A garments producer in Japan has developed wearable fans for pets in this sultry weather. The clothing maker, in collaboration with veterinarians, has developed wearable fans for pets with the aim to attract the owners of dogs and cats that cannot shed their fur coats in Japan’s blistering summer weather.
The battery-operated, 80-gram (3-ounce) fan is attached to an outfit and blows air around an animal’s body.
Rei Uzawa, president of maternity clothing maker Sweet Mommy, said that she was motivated to develop this wearable fan after seeing her own pet exhausted every time it was taken out for a walk in the scorching summer heat.
After the rainy season in Tokyo ended in late June, Tokyo experienced the longest heatwave with temperatures up to 35C (95 F) for nine days.
“I usually use dry ice packs [to keep the dogs cool], but I think it’s easier to walk my dogs if we have this fan,” said Mami Kumamoto, 48, owner of a miniature poodle named Pudding and a terrier named Maco.
The device debuted in early July and Sweet Mommy has received about 100 orders for the product, Uzawa said. It comes in five different sizes and is priced at 9,900 yen ($75).
