Japan to survey animal cafes over hygiene, welfare concerns
The environment ministry will examine whether the cafes meet animal welfare and cleaning rules and may inspect facilities that appear to breach them.
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Japan to probe popular animal cafes amid hygiene, welfare concerns
Japan plans to look into popular animal cafes, where visitors can interact with anything from cats to capybaras, following concerns about hygiene and the creatures’ welfare, authorities said on Thursday. Japan has hundreds of the cafes where campaigners say animals are sometimes kept in cramped spaces, and that their popularity encourages the capture and illegal trade of rare wildlife. A fact-finding survey will begin as early as next month, sta…
Japan to survey animal cafes over hygiene, welfare concerns
Japan has hundreds of the cafes where campaigners say animals are sometimes kept in cramped spaces, and that their popularity encourages the capture and illegal trade of rare wildlife. A fact-finding survey will begin as early as next month, starting with obtaining basic facts such like the number of establishments and what animals they keep, an environment ministry official told AFP. The ministry will examine whether they comply with relevant l…
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