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概述：
当今社会，宠物逐渐被视作家庭成员，得到厚待，因而宠物市场景象一片繁荣。
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"A Dog's Day Out"
Alexandria
Virginia
Gay Lynn Fourney
Chas Richardson
Duane Ekadahl
Pet Food Institute
"Dogma Gourmet Dog Bakery and Pet Boutique"
Arlington
Kamala Mohammed
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答疑：trans0829At "A Dog's Day Out" in Alexandria, Virginia, people can bring their dogs to stay for the day or overnight.
Interior decorator Gay Lynn Fourney is a regular customer.
"She's my little girl. And I just wanna make sure that she has a good time during the day while I'm at work. 'Cause I do work a lot. And I just don't wanna leave her at home."
Americans spent $50 billion on their pets last year, up by 23% since 2007.
Chas Richardson, owner of "A Dog's Day Out", says his business makes a 25% profit.
"The pet industry continues to explode with growth. Our market, dog care, we believe has had nothing but growth ahead of it."
Duane Ekadahl, head of the Pet Food Institute, says the industry has grown because more people are treating their pets like family.
"And people want to return the affection they get from pets, and so they buy good food, good products, toys and so on."
Ekadahl says as Americans seek healthier lifestyles, many are adopting a similar approach when it comes to their pets, including better food and dog treats.
Canine cookies are baked daily at "Dogma Gourmet Dog Bakery and Pet Boutique" in Arlington, Virginia, where Kamala Mohammed is a manager.
"They're all healthy ingredients. We don't put any added salt, sugar or preservatives into our cookies. In fact, I have some people that come in and buy a cookie for themselves because it's all human-grade ingredients."在弗吉尼亚州的亚历山大市，人们可以把他们的狗带到“狗狗出游日”宠物店寄养一天或者一晚上。
室内设计师盖伊·琳恩·福尔尼是这里的常客。“她就像我的小女儿，我希望我白天工作时能确保她过得开心。因为我工作时间长，不想把她单独留在家。”
去年，美国人在宠物上的开销高达500亿美元，较2007年增加了23%。
“狗狗出游日”的老板查斯·理查森透露他的生意有25%的利润率。“宠物产业持续爆发式的发展。我们相信在未来，照看宠物狗的市场必将得以发展扩大。”
杜安·艾卡达是宠物食品研究院的院长，他说宠物产业得以发展源自越来越多的人把宠物当作家人。
“人们想把自己从宠物身上得到的情感回报给它们，于是给宠物买质量好的食物、产品和玩具等等。”
艾卡达说，由于美国人追求更健康的生活方式，许多人也用同样的方法来改善宠物的生活，给它们喂更营养的食物并给予更好的照顾。
弗吉尼亚州阿林顿的“狗狗面包精品店”每天烘烤狗饼干，卡玛拉·穆罕默德是该店的经理。
“我们的饼干都由健康的食材制成，没有添加任何盐、糖分或者防腐剂。事实上，有一些人过来买饼干给自己吃，因为这些食材人都可以食用。” |
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发表于 2016-8-2 11:03:08