Among the growing list of pet peeves we accumulate as we age, few rank higher than unusable user manuals, at least in my house.

FORBES: How to Cope With Useless User Manuals

Interest in pet health insurance has been growing rapidly since it was first introduced in the United States in the early 1980s.

FORBES: 3. Pet Insurance

One entrepreneur has begun a pet-cloning business to cater to a growing number of Japanese women who are fonder of their cat or dog than their man.

ECONOMIST: Entrepreneurship

Pet owners are able to choose from a rapidly growing array of policies, featuring everything from high-deductible designs to coverage of alternative-medicine treatments like acupuncture.

WSJ: Insuring Your Pet

But a fast-growing middle class, despite enjoying gory outings, is also fond of pet dogs and cats.

ECONOMIST: The right to eat cats and dogs is under threat

Pet stores, pet hospitals and animal training courses are sprouting up to serve China's growing army of pooches and moggies.

ECONOMIST: The Chinese learn to love animals in a whole new way