1 in 4 MZ generation thinks it's natural to take time off for pet funerals = South Korea

As the number of people with pets in Korea is increasing, the perception of "pet funerals" is also changing. In particular, Generation MZ (Millennials and Generation Z, born in the 1980s-2000s)
Compared to generations, it was found that more people said that it was natural to take time off for their pet's funeral. On the 24th of this month, the Korean online survey company “PMI”
As a result of a survey of 1,000 people on “perceptions of pet funerals by generation,” millennials (born between 1981 and 1996) were 23.5% more likely to take time off for pet funerals.
24.8% of Generation Z (since 1997) answered that they "take it for granted." Generation Z, at 20.4%, was the most likely to take three days off for a pet funeral.
19.2% of millennials, 10.3% of Generation X (born between 1965-1980) and 5.1% of baby boomers (born between 1946-1964) said 3 days.
In response to the question, “Which would you attend if the funeral of your grandparents, whom you rarely visited, or the funeral of your pet, who you have lived with for a long time, overlapped?”
Generation Z (14.2%) was about three times more likely than baby boomers (5.1%). Lee Yoon-seok, a professor of urban sociology at the University of Seoul, said, "Recently, pets that can empathize
The percentage of people who recognize it as "family" is increasing." "Due to changes in thinking about the scope of "family", we are considering values that reflect the trends of the times, such as "pet congratulatory and condolence leave" in the workplace.
is needed," he said.