{"product_id":"9781613082188","title":"Pet Business and More: Step-by-Step Startup Guide","description":"Americans love to pamper their pets. It's estimated that we spent nearly $36 billion on our cats, dogs, birds, fish, horses and other pets last year alone! And that number is expected to grow, continuing the decade-long trend of increased spending on pets. 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