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China pet owners splurge on psychics to communicate with dead animals, spark debate
South China Morning Post ^ | 14 Aug 2025 | Alice Yan

Posted on 08/14/2025 3:00:09 PM PDT by BenLurkin

Pet psychics in China who claim to help people communicate with their dead pets and find out if they have been reincarnated have sparked an online controversy.

The psychics charge prices of 128 yuan (US$18) to allow owners to ask their pet five questions and 2,999 yuan (US$420) for an unlimited number of questions within six months, according to a news report by Jimu News.

Finding out if their pet has been reincarnated costs between 899 yuan and 1,899 yuan (US$125 and US$260) depending on the circumstances.

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Anran joined the chat group, which had more than 400 members.

She bought a 128-yuan communication service but was told that she had to wait for four days because Ling, who claimed to be a psychic, was busy with too many orders.

Later, Anran discovered that the answers from her late dog through the psychic were simply based on content she had previously shared on social media.

She also bought an 899-yuan reincarnation package and was told to pray every day until her dog appeared in her dream to tell her where it would be reborn.

When Anran complained to Ling that she did not have such a dream after a few weeks, Ling told her it was because she was not sincere, her belief was not strong or her emotions were not stable.

(Excerpt) Read more at scmp.com ...


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: bellcurve; ccp; china; fringe; reincarnation
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1 posted on 08/14/2025 3:00:09 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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Aren’t these the same people who eat cats and dogs?


2 posted on 08/14/2025 3:03:24 PM PDT by Omnivore-Dan (have to )
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To: BenLurkin

There is an AI chatbot for that. 🤡


3 posted on 08/14/2025 3:03:24 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats are the Party of racism, anger, hate and violence.)
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To: BenLurkin

Are these also run by Indian scam call centers? LOL


4 posted on 08/14/2025 3:04:17 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: BenLurkin

If I wanna get in on this scam, would there be a tariff involved??


5 posted on 08/14/2025 3:10:40 PM PDT by alancarp (George Orwell was an optimist.)
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To: BenLurkin

“Yes! I was the one who puked in your shoe”

~Chairman Meow


6 posted on 08/14/2025 3:11:15 PM PDT by dynachrome (Auslander Raus!)
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To: BenLurkin

Most commonly aksed question: How would you like to be cooked?


7 posted on 08/14/2025 3:11:38 PM PDT by Texas Eagle ("Throw me to the wolves and I'll return leading the pack"- Donald J. Trump)
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To: BenLurkin
I have contacted your cat in the great beyond!
What does he say?
Meow!
8 posted on 08/14/2025 3:18:39 PM PDT by Nateman (Democrats did not strive for fraud friendly voting merely to continue honest elections.)
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To: BenLurkin
What do Chia pets have to do with it?

JK

9 posted on 08/14/2025 3:20:09 PM PDT by Bullish (My tagline ran off with another man, but it's ok---- I wasn't married to it.)
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To: Bullish

They probably have an office in Los Angeles, right down the California liberal alley, a front for an Indian call center.


10 posted on 08/14/2025 3:38:40 PM PDT by Colt1851Navy (What was wrong with riminalNixon?)
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To: BenLurkin
She also bought an 899-yuan reincarnation package

And that’s how you get zombie Pomeranians!

11 posted on 08/14/2025 3:54:55 PM PDT by sjmjax
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To: BenLurkin

They arrogantly strut around believing their culture and Communist system are lofty and far beyond the puny efforts of our Western system.

Doesn’t sound smart to me.

Many of their vaunted folk remedy medicines include animal urine. True also of India’s Ayurvedic Medicine remedies.


On “TCM”-—Traditional Chinese Medicine.

TCM products can be contaminated with heavy metals (like arsenic, lead, and mercury), pesticides, or undeclared drugs, potentially leading to organ damage, severe allergic reactions, or other adverse effects.

TCM herbs can interact with prescription medications, potentially causing adverse effects or reducing the effectiveness of the medication.

Acupuncture can cause infections, punctured organs, or nerve damage.

Some have been linked to liver damage.
Toxins and Microorganisms:
Some TCM products can contain mycotoxins (produced by molds) or microbial contaminants like Salmonella or E. coli.


https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK548589/#:~:text=Pennyroyal%20oil%20and%20Chi%20R,in%20the%20Annotated%20Bibliography%20below.

https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/traditional-chinese-medicine-what-you-need-to-know#:~:text=Some%20Chinese%20herbal%20products%20have%20been%20found%20to%20be%20contaminated,or


12 posted on 08/14/2025 4:00:16 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: BenLurkin

Would be fun to set up as a pet psychic.

“I am feeling now a strong need, your little Fifi wants you to cross my palm with more paper.”


13 posted on 08/14/2025 4:08:40 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: Nateman
"I have contacted your cat in the great beyond!
What does he say?
Meow!

Sounds legit. Tell him I said, "Pssssst!"

14 posted on 08/14/2025 4:22:31 PM PDT by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domini! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia!)
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To: frank ballenger

Communism discourages any sort of religion or belief in an afterlife.


15 posted on 08/14/2025 4:32:43 PM PDT by GingisK
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To: Omnivore-Dan

Bats, and pangolins, too. Yum. The saliva used by birds to make nests.(Birds nest soup)...anything that moves. They are old recipes, so you cannot blame it on overpopulation only


16 posted on 08/14/2025 4:45:09 PM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find. )
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To: BenLurkin
I believe this practice can actually trace its roots to the late Pope Francis Bergoglio who championed it.

17 posted on 08/14/2025 5:03:17 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: BenLurkin

You can’t eat them for dinner and then expect to talk to them . Dinner conversations are between the guests not the menu.


18 posted on 08/14/2025 6:17:23 PM PDT by kvanbrunt2
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To: Nateman

I have contacted your cat in the great beyond!
What does he say?
Meow!>>>> or how did i taste. should have added some hoisin.


19 posted on 08/14/2025 6:19:01 PM PDT by kvanbrunt2
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To: BenLurkin
Scruffy, what did you do with the winning lottery ticket?

He says he bur... He says he chewed it up and swallowed it. He definitely didn't bury it whole.

20 posted on 08/14/2025 6:43:20 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (I refuse to call the left "progressive" because I do not see slavery to the government as progress.)
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