Japan to survey animal cafes over hygiene, welfare concerns
The ministry will check hundreds of venues for sanitation and animal-space rules after campaigners warned of cramped conditions and rare-wildlife trade.
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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…
The Japanese government wants to investigate coffee shops where visitors can interact with animals. Concerns about the hygiene and well-being of residents of these popular establishments are at stake. Japan wants to protect its animals. The Asian country, which has hundreds of "coffee shops", where, according to activists, animals are sometimes confined, is looking to know whether these small and popular spaces promote the capture and illegal tr…
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