Hyderabad, February 02, 2025- The three-day 7th Edition of PETEX India 2025, India’s largest Pet Expo for Dogs, Cats, Birds, Fish & Exotic Pets the 17th Hyderabad Kids Fair—2025 and the Inaugural Edition of Kids Business Carnival concluded in the city at Hitex on Sunday night.
Some of the exhibitors were from different countries such as Turkey, Czech Republic, Japan, Singapore, and Germany. The expo brought together pet parents, pet lovers and enthusiasts, parents, children, educationists, skill development professionals
Many experts in the show observed that the Pet Care Industry is growing. Pet adoption is on the rise in the city. More and more pet-friendly products, and services are being launched. More startups are getting into the Pet Care Space. Pet grooming is becoming a big domain. Pet grooming is blooming. Pets have become a very important family member in many families. Pet parents are more concerned about the health and well-being of their pets.
During the show, an investor meeting was held. It is the first-ever investors meet, especially people in the pet care industry. The angel investors who participated include Mr Kuldeep Mirani, Co-founder and CEO of Beyond Seed; Mr Rameswar Misra, Co-founder and CEO of Bigphi Technologies; Dr Madhurita Gupta, Founder & CEO of Goa Angel Network and Mr Ramakrishna from Growel Feeds.
The International Cat Champion Show, Investors Meet Specific to the Pet Industry; Show Jumping Competition on Horses by Children, India Bake Show; Kids Marathon and others were organised as part of the three shows during the past three days.
Over 200 Cats competed in the International Championship show, of which some of them will be rare breeds such as Mainecoon (considered the largest-sized domesticated cat in the world). They have very long ears and bodies with thick heavy coats. They are priced in the range of Rs 1.1 lakh to 2 lakhs. Another rare breed is British short hair. This breed is a growing breed in India. These breeds are short and thick-haired cats with unique full cheeks. Most of them are blue with copper-coloured eyes. They are priced in the range of Rs 80,000 to Rs 1.5 lakh. 100+ varieties of ornamental fish were showcased
The visitors witnessed Horses, Birds, a Fashion Show of Dogs, Agility & Obedience Demonstrations by K9 School, and Free Basic Grooming for Dogs and Cats by Scoopy Scrub etc
The highlights of the three were the Kids Business Carnival featuring 90 StudentPreneurs, who showcased their innovations, and creations. One such innovation was a foldable pocket-friendly mobile phone stand made from card paper. The stand had cartoon characters to make it interesting to kids. These mobile stands are made available to 1.2 lakh passengers of Vandebharath Trains from Secunderabad to Vizag
Another enterprising Kid Preneur was Charvik who made the novel Refrigerator Magnets under the supervision of his artist mother Tejaswi. The magnets have thought-provoking messages such as “Don’t wish for it, work for it”, “Worry less, smile more”, and “If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you” said 10 years old Charvik who is studying in 5th class.
There was another youth Abhishek Thekuru. He is a Pixel Artist. He also claims to be a Rubrics Artist. He displayed a huge 8-foot by 8-foot art creation using 1860 Rubrics. It cost him rupees one lakh. An Engineering student who is planning to pursue his Master’s took two days to make the art piece. He has many such priceless art creations and installations. He also made customised artwork for RS Brothers and others. He is called the Wonder Boy of ruby cubes.
The other highlights were Barkitecture, a dog furniture stall. The startup behind the Barkitecture products is SVAG Homes, a Hyderabad-based start-up in the pet space that displayed a huge line of Barkitecture products. These include –Dog Castles, Villas, Pods and Barkkey Furniture
Akshayakalpa Organic supported the 17th Edition of the Kids Expo which had over 60 exhibitors. It featured products and services related to kids, careers, personality development and activities.
Gigglemug organised Kids’ runs in three different run categories such as 4K, 2K and 1K. Over 1000 kids aged between 3 to 13 years will participate.
Adoptions for Hyderabad, a stall setup by a student-driven NGO attracted a lot of crowds. Ms. Hima, Yasaswini of Adoptions for Hyderabad said 300 to 400 Indie Dogs are being adopted through their NGO in Hyderabad. An equal number of dogs are being rescued. Nearly 15 NGOs such as Blue Cross, Stray Animal Foundation India; Jeeva Vaatsalya Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre; Deven’s Hope Society and Shree Aadya Animal Shelter are working in this space of adoption of dogs in Hyderabad alone. Nearly 1000 Indian breed dogs (Indie Dogs) are being adopted in Hyderabad every year they said.
