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For the outgoing animal staff, they have to frequently say Getting In vs. Getting Employed
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timid animals, they have to please customers despite strong psy- Among the existing animal cafes, most of them do not
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chological burden, resulting in a decreased immunity. The closed separate animal zone from dining zone. Many customers are too
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Ms Bunny with more than 10 bunnies and a few hedgehogs was busy playing with animals to care about drink quality. Some may
once the hottest bunny cafe in Tokyo, where customers could pay not even touch the food in the whole process. Set aside the waste CM
850 yen every half hour to play with 2 bunnies. With an extra problem, as the animals may carry certain bacteria which may MY
charge, customers could have one more animal companion. flow in the air and touch the drinks, leading to food safety con- CY
Thanks Nature Cafe in Seoul set up fences in the store, allowing cern. As animals cannot judge whether the food is harmful or
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the sheep with a similar height to the table to beg for food from not, they may jump on the table for food, and customers may get
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customers with cute bleats. CAFE & BAR Owl Village in Shibuya, scratched or bitten when they try to stop animals. The only re-
Tokyo, attracts customers with different types of owls, while sponse from the store may be disinfection drugs. In contrast to
Little Zoo Cafe in Bangkok offers close-distance experience with purchased animals in theme cafes, family pets are always refused
red foxes and meerkats. Though these animals have life habits by restaurants to share food with the owner. This doesn’t mean
incompatible to human society and are not suitable to be pets, the restaurant owners are indifferent, but it comes with lots of
they have to stay awake during the daytime and greet customers responsibilities to let a pet in. For example, other customers may
again and again. In Japan with dense cat cafes, many are strictly be afraid of dogs and cats, or be allergic to the fur. If the animal
required to make improvements. In April 2016, the fancy-looking makes noise that even the owner cannot control, how to protect
Nekonote were asked for rectification because it put 62 cats in other customers’ rights is also an issue. As the need of dining
less than 10 m2 space with poor hygiene conditions. In August with pets comes with the increasing pet ownership, many fast
2018, Shukan Shincho, a Japanese magazine exposed that 7 cats food stores and dessert stores have imitated Starbucks’ Pawp-
were killed by cat plague in a branch of MoCHA. puccino, a drink specially for pets. These stores offer outdoor
According to CBNDATA’s White Paper for Chinese Pet dining place for customers with pets and provide animal-specif-
Industry 2019, the 8 Chinese cities with most animal cafes are: ic or disposable tableware to keep the furry companion. For
Shanghai (86), Shenzhen (67), Chengdu (56), Beijing (51), animal lovers, “being pet-friendly” is a good try to find another
Nanjing (40), Chongqing (39), Wuhan (38) and Guangzhou feasible way of living with animals in human society. However, A compact machine with a big heart; despite its small size thanks to the boiler
(35). Among the cafes, those with rare animals are not uncom- for those who have no strong affection for animals, health and
mon, where llamas, marmots and lizards have to be patted by safety comes first ahead of friendship. Therefore, how to regulate with heat exchanger and the E61 type lever group powered
customers. As online comments show, some stores are not pet-friendly cafes becomes a mission for all customers. Mean- by a thermosiphonic circulation hydraulic system,
friendly to their animal staff. A few dog cafes force every dog while, animal cafes should care more about regulation, and stop the ARIA model guarantees thermal stability
to wear tight nappies. Some even deliberately not feed dogs to resting on customers’ affection towards animal staff to abuse
ensure they have a stronger response to customers’ snacks. living conditions for animals and customers’ due rights. like a commercial machine.
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