A Michael Broad Blog
A customer is suing the Denver Cat Company after she says a cat bit her hand, and the bite got infected. It had to happen but it should never happen. A customer, Sue Hodges, was enjoying the cats and coffee at the Denver Cat Company cat café when she was bitten by one of …
An owl café coming to London is using the advertising angle of being for people who “hate cat cafés.” Owl cafés have been quite popular in Tokyo, and in March one will be coming for a one week stint in London. Due to concerns of animal advocates who worry about the owls, the decision …
For cat cafés to work you need the right customers and the right cats. A cat cafe customer writes the following on asiaone.com: “the cats were all opting for high resting spots, out of reach of humans. After waiting for a long time, a cat finally came down, allowing me to give it a few …
It is not as easy as some businessmen think to make a success out of the cat café while ensuring the highest standards of cat welfare. There is a cat café in Singapore called Cuddles (a good name). It opened in September 2014. Having read the story of this troubled cat café I have …
Cat cafés are bad for the cats in them because cats are still essentially unsuited to communal living and unsuited to living in the city where you’ll find cat cafés. The cat café is a mistake because it is a business built around a misunderstanding of the needs of the domestic cat of today …
With London’s first cat cafe fully booked up for 2 months, it appears that there has been the release of a pent up desire to visit a cat cafe in one of the world’s greatest cities. I am referring to Lady Dinah’s Cat Emporium which opened recently in Bethnal Green in the east of …
If you happen to be traveling through Japan, while you are marveling at all the amazing sites but all of a sudden get a yen to cuddle with a kitty, put your mind at ease; there’s an abundance of cat cafés from which to choose. Not only can you quench your thirst with a …
Several major animal charities have been trying to stop the opening of the new cat café, Lady Dinah’s Cat Emporium, in the East End of London (Shoreditch). They claim the concept of the cat café is inhumane1. That is a big statement. The café is being opened by an Australian, Lauren Pears who correctly …
