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An '''animal café''', also known as a pet café, is a place where people can see and interact with various animals such as cats, dogs, rabbits. goats, owls. sheep etc while they enjoy the food and drinks.<ref> MATCHA - JAPAN TRAVEL WEB MAGAZINE|last=MATCHA|work=MATCHA - JAPAN TRAVEL WEB MAGAZINE|access-date=2018-09-24|language=ja-JP}}</ref>The first animal café in the world was established in [[Taiwan]] in 1998.<ref name=":0"></ref> The concept of this café was a cat which is very popular and familiar. Since cat café was established, a number of various animal cafés are showed up.
== History ==
As mentioned earlier, the first animal café in the world was created in Taiwan in 1998 which has the concept of a cat.<ref name=":0" />Despite the origin of animal café was from Taiwan, the popularity of animal café began in Japan. There was one Japanese tourist who visited Taiwan and discovered the potential of animal café. Then he came back to Japan and established the first animal café in [[Osaka]] in 2004.<ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Nowadays, Japan is known as the country which has the most animal cafés in the world. Although there are some countries in Europe and America which also have animal cafés such as Spain, Germany, France, United States, Australia. United Kingdoms etc, animal cafés are still more popular in Asian countries yet.<ref name=":1" />
== Types of animal café ==
As individuals prefer different animals, there are a number of various animal cafés in the world.
=== Cat café ===
[[File:Laika_ac_Cat_Cafe_(7641734462).jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Laika_ac_Cat_Cafe_(7641734462).jpg|thumb|'''Laika ac Cat Cafe''']]
Due to the fact that the first animal café was a cat café in Taiwan, cat café is one of the most common animal café. [[Cat café]] is like a basic animal café which can be found easily especially in Asian countries South Korea, Taiwan and Japan.
Some of cat cafés create a good interaction between cats and humans. some of cat cafés look after and feed cats who were stray cats or abandoned by people.<ref name=":1" />Cat cafes provide those cats home, food and affection. Also, customers who visit a cat café regularly and are interested in raising cats can be potential adopters of cats. Cat café's staffs try to find a perfect adopter for cats<ref name=":1" />.
=== Dog café ===
[[Dog]] café is another really common animal café. People who like dogs would enjoy their time with many different kinds of dogs at the dog café. Like a cat café, dog café also provides a adoption system to customers who have an ability to raise them. The dog cafe can be seen as a sanctuary providing a good experience for customers to make a connection with abandoned dogs, and probably adopt dogs.<ref> SmarterTravel|date=2017-07-20|work=SmarterTravel|access-date=2018-09-24|language=en-US}}</ref>
There is a dog café in Los Angles which has the goal of finding perfect home for shelter dogs<ref> Food Network Canada|work=foodnetwork.ca|access-date=2018-09-24|language=en-US}}</ref>. Customers enjoy the time with dogs and, potentially, become a new owner of shelter dogs.
=== Raccoon café ===
[[File:Raccoon_(Procyon_lotor)_2.jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Raccoon_(Procyon_lotor)_2.jpg|thumb|'''Raccoon''']]
An unusual animal café can be found as well such as a [[raccoon]] café. There is a raccoon café in South Korea which people can play with raccoons while they drink and eat the food. Because this café is divided into two rooms, people can choose to play with raccoon or just enjoy their food and drinks.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
=== Sheep café ===
There is a sheep café in South Korea which is established in 2011. It has two sheep named Sugar and Honey and it is allowed to feed them some food.<ref></ref>However, sheep cannot stay at the café during the summer season due to the weather issue.
=== Rabbit café ===
[[Rabbit]] café is located in Japan. Mostly rabbits are not wandering around like other cats and dogs at cafés but they are often kept in their cages. However, This café sometimes provides a chance to walk around a nearby place with rabbits. <ref></ref>
=== Bird café ===
There are a few different kinds of birds café in Japan such as owls, parrots, falcons, hawks etc.<ref></ref>The staff shows customers the way they handle and feed the birds.
Furthermore, there are still more various animal cafés including reptile café , snake café, alpaca café, goat café etc in the world.
== Controversy ==
Because the animal café is closely related to the animal issues, there has been some constant controversies about animal safety. Some people thought that the way the animal cafés operate their business is really harmful for animal safety. Some visitors of animal café in Japan express their concerns for the safety and welfare of the birds.<ref></ref> They argue that there is a natural daily routine for birds but this animal café does not care about it, café has to be aware of the welfare and safety of birds. In addition, the owner of cat café in Thailand was arrested by police due to the disobedience against the Animal Protection Law. Seven cats died at his café due to the poor safety care.<ref></ref> Also, such welfare and safety problem of animal café can be found in South Korea as well. For example, animals in café are constantly fed by people, they cannot sleep until the cafés shut the door late at night. <ref name=":2"></ref> Furthermore, safety problem is also subject to the customers who visit animal cafés. Some customers who gained injuries by animals at the café complained about the safety policy when the person in charge of café argues that they do not take any responsibility for injuries.<ref name=":2" />
As a result, Japanese government had made much stricter Animal Protection Law which strengths the new rules and restricts trading hours of animal café in order to release controversies. The stricter regulations are intended to make sure that those animals at the cafés have appropriate human treatment and care. <ref> The Japan Times|work=The Japan Times|access-date=2018-09-26|language=en-US}}</ref>
== References ==
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== History ==
As mentioned earlier, the first animal café in the world was created in Taiwan in 1998 which has the concept of a cat.<ref name=":0" />Despite the origin of animal café was from Taiwan, the popularity of animal café began in Japan. There was one Japanese tourist who visited Taiwan and discovered the potential of animal café. Then he came back to Japan and established the first animal café in [[Osaka]] in 2004.<ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Nowadays, Japan is known as the country which has the most animal cafés in the world. Although there are some countries in Europe and America which also have animal cafés such as Spain, Germany, France, United States, Australia. United Kingdoms etc, animal cafés are still more popular in Asian countries yet.<ref name=":1" />
== Types of animal café ==
As individuals prefer different animals, there are a number of various animal cafés in the world.
=== Cat café ===
[[File:Laika_ac_Cat_Cafe_(7641734462).jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Laika_ac_Cat_Cafe_(7641734462).jpg|thumb|'''Laika ac Cat Cafe''']]
Due to the fact that the first animal café was a cat café in Taiwan, cat café is one of the most common animal café. [[Cat café]] is like a basic animal café which can be found easily especially in Asian countries South Korea, Taiwan and Japan.
Some of cat cafés create a good interaction between cats and humans. some of cat cafés look after and feed cats who were stray cats or abandoned by people.<ref name=":1" />Cat cafes provide those cats home, food and affection. Also, customers who visit a cat café regularly and are interested in raising cats can be potential adopters of cats. Cat café's staffs try to find a perfect adopter for cats<ref name=":1" />.
=== Dog café ===
[[Dog]] café is another really common animal café. People who like dogs would enjoy their time with many different kinds of dogs at the dog café. Like a cat café, dog café also provides a adoption system to customers who have an ability to raise them. The dog cafe can be seen as a sanctuary providing a good experience for customers to make a connection with abandoned dogs, and probably adopt dogs.<ref> SmarterTravel|date=2017-07-20|work=SmarterTravel|access-date=2018-09-24|language=en-US}}</ref>
There is a dog café in Los Angles which has the goal of finding perfect home for shelter dogs<ref> Food Network Canada|work=foodnetwork.ca|access-date=2018-09-24|language=en-US}}</ref>. Customers enjoy the time with dogs and, potentially, become a new owner of shelter dogs.
=== Raccoon café ===
[[File:Raccoon_(Procyon_lotor)_2.jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Raccoon_(Procyon_lotor)_2.jpg|thumb|'''Raccoon''']]
An unusual animal café can be found as well such as a [[raccoon]] café. There is a raccoon café in South Korea which people can play with raccoons while they drink and eat the food. Because this café is divided into two rooms, people can choose to play with raccoon or just enjoy their food and drinks.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
=== Sheep café ===
There is a sheep café in South Korea which is established in 2011. It has two sheep named Sugar and Honey and it is allowed to feed them some food.<ref></ref>However, sheep cannot stay at the café during the summer season due to the weather issue.
=== Rabbit café ===
[[Rabbit]] café is located in Japan. Mostly rabbits are not wandering around like other cats and dogs at cafés but they are often kept in their cages. However, This café sometimes provides a chance to walk around a nearby place with rabbits. <ref></ref>
=== Bird café ===
There are a few different kinds of birds café in Japan such as owls, parrots, falcons, hawks etc.<ref></ref>The staff shows customers the way they handle and feed the birds.
Furthermore, there are still more various animal cafés including reptile café , snake café, alpaca café, goat café etc in the world.
== Controversy ==
Because the animal café is closely related to the animal issues, there has been some constant controversies about animal safety. Some people thought that the way the animal cafés operate their business is really harmful for animal safety. Some visitors of animal café in Japan express their concerns for the safety and welfare of the birds.<ref></ref> They argue that there is a natural daily routine for birds but this animal café does not care about it, café has to be aware of the welfare and safety of birds. In addition, the owner of cat café in Thailand was arrested by police due to the disobedience against the Animal Protection Law. Seven cats died at his café due to the poor safety care.<ref></ref> Also, such welfare and safety problem of animal café can be found in South Korea as well. For example, animals in café are constantly fed by people, they cannot sleep until the cafés shut the door late at night. <ref name=":2"></ref> Furthermore, safety problem is also subject to the customers who visit animal cafés. Some customers who gained injuries by animals at the café complained about the safety policy when the person in charge of café argues that they do not take any responsibility for injuries.<ref name=":2" />
As a result, Japanese government had made much stricter Animal Protection Law which strengths the new rules and restricts trading hours of animal café in order to release controversies. The stricter regulations are intended to make sure that those animals at the cafés have appropriate human treatment and care. <ref> The Japan Times|work=The Japan Times|access-date=2018-09-26|language=en-US}}</ref>
== References ==
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