The health and hygiene problems of cat and dog cafes are worrying. How is the hygiene of cat and dog cafes?

We all know that cats and dogs have been good friends of human beings since ancient times, and cute pet can also alleviate the anxiety and negative emotions of most people to a certain extent, so many people under great pressure start their own career of "shoveling shit officials" in order to ease their emotions, but not everyone has the time and energy to keep a pet, that is, under such a background. Pet coffee shops, which can pet cats and dogs anytime and anywhere, have become popular and become one of the favorite sign-in shops for young people.

In these cats and dogs, you have to spend money before you can pet cats and dogs, and the minimum consumption is probably more than 20 yuan, but as long as consumers think of drinking drinks, while "masturbating" cats and dogs, consumers think it's worth the money. therefore, during the holidays, pet-themed cafes are very popular, waiting in line for several hours or making appointments in advance.

So even Xicha and Starbucks, two big beverage industry leaders, have opened pet theme stores. For example, Starbucks supplied "claw Butch" to pet dogs in US stores as early as 2013. Starbucks has also opened pet-friendly theme stores in several first-tier cities in China since 2018.

The tea pet theme store was opened last year, and the decoration in the store is mainly cats and dogs, which is very cute, which attracts many pet lovers to sign in for consumption. After all, why not drink exquisite drinks while chatting with your pet with your pet-loving partner?

However, the operation mode of the traditional pet coffee shop is quite different from that of Starbucks pet theme stores, such as Starbucks and Xi Tea. Two major brands pet theme stores, such as Starbucks and Xi Tea, are not allowed to bring pets indoors, and the dining area is also outdoors. After all, there is always a hidden danger in bringing pets indoors, not to mention that pets accidentally bite people, and their animal hair will float in the air, or even float into the food and beverage. Or the hair is attached with some external microbacteria, once these float into the food, it will also cause some difficulties to the management of food hygiene.

For example, in the well-known cat coffee shop chain in Japan, 50 cats died of the same condition within three and a half years. Although the disease only spreads among cats and does not infect humans, this cat infectious disease can be transmitted to other kittens through humans, which is also a very terrible thing. In other words, if you pet a cat without disinfection and encounter an unhealthy cat or guest, the risk of cross-infection is also extremely high.

From this point of view, pet cafes do have a lot of safety risks. After all, in most pet cafes, stray cats and dogs fight from time to time, such as suddenly jumping onto the dining table. In addition, animal hair is floating in the air, or pets defecate everywhere, which do real harm to the food on the table, and the disease comes from the mouth.

At the same time, as an emerging industry, pet-themed stores also have some gaps in market regulation, so this type of pet-themed restaurants have entered the field of vision of the official media more than once, causing controversy.

In addition, most operators of cat and dog cafes do not have the awareness of regular disinfection of the restaurant, nor do they regularly check the health of their pets, which is an expense for the operation.

It can be seen that it is worth thinking about whether the environmental hygiene in the pet coffee shop will endanger the health.

However, with the upgrading of new consumption, the trend of pet-themed coffee shops will only become more and more popular. After all, contemporary people go to pet-themed coffee shops not only to fill their stomachs, but also to pursue emotional needs and warm communication platforms. For example, pet-themed coffee shops can just meet this kind of emotional needs. If you can solve the two major problems of pet-themed coffee bean food hygiene and environmental hygiene. There is still a lot of room for development in this market.

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