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Are Britain's cats ready for cat cafés?
Author(s) -
Bradshaw John
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.f7278
Subject(s) - cats , animal welfare , natural (archaeology) , welfare , political science , art , medicine , geography , law , biology , archaeology , ecology
The cat café concept is popular in Japan, but as the first cafés open in the UK, questions have been asked about the implications for cat welfare. John Bradshaw believes that it is against the natural behaviour of a cat to be placed in a café and argues that more research is needed before they are introduced.