许多当代年轻人的梦想,但他们在现阶段往往精力、财力有限,只能云养宠物或二者选一。那么是养猫还是养狗,这是个问题。对于生活在都市的人来说,他们可能更倾向于养猫。一项调查显示,猫咪已经超过狗狗,成为中国都市人最喜欢的宠物。
AnewreportreleasedTuesdaybyPethadoop,aplatformspecializinginChina’spetindustry,saidcatsaccountedfor59.5%ofallthepetsamongthe30,000respondentssurveyedfortheresearch.Asoflastyear,thereweresome58millionpetcatsinChina’surbanhouseholds,comparedwithsome54millionpetdogs.
派读宠物行业大数据平台1月18日发布报告称,在接受调查的3万名受访者中,他们的宠物59.5%是猫。截至去年,中国城市家庭中约有5800万只宠物猫,而宠物狗约为5400万只。
Chinahasseenanincreaseinpetownershipovertheyears,withpeopleincreasinglychoosingcats.Globally,thoughdogswerestillmorecommonpets,includingtheUnitedStatesandtheUnitedKingdom,catshaveemergedasthemostpopularpetintheEuropeanUnionlately.
近年来,随着越来越多人选择养猫,中国的养宠人士有所增加。尽管在全世界狗狗仍然是更常见的宠物,比如英国和美国,但猫咪最近已成为欧盟最受欢迎的宠物。
CatshavealsoturnedintoasocialphenomenoninChinaandelsewhere,withthefelinesbecomingthesubjectofviralmemesandvideos.Manycatloversonlinealsoidentifythemselvesas“catslaves”and“catsniffers,”publiclyprofessingtheirpetpreference.
在中国和其他地方,猫咪也变成了一种社会现象,它们成了表情包和短视频的主角。许多爱猫人士在网上还自称“猫奴”和“吸猫者”,公开表示他们的喜爱。
ResearchersattributethefastgrowthofcatpetstothelifestyleinChinesecities,withsomeexpertsalsosuggestingthefeline’spopularitywiththeyounggeneration’spursuitofindividuality.
研究人员将养猫人士激增归因于中国城市的生活方式,一些专家还指出,猫咪受欢迎与年轻一代对个性的追求有关。
LiuYi,thereport’schiefeditor,saidthatmanycitydwellershavebusylivesandrelativelysmalleraccommodations,thusmakingcatstheiridealcompanions—it’seasytoraisecats,unlikedogsthatrequiremoreattentionandoutdooractivities.
“Ourresearchshowsthatthemajorityofthepetownersarepeoplebornafter1990and1995,”hesaid.“Youngpeoplearelookingforfreedomandspontaneityintheirlives,andthehabitsofcatsaremoresuitedtotheirneeds.”
他说:“我们的调查显示,大多数宠物主人都是90后和95后。年轻人在生活中寻求自由率性,猫的习性更适合他们的需求。”
Cai,a27-year-oldwhoworksinBeijing,saidsherecentlyadoptedacatnamedNanako.Sheaddedthatcatsweretheperfectpetfordagongren,whichmeans“laborer”or“workingpeople.”
27岁的小蔡在北京工作,她最近收养了一只名叫Nanako的猫。小蔡称,猫咪是“打工人”的完美宠物。
“Iwantedadogatfirst,butsinceI’mquitebusy,Iwouldn’thavegiventhemenoughtime,”shesaid.“Catsaremoreindependentcomparedwithdogs.Nanakohaskeptmecompanythroughmyloneliness,whichsomeonelikemewhoworksinabigcityfaces.”
如果有机会拥有一只宠物,你会选择猫咪还是狗狗?不论选择哪种“毛孩子”,都请切记用心对待,绝不弃养。