Japan issues new animal protection regulations Cafe Cafe has a promising future

It is undoubtedly a very pleasant thing for a young woman who wants to kill time at night with a cup of cappuccino in one hand and a pet cat lying on her lap with the other. The neko cafes Cafe in Tokyo, Japan is an ideal place for people to relieve stress. In these cafes, customers only need to pay a certain fee to relax here in exchange for the opportunity to "pet" cats.

However, the booming business of these "cat cafes" will be affected by calls from animal conservationists, Agence France-Presse reported on April 15.

Animal rights activists believe that these cafes are actually exploitative because cats are under unusual pressure in these places. As a result of their appeal, Japan's Ministry of the Environment has drawn up new regulations after receiving more than 150000 requests for pet welfare. The new law, which will take effect in the second half of this year, makes it clear that stores cannot display animals after 8pm. The new regulations are mainly aimed at pet stores in Tokyo's entertainment district.

Shinji Yoshida, the manager of a cat cafe, complains that he is also restricted by the new law that he has to close at night when business is booming. "this is a huge blow to our cat cafe," he said. "the new law has nothing to do with cat health. The cats in the coffee shop are free to walk and play, and I ask customers not to disturb sleeping cats, so they don't have extra pressure. If it closes at 8 p.m., my shop will soon be in the red. "

However, animal welfare advocate Chizuko Yamaguchi believes that the number of customers in "cat cafes" will make life more difficult for animals. "these cats are stroked by people they don't know from morning till night," he said. For these animals, this is real pressure. "