Hefei Expat - China
Old Forums => Shopping and Restaurants => Living Here => Topic started by: Virginia9742 on November 11, 2011, 02:16:40 pm
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I was out wondering around, near the downtown area, and I wondered upon a pet store. I saw lots of cute critters and I really wanted a kitten, and the guy told me it was 1,800!!! I think it was pretty clear he was trying to cheat me or just everyone in general... I mean, it's a kitten, I would never pay the equivalent of almost $300 for a cat in the U.S., much less here.
Has anyone had any luck acquiring a pet in Hefei? There are like a million cats outside my apartment, but I don't want to catnap them.
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What you can do is go to the website 58.com, and check the pet sections there. There are some people giving away cats for free, or near free. The site is all in Chinese, so you are going to have to use Google Translate to understand it, then have a Chinese friend contact the people to ask about the pet.
Good luck.
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裕丰花卉市场 Yù fēng huāhuì shìchǎng (Yu Feng flower market) A market that sells pets, plants, pots, sculptures, aquariums, ornaments etc. Bus 137 from Municipal square.
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Thank you guys! Btw, you don't happen to know the pinyin for that address, do you?
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You can also buy puppies on walking street for like, 80 RMB (negotiable). You have to go at around 11:30 pm to 2 am and they are located on the small street that intersects walking street (Not sure if that was clear).
I hear that the puppies aren't 'healthy' and will contract deathly diseases within weeks of purchase. This is local information from an old girlfriend who said the most bat-shit crazy things but they have all panned out during my time here in China. This is one of the few things that has yet to prove true/false. Kinda curious now, because her accuracy has been 100% so far.
I would pay 1,800 for a laser-cat. Easily. Was it a laser-cat???
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That is a big negatory on the laser cat. I checked out another pet shop today, which I found from Google, and they had cats at 2,000. Are cats a luxury item or something? There seem to be a million stray cats in Hefei...
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If you really want a cat, which can live for 12 years then I could find one for you. Any particular colour or sex preference?
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Really? That would be great, Mike. I guess a cat is a cat to me, though I hope it could be a short-haired kitten :)
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Black, white, brindle, male or female, vaccinated and de-sexed or just a cat?
I'd prefer to give you a kitten and be sure it is vaccinated and de-sexed at the right times.
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Any color is OK, though I like solid colors. I'll gladly take the cat to the vet if it's not vaccinated or de-sexed. This is so nice of you Mike, but I don't want you to go to too much trouble!
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I brought my two cats to China with me, and found a third while here. She was abandoned on the street because she's deaf. I got my other two in Korea under similar circumstances. There are so many kittens that are kicked out here that there is really no reason to buy one at ANY price, never mind a rip-off like that. Besides, when you pay these folks you just encourage them to engage in animal breeding which is all-too-often a harmful and disgusting industry.
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Ahhh, wait a minute! So my roommate changed his mind, and decided he doesn't want a cat. Grr, I'm so frustrated, but I guess no cat.