The coffee shop invited "cats" to be "clerks".

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Isn't it a particularly beautiful picture to tease the cat and enjoy a good afternoon tea while tasting coffee and dessert? In June this year, 11 cats became shop assistants when a cat coffee shop in downtown Wuhu opened. In this regard, experts say that although kittens are cute, health problems cannot be ignored.

Eleven cats serve as "shop assistants"

Chubby, cute Garfield, sexy English short-haired cat. In this cat cafe, the reporter saw a group of lovely "cats". Some of them were acting cute with their customers, some were lazily lying on the ground and asleep on the steps, and no matter how much you teased them, they were reluctant to open their sleeping eyes.

The reporter learned that there are 11 cats in this cat cafe, the youngest is three or four months old, and the oldest is no more than one year old. When they are bought, they will be injected with three consecutive doses of pet vaccine to ensure the health of the cats, and the staff will bathe the cats regularly so that customers can rest assured to play with them. Cats who "work" here will be immediately taken out for treatment if they feel unwell, and waiters can be seen wiping the table and floor with tissue paper from time to time.

The staff of the coffee shop told the reporter that customers need to make an appointment before they come, because there are limited seats in the store, which can only hold about 20 people at a time. And different from the ordinary coffee shop, there are certain requirements for customers, such as children under 14 and pregnant women are prohibited, customers need to change into slippers or shoe covers prepared in the store. The purpose of this is to maintain the hygiene of the coffee shop and the health of the customers themselves, and to prevent foreign dust or foreign objects from affecting the cat's body. After entering the store, the waiter will also give some warm reminders, such as not holding the cat, turning off the flash when taking pictures of the cat, not throwing food for people, and so on, so as to prevent the cat from accidentally injuring the customer.

The public's opinions are mixed.

These simple and lovely cats are loved by many young people, especially female customers. Miss Li, who works in an institution, is a regular here. "I have asked for a reservation card, so I will ask my friends to go there when I have time." Miss Li said she felt that the operator's idea was very creative. "in the past, I used to chat and drink in the coffee shop, but now I am accompanied by kittens, and I feel that the whole atmosphere is full of life and a stronger sense of experience." Another citizen, Miss Lin, said: "my family is not allowed to keep pets and there is a lot of pressure at work. When I know there is a cat coffee shop, I am always looking forward to coming here to get close to them."

But at the same time, some members of the public have raised doubts. Ms. Huang, who lives on the left bank, made it clear that she would not go there. "where there are small animals everywhere, it always feels strange. And after all, it is not self-raised, and the health problem is worrying. Even adults may be allergic to hair or inadvertently injured. Another Mr. Zhou, who is also engaged in catering business, is not optimistic about this business model, "some of the niche, the customer threshold is relatively high." In addition, some cat lovers pointed out, "cats are very casual and proud animals. Is it really good for cats to grow up by letting them work as' shop assistants'in the store?"

At present, the management is still blank.

The reporter learned from Wuhu City Health Supervision that the management of keeping pets in catering places is still blank. Take the cat coffee shop as an example, there is no need for operators to provide health certificates related to cats for the time being.

The manager of the coffee shop told reporters that the store has tried its best to ensure the hygiene of customers' meals and safety measures when playing with cats, but customers should also pay attention to themselves. for example: do not violate the precautions reminded by the waiter to tease the cat, wash with hand sanitizer after playing with the cat, and so on. However, with regard to the problems raised by the reporter, such as the loss of cat hair in the off-season, the manager said that the store had just opened, and many details had to be explored slowly.

The reporter then consulted experts from the Wuhu Center for Disease Control and Prevention, who pointed out that young children, pregnant women and people with skin allergies should not come into contact with cats. When interacting with cats, other citizens should pay attention to the fact that once they are scratched or bitten, they should wash the wound thoroughly, wash the wound with soap and running tap water for more than 15 minutes, and squeeze the dirty blood out as far as possible. Then smear the wound with iodine, but do not bandage it tightly. Rush to the regular outpatient clinic within 24 hours and get vaccinated against rabies according to the condition of the wound.