In Cina, pet ownership has risen sharply recently with more than 68 million people owning a cat or dog in 2021.
Several animals are considered another member of the family.
The pet pattern has led to the birth of a new ‘pet detective’ industry targeted at not only helping find lost animals, but additionally teaching new owners about their household pets and how to look after all of them.
The BBC’s Shanghai team implemented one pet investigator as he went regarding searching for a lacking cat.