China pet owners splurge on psychics to communicate with dead animals, spark debate

South China Morning Post ^ | 14 Aug 2025 | Alice Yan

[Omnivore-Dan]

Aren’t these the same people who eat cats and dogs?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

There is an AI chatbot for that. 🤡

[Tell It Right]

Are these also run by Indian scam call centers? LOL

[alancarp]

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

[dynachrome]

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

~Chairman Meow

[Texas Eagle]

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

[Nateman]

I have contacted your cat in the great beyond!
What does he say?
Meow!

[Bullish]

What do Chia pets have to do with it?

JK

[Colt1851Navy]

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

[sjmjax]

She also bought an 899-yuan reincarnation package

And that’s how you get zombie Pomeranians!

[frank ballenger]

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.

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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.

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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

[frank ballenger]

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.”

[fidelis]

"I have contacted your cat in the great beyond!
What does he say?
Meow!

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

[GingisK]

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

[Getready]

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

[Governor Dinwiddie]

I believe this practice can actually trace its roots to the late Pope Francis Bergoglio who championed it.

[kvanbrunt2]

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

[kvanbrunt2]

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

[KarlInOhio]

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.