Once banned as bourgeois, pets are now so popular in China that the industry is worth a staggering 18.8 billion USD. So it’s little surprise that luxuries such as pet funerals are already making inroads among animal lovers, although it’s a development that’s been greeted with hostility in some quarters Once banned as bourgeois, pets are now so popular in China that the industry is worth a staggering 18.8 billion USD. So it’s little surprise that luxuries such as pet funerals are already making inroads among animal lovers, although it’s a development that’s been greeted with hostility in some quarters