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For a Russian, it may become news that abroad In recent years, the so-called “animal cafes” began to appear.
No, these catering establishments are not for our smaller brothers, but still for the people. Specificity of similar places is that there you can not only taste, say, a cup of coffee with a cake, but also play with fluffy animals, contained directly in these establishments.
For example, in the Netherlands there is a famous “cat cafe”, where it is customary to sit on sofas with special armrest tables and enjoy your meal while ironing on your lap baleen, sweetly purring animals. There is a cafe in Canada inviting visitors to play with real owls. And in You can find a food service facility in the United States. a huge number of fluffy dwarf rabbits.
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And in a Japanese cafe, hedgehogs were preferred
The Japanese decided to keep up and opened a cafeteria with hedgehogs under the name is “Harry.” On weekdays, the cost of an hour in such the establishment is a thousand yen, which is approximately nine dollars. On weekends, the price rises to one thousand three hundred yen, then there are almost up to twelve dollars. The cafe is home to African Eurasian, eared and steppe hedgehogs, as well as Algerian albino hedgehog. Animals are kept in spacious glass terrariums, from where their visitors are easy to get. One of staff of the institution is a veterinarian who monitors health status of prickly animals. This is required by local the laws.
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Everyone, paying for one or several hours of stay in “Harry”, he can choose any treats from the buffet and have plenty of fun with your favorite hedgehogs. The cafe was open just a week ago, but the staff of the institution no longer knows the end from visitors. Probably the whole point is that for the Japanese, “animals cafes “are still the same curiosity as for us. However, it can be assumed that the great popularity of “Harry” will give an impetus to open other institutions in the Land of the Rising Sun catering with animals.
Mizuki Murata, one of the owners of a cafe with hedgehogs, says: “With this project we want to demonstrate to our compatriots that hedgehogs, despite their spines, are incredibly cute and charming creatures. Many people don’t even imagine what is it like to put a hedgehog on the back and stroke his abdomen while he will not trust you, will not turn around and will not show its face. Personally it seems to me that hedgehogs are much prettier than dogs and even cats. ”
