Post by flushingjet on Mar 4, 2017 10:34:27 GMT -5
www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/inside-bizarre-owl-cafs-japan-9947300
Owls fluff up their feathers and preen beneath the stroking fingers of customers at Owl Village, one of many owl cafés that have popped up around Japan amid the nation's pet café boom.
Here children can play and pet the eight owls, while adults take photos with the birds that are often tied by their feet with a rope so that they don't fly away.
But behind the squeals of delighted children and the popularity that has the café fully booked most days lurks a much darker story of careless treatment that may endanger the animals, activists say.
Owl Village representative Aya Matsuda said they are aware of the issues and has made efforts to ensure that the animals in her café are as stress free as possible.
Owls fluff up their feathers and preen beneath the stroking fingers of customers at Owl Village, one of many owl cafés that have popped up around Japan amid the nation's pet café boom.
Here children can play and pet the eight owls, while adults take photos with the birds that are often tied by their feet with a rope so that they don't fly away.
But behind the squeals of delighted children and the popularity that has the café fully booked most days lurks a much darker story of careless treatment that may endanger the animals, activists say.
Owl Village representative Aya Matsuda said they are aware of the issues and has made efforts to ensure that the animals in her café are as stress free as possible.
