We at City Weekend are thrilled to unveil our newest supplement magazine, Kitty Weekend—Beijing’s first reader-powered cat fancier magazine for expats, by expats. It hits the shelves this week, so be sure to get your paws on a copy. To get you excited, here’s a little sneak ... Read More
Pet owners have a lot to choose from when it comes to caring for their pets in Beijing. And although expat-friendly places charge higher prices, they have more information in dealing with typical issues like bringing pets to your home country, necessary vaccinations in China and buying safe pet foods ... Read More
In early spring, pets in Shunyi began dying at an alarming rate, with rumors of up to 20 animals in the Capital Paradise complex alone succumbing to an unknown ailment. Capital Paradise resident Peter Jorgensen’s dog Bellini had been outside for just 15 seconds before he began howling and ... Read More
The lovely folks at Mao Mao Chong, winners of this year's City Weekend Reader's Choice Awards for bar of the year, best pub grub and best hutong bar, have found a stray puppy. They can't keep the poor darling and are offering a reward to the person ... Read More
The International Center for Veterinary Services (ICVS) has alerted us to the possibility that the deaths of several dogs in the Shunyi area may be related to “high-efficacy” insecticides used to kill ticks. Unfortunately, the (well-justified) panic over ticks has led to a blanketing of insecticides around town, with the ... Read More
Puppy and kitten season is in full swing, but sadly, the problems of animal abandonment are never far behind, Whether due to fast-proliferating hutong cats or puppies left behind after the wet market closes, your heart tugs, and you wonder what you can do to help them. There are no ... Read More
Owners Kat and Ting say: "We decided to call our dog Haojie because she had a broken leg when we got her. She was a stray that was dropped off at a pet storein Shunyi. She was so brave about going to the vet for an x-ray. So it seemed ... Read More
Catherine Simpson and her daughters Rachel and Kirsty talked to City Weekend about sharing space with a family of bunnies. You can read about their story here.
And while Catherine tells us that it's great to "waste hours watching them", managing a family of twelve rabbits is a difficult ... Read More
"Coco is a two and half year old mixed breed farm dog," says owner David. "I first met Coco when she was six weeks old at a friend's mountain farm. She was in a litter of five pups and even at that age she came up to me while ... Read More
The China Daily has run a story on about a dog-lover who blocked a truck from delivering 460 dogs to hotpot restaurants in Northern China.
It happened in Tongzhou district, and the man, An Lidong, described how he had seen the trucks transporting dogs on the Jingha Expressway for some ... Read More
Last month, China gave Japan a pair of pandas named Bi Li and Xian Nu, paving a particularly adorable bridge between the historic enemies. They will be housed at Japan's famous Ueno Zoo, and anyone with a passing familiarity with Tokyo's obsession with all things cute knows how ... Read More
Whenever we head back to the U.S., we often stroll with our toddler around the lake across from my in-laws’ home. Toby enjoys watching and feeding the ducks that wander there, and when he tires of it, we simply move on.
Although it’s fun to see him interacting ... Read More
Lulu, an abandoned dog, was found by the side of the Fourth Ring Rd. this December. Dog-lover Jessica drove by and noticed him, but couldn't stop in the rush-hour traffic and thought it looked like he was probably dead. A few minutes later, she was still thinking about him ... Read More
Going on holiday and leaving your pet with a friend during Chinese New Year? Then prepare for a serious medical emergency by registering your pet at the International Center for Veterinary Services (ICVS).
Most Beijing-based veterinary clinics are nervous about dealing with someone who's not the pet's owner ... Read More
Sheila is a 6-month-old tabby who resides in Central Park with her parents, Ivy Leung and Tom Hands. She was rescued from the street near the Sanlitun bar district after having been abandoned as a kitten. When her parents found her, she had a fractured leg, severe dehydration, was malnourished ... Read More
Last Saturday, International Center for Veterinary Services held their annual Christmas party for pets and their people. There were lots of dogs of all breeds and sizes, a few cats, and even ICVS’s Mary Peng’s 4.5 kg rabbit, the very appropriately named Da Bai Tu. All pets ... Read More
Xiao Mao (orange) and Li Gui (tabby) are both 9 years old, going on 10. They were both adopted by owner Ed when they were very little. Xiao Mao was an orphan, and adopted at just 22 days old, so she had to be hand-fed with a syringe at first ... Read More
Lee Pet’s not easy to find in the maze of Chaowai SOHO, but Beijing’s biggest pet supply supermarket has already attracted lots of animal lovers. This 1,500 sq. meter shop stocks more than 10,000 products for dogs, cats and other pets. The premium dog food selection ... Read More
International Center for Veterinary Services is hosting a free information session tomorrow, Saturday, November 13, on adopting pets in Beijing, and you can even adopt a cute pet right then and there.
The information session goes from 11am-12pm and covers topics like:
Where can I adopt a pet in Beijing ... Read More
Bubbles is a blue gourami fish. Owner Sarah bought him at the pet market at Nurenjie. While City Weekend's Beijing Pets blog usually features cats and dogs (with the exception of these cute guinea pigs), we welcome all animals. Send us your fish, your lizards, your parakeets!
He likes ... Read More
Whoopi Goldberg and Wesley Snipes are great kitties who live like royalty, for they've never had to endure the mean streets of Beijing. Owners Gregory and Candice adopted them through a friend whose cat had kittens. They believe their estranged father is a hutong street cat.
Whoopi likes:
taking ... Read More
“Sushi is a 7-month old black miniature schnauzer,” says Hotel G PR Manager Joyce Chu. “I first got her when she was only 2.5 months old from the famous pet market in Tongzhou. I wasn’t quite sure of what kind of dog I was looking for, but the ... Read More
Sashimi and Noodles are not related, but they do act like brother and sister. Both Siamese, they are beautiful looking with their big blue eyes, slender bodies and pointed dark faces. But don’t let looks fool you. These two are just as mischievous as all other cats.
Sashimi is ... Read More
"Pepsi has been part of our family for five years ever since we took her over from a good friend," says Heather, a 10th grade student at ISB. "She loves lounging around with us and rolling over to get her belly scratched. Her day runs like clockwork with tri-daily walks ... Read More
Smudge was adopted in April 2009 from Beijing Cat. Smudge's owner, Juliana, started by fostering Smudge, as she wasn't sure if a cat would like her, since she grew up with dogs and never had a pet cat. Juliana couldn't bear to give her back after three ... Read More
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