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Chinese hop on bunny-buying trend in Year of the Rabbit
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Bunny business is set to be big in China this year, as pet shops and online marketplaces reported a 40 per cent increase in sales.
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BEIJING - When the Year of the Rabbit came about in January, computer coder Wang Anju, 26, saw it as a sign and decided to get a bunny as a pet.
“I’ve always been envious of my friends who have a cat or a dog. I love the connection that they share with their pets, and I wanted to experience that,” said Ms Wang, who lives in Beijing with a flatmate.
