Pet Care Jobs: If you love pets then make this your profession, there are many opportunities in this sector..

The pet care industry in India is growing rapidly. People have become increasingly aware of the health and care of their animals, leading to a huge surge in demand for pet grooming, nutrition, and health services. This sector has become a great opportunity for new entrepreneurs. According to a report by market intelligence platform Tracxn, India's pet care startup sector has raised funding of Rs 100.43 crore during 2019-24. In 2021, this funding had reached Rs 47 crore, which was received in 13 different funding rounds.

Pet Grooming Services: What are the opportunities in pet care

Pet grooming salons: These provide services like grooming, spa treatments, and styling for dogs and cats. In today's time, people are also getting their pets dressed in color patterns like zebra or giraffe.

Veterinary clinics: These offer basic OPD services, vaccinations, and disease checkups.

Pet boarding and daycare centres: Pets are kept here overnight or for a few hours when their owners are out.

Pet food manufacturing or retail: Making or selling food for pets is also a big market.

Mobile pet grooming vans and e-commerce platforms: These new concepts are also becoming popular, where services are delivered directly to homes or products are sold online.

Pet sitting and pet walking: This is also a growing sector. An area with 30 to 35 pets can earn Rs 30,000 to Rs 35,000 a month just by taking them for morning and evening walks.

Pet birthday parties: Nowadays, people prefer to organize cakes, party spaces, and social gatherings for their pets.

Some important schemes of the government that apply to the pet care industry are

Pradhan Mantri Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP): It is a credit-linked subsidy scheme.

Mudra Loan Scheme (under PMMY): Loans for small businesses.

Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE): It facilitates loans without guarantee.

Pet health challenges

Pet experts say that diseases like eye, respiratory, heart, liver and cancer are increasing in pets. Cancer is increasing due to environmental carcinogens (cancer-causing substances) in both humans and animals.

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