Cat Cafe has become popular in Shanghai to build a social platform for "single cats"

Dongfang net, March 24: according to the Oriental Morning Post, what else can you do to go to a cafe besides drinking coffee, eating dessert, chatting and surfing the Internet? At present, a kind of cat cafe is quietly popular in Shanghai.

The so-called cat cafe refers to a cat-themed coffee shop where many cats are raised to serve customers. Cats can not only make customers relax in their company, but also many cat lovers "make friends with cats" and "date" their babies here.

At present, there are at least three cat cafes in Shanghai, one in Gubei, and the other two chain stores, formerly pet stores, opened on Dahua No.2 Road in Baoshan and Changshou Road in Putuo District.

Cats will be vaccinated against fleas.

It is understood that the idea of cat cafes first came from Taiwan, China, then became popular in Japan and became popular in Shanghai in the past two years.

There is a big cat bell hanging at the door. Please ring the bell when you knock.

There are eight or nine cats in the shop, two are white Persian cats, one is a yellow short-haired cat, and the rest are Chinese pastoral cats. These little guys move freely indoors, or lie lazily on the sofa, jump on the bar and play, or unscrupulously play and take pictures with the guests.

Miss he, the shop assistant, said that the shopkeeper and his wife liked cats very much, and they met and got together because of cats. In the past, they adopted a lot of stray cats, and once they saw a magazine introducing cat cafes in Japan and began to follow suit. "at first, the shopkeeper just wanted customers to like the cats and take them away for adoption."

Miss he said that the clerk would vaccinate the cat and take a bath to get rid of fleas regularly to keep the environment clean.

Build a social platform for "single cats"

The reporter observed that the guests who come here do not care much about food or drink, but hope to relax in the company of the cat.

"most of the guests like cats very much, and some customers will bring their pet cats along to meet their pets here." Qian Jing, the owner of the store, said that two cats were brought here by their respective owners. By chance, they met "in love" and finally became "husband and wife". The cat owner also held a wedding ceremony in the cafe.

Mr. Zhou, a customer, said his Persian cat, Coca, flew to Shanghai from Ukraine and had been with him for more than two years. Mr. Zhou often brings "Coca" here for coffee. "he comes here to drink coffee in the hope that Coca can find a suitable girlfriend as soon as possible." Mr. Zhou said, rubbing Coca's little head.

Although she likes cats very much, she has no time to keep pets because of her busy work, so she sometimes looks for a warm feeling with cats here after work.

Expert advice

Cat coffee shops should pay attention to hygiene

Gu Jun, a professor of sociology at Shanghai University, believes that having "cat waiters" in cafes is just a marketing tool. It is difficult for this kind of coffee shop to become popular in Shanghai for two reasons: first, the cafe's target audience is relatively narrow, most of them are cat-loving citizens; second, it is also worrying whether the bacteria carried by pets will affect dietary hygiene.

The person in charge of the Shanghai Animal epidemic Control Center also said that at present, there is no unified health and safety management for cats in Shanghai, and only rabies vaccine is injected against cats, so keeping a cat cannot avoid the impact of its own bacteria on human health.