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Maneuver through the streets of Buenos Aires
with as many as 25
dogs at one interval.
It’s dog-walking to an extreme.
Romulo Perrega, 22, has been walking dogs for eight years now. He does it to communicate money for school — he wants to be a veterinarian — but some dog-walkers do this for a living.
With 15 to 25 dogs at a point, five days a week, there’s money to be made.
As Latin America gets wealthier, it’s spending more and more on pet take care of. The market has doubled in the last five years to $8.3 billion in 2010, making it the “celestial” of the global pet-care industry, said Marcela Meirone Luchsinger of Euromonitor Supranational.
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“Pets are the new kids,” Meirone said. Across Latin America — led by Brazil, Mexico and Argentina — pet owners are splurging on packaged pet aliment, dietary supplements, grooming supplies and other trinkets.
Source: GlobalPost