Animal cafés, a type of business where customers pay by the hour to spend time relaxing with nonhuman animals and other animal lovers, became popular in Japan during the late 2000s as part of the iyashi, or healing, boom. Young Japanese customers in need of positive affective experiences to address ...

This paper focuses on Hotels for dogs and cats in São Paulo city. Characteristics and tendencies are analyzed aiming to contribute to applied studies on the subject. It begins by bringing general data on pet market in the world and on hotels for pets in Brazil. Pets hosting is assessed through...

This article examines the boundary work done by self-employed men and women in rural areas, whose goal is to accomplish their lifestyle aspirations. Their business model is to host people, specifically dog owners, at their homes, offering a space to spend some leisure time and train in dog sports...

Canine events, as a very specific kind of events, attract a large number of visitors, among which competitors represent the majority, and on whom the attraction of the event itself mostly depends. Canine events can contribute both to the development and to higher income from tourism and catering in ...

This study examines the participant motives for attending dog manifestations and events that attract a large number of competitors and attendees in general. Since average dog events participant does not attend every dog event that is organized during one year, but chooses one or more of them, the...

More Americans currently consider their dogs as part of their families and are more frequently including them in their travel plans. This study examines this phenomenon and the implications for the marketers of travel-related products and services. Empirical findings show that while over half of...

The increase in the number of US state lotteries and casinos is causing a decrease in the number of greyhound racing fans and may actually threaten the survival of the sport. The growing number of state lotteries and casinos is causing the market, fighting for the gambler's dollar, to become...

Rabies is a neglected disease in many developing countries. It is preventable, and the tools to prevent it are known. There is urgent need for more funding, for study of innovative dog population-control measures, and for sustainable canine immunization. Safe and effective tissue-culture rabies...