PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an absorbent article for pets preserving excellent deodorizing effects on malodor caused by an excretion action by a pet for a long period of time.SOLUTION: The absorbent article for pets contains compound represented by general formula (1) or (2). (Rrepresents an aliphatic hydrocarbon group with a total carbon number of 4-22 that may have a phenyl group, hydroxyl group, or an alkoxy group. Ris a residue obtained by removing one hydroxyl group from a functional alcohol. A plurality of Rmay be same or may be different. Ris a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group with the carbon number of 1-6.)