There is even caviar for pampered pets as well as luxury feeding bowls for them to eat out of.

BBC: Gourmet goods on demand in LA

Haier keeps producing new ideas such as fridges with locks on them (to keep dormitory mates from snaffling your tofu), compact washing machines (for clothes for pampered Japanese pets) and freezers with compartments that keep ice-cream soft (for impatient gluttons).

ECONOMIST: Schumpeter

Many pets are truly pampered.

FORBES: Reigning Cats and Dogs