Hitex in Hyderabad to host PETEX India 2023 show from Dec 22

Hyderabad: Hitex in Hyderabad will host the three-day 6th edition of PETEX India 2023 Show, India’s largest Pet Expo for dogs, cats, fish and Exotic Pets from December 22.

It is estimated that India has 2 crore adopted dogs and about 80 lakh cats, however in Hyderabad, the adoption of cats is catching up.

Announcing at a press conference here on Saturday, Hitex Business head T G Srikanth said the expo will have 50 exhibitors featuring Pet food, Pet Healthcare, Pet Fashion and Lifestyles, Pet Accessories, Pet Toys and Pet Boarding.

He said it will be a platform for the pet industry, manufacturers, wholesalers, and service providers to present products for pets and innovative pet supplies to Industry experts, and business visitors.

About 30,000+ visitors are expected to visit it during the three days, he said.

The show will have a display of 50+ varieties of Ornamental Fish like Silver Arowana, Flower horn, Koi fish, Giant gourami, Alligator gar, Tiger Oscar, Albino Oscar, Red parrot fish, Pufferfish, Kissing gourami, Cichlids 4 types, Scats fish, Tiger shark, Twin fin barb, Red cap Goldfish, Oranda goldfish, Pacu fish, Rosy barb, Tiger barb, Succer catfish, Tetras 5 types, Channa fish, Lobsters, SK gold, Molly’s 3types, Silver dollars, Black ghost fish and many more, he said.

Therapy Dogs Workshop and demo will be organised during the show by Bangalore-based Ms. Subhadra Cherukuri.

The workshop is aimed at pet parents, psychiatrists and psychology students, dog trainers, schools, people working with special needs / mental health-related institutions that focus on mental health such as depression, PTSD, anxiety, etc., institutions that work with special needs such as autism, ADHD, learning disabilities.

The entry is priced at Rs. 412 for adults and Rs. 267 for kids. The ticket is valid for entry into the Hitex Hyderabad Kids Fair too, which is being held at the same time in the venue.