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Evil Fluffy posted:Not just any animal, but an animal that's notorious for not giving a gently caress about staying away from things and only getting more interested/annoying if you try to stop them. It's a pretty popular thing in japan. Not just limited to cats, either
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They're also less cafes and more lounges with a couple cats in them. Also you can order a beverage if you feel like it. Nobody is going to be eating/cooking anything in one. e: doesn't change the fact it's animal abuse, though. Those cats must get freaked out by all the people shuffling in and out of their space.
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Munchables posted:Hot drat that was a trip Yeah, when I first heard about it I figured it was probably just some crazy catlady types overreacting and then I saw the actual pictures and  
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Sep 30, 2017 23:43
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That's supposed to be a cafe? It looks more like a warehouse.
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Sep 30, 2017 23:48
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That's the basement
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Cicadas! posted:PURRsonally I would not eat at the Toxoplasmosis Cafe.
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Munchables posted:That's the basement Oh, that makes more sense.
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Cicadas! posted:PErsonally I would not eat at the Toxoplasmosis Cafe. Rather it be lupus
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any kind of <animal> cafe makes me really uneasy and it's gotta be pretty awful for them. cats are one thing bc they're domesticated and already treated like pets (though, still, there are probably plenty of people who don't respect the boundaries or body language of them), but having animals like raccoons and owls and other wild animals in an enclosed space with a bunch of people who aren't trained to handle them baffles and saddens me. 
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Waffleman_ posted:That's supposed to be a cafe? It looks more like a warehouse. That's where the cats not currently in the cafe section would be living and where they would be caged at night. People understandably said gently caress that.
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Chekans 3 16 posted:That's where the cats not currently in the cafe section would be living and where they would be caged at night. People understandably said gently caress that. I only skimmed, but I'm fairly certain there are no cages involved. The cats would just be stuck down in the basement with no bedding, toys, water, or otherwise comforts, until it's time to be brought up into the cafe area.
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There's a cage right there
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ravenkult posted:There's a cage right there The cage is for when they get a new cat, so the cats can get used to newcomers without fighting, or so two cats can be separated if they aren't getting along. The cat rescues told her she needed cages, her original plan was to dump a dozen stray cats in a barren basement and hope for the best.
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The Snoo posted:any kind of <animal> cafe makes me really uneasy and it's gotta be pretty awful for them. cats are one thing bc they're domesticated and already treated like pets (though, still, there are probably plenty of people who don't respect the boundaries or body language of them), but having animals like raccoons and owls and other wild animals in an enclosed space with a bunch of people who aren't trained to handle them baffles and saddens me. What the hell kind of place has an owl cafe? I mean, they're neat birds, but I don't know that I want an entire room of them watching me eat a muffin or whatever.
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sleepy.eyes posted:What the hell kind of place has an owl cafe? I mean, they're neat birds, but I don't know that I want an entire room of them watching me eat a muffin or whatever. Japan
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sleepy.eyes posted:What the hell kind of place has an owl cafe? I mean, they're neat birds, but I don't know that I want an entire room of them watching me eat a muffin or whatever. IIRC it was a specific circumstance of there being a lot of rescued owls at local bird sanctuaries that weren't suitable for release to the wild. And the cafe raises cash for running the sanctuaries.
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There was a bear cafe in a town in BC we visited. It wasn't nearly as exciting as it sounds though.
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That's called a gay bar.
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Guy Mann posted:Yeah, when I first heard about it I figured it was probably just some crazy catlady types overreacting and then I saw the actual pictures and One would think that the team would be dropping like flies because the owner is discussing the sexual histories of former acquaintances of facebook while RPing as her cats, but I guess this is an equally valid reason.
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Guy Mann posted:Yeah, when I first heard about it I figured it was probably just some crazy catlady types overreacting and then I saw the actual pictures and No widows! What kind of a cat cafe is this without widows? I kind of want to open a tortoise cafe, because I am allergic to cats and owls.
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AlbieQuirky posted:I am allergic to cats and owls. How do you discover you're allergic to owls?
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Trabant posted:How do you discover you're allergic to owls? All birds. From an allergy test.
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Guy Mann posted:Yeah, when I first heard about it I figured it was probably just some crazy catlady types overreacting and then I saw the actual pictures and 
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sleepy.eyes posted:What the hell kind of place has an owl cafe? I mean, they're neat birds, but I don't know that I want an entire room of them watching me eat a muffin or whatever. senrath posted:Japan The UK also had one briefly but that was a fundraiser to raise money for the tens of thousands of owls that were bought and then abandoned at the height of the Harry Potter craze. Turns out that nocturnal birds of prey aren't exactly fun or easy animals to keep. Also the conditions in the Japanese owl cafes are absolutely loving dire. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIfSstfEPWE
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I'm pretty sure you aren't allowed to make any sort of dumbass *cafe with animals classified as wild here. I've been to a cat cafe one time, it was OK. The cats had high ledges they could chill on outside the reach of people, and still came to us. They aren't allowed in the kitchen either.
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I went to a cat cafe here in Brisbane. The actual cafe part is on the street level and the cats are down in an apartment type place below. Brisbane very hilly so the lower level is still on ground level though. The cat area had a bunch of cat runs and tunnels along the walls and the ceiling and little cubby spaces. Plus there was a small cat sized hatch to a separate area that customers couldn't get to. There were about 12 cats there and they had a fenced outdoor verandah they could sit on along with all the chairs and stuff inside. The cats all seemed pretty chill and they had pictures of the 300 odd cats they had already adopted out on the wall.
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Guy Mann posted:Yeah, when I first heard about it I figured it was probably just some crazy catlady types overreacting and then I saw the actual pictures and It's like Meowschwitz in there.
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sleepy.eyes posted:What the hell kind of place has an owl cafe? I mean, they're neat birds, but I don't know that I want an entire room of them watching me eat a muffin or whatever. https://i.giphy.com/zVolhTKX9W6mQ.mp4 These are all her own birds. Platystemon has a new favorite as of 11:01 on Oct 1, 2017 |
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NoNotTheMindProbe posted:I went to a cat cafe here in Brisbane. The actual cafe part is on the street level and the cats are down in an apartment type place below. Brisbane very hilly so the lower level is still on ground level though. The cat area had a bunch of cat runs and tunnels along the walls and the ceiling and little cubby spaces. Plus there was a small cat sized hatch to a separate area that customers couldn't get to. There were about 12 cats there and they had a fenced outdoor verandah they could sit on along with all the chairs and stuff inside. The cats all seemed pretty chill and they had pictures of the 300 odd cats they had already adopted out on the wall. I also went to a cat cafe with my girlfriend, it was pretty much the same as you described. Cat runs everywhere, hidey holes and small areas they could escape to if they wanted to. We had to take our shoes off/put shoe protectors on before entering and the main rule was don't bother cats if they're sleeping/chilling out. Let them come to you. I think it was like £10 for half an hour but there was a small bar/cafe in the room and you could order unlimited drinks in that time so I just gulped down a few coffees and fruit smoothies and chilled on my phone whilst my girlfriend played with the cats. It was a bigger deal for her because she never had cats growing up but I've been around them my whole life so eh.
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I don't get it, you can get a cat for free you want one that much.
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Eh, a lot of apartment complexes and rental properties will charge you extra on your rent to keep a pet, and then there's the cost of care. Maybe you just wanna pet a kitty for half an hour.
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Waffleman_ posted:Eh, a lot of apartment complexes and rental properties will charge you extra on your rent to keep a pet, and then there's the cost of care. Maybe you just wanna pet a kitty for half an hour. My complex flat-out forbids pets.
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I do not want to own a pet, but I'd be happy to drink middling coffee and read my kindle while my kid gets her boop fix.
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El Burbo posted:It's a pretty popular thing in japan. Not just limited to cats, either My statement is still valid. 
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HOLOBOXquote:The most immersive hologram projector in the world, with holograms that will unleash the power of your action-figure! One:  Yes! It works for ANY figure of the exact same size and in the exact same pose! Up to 15 very specific special effects that work with 15 (same sized, proportioned and posed) figures! And two: they have no idea how to Kickstarter As I've said they have something on their hands that would be perfect for companies interested is displaying things at conventions so why are they doing Kickstarter in the first place as a primary source of funding, especially when their goal is a hundred and fifty thousand dollars? Here are the reward tiers:  Normal "thank you" tier  The very next tier  Then, for only $50 more, YOU can have the privilege to pay $50 more for the exact same thing at the exact same delivery time. They sliiiiiiiightly overestimated the consumer demand on this largely commercial use product. These guys are 100% the first people who create something before someone else swoops in fixes the obvious flaws and gets rich.
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Someone clearly saw this and thought "man, I could make a mint off of that." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/mobile-phones/11780393/How-to-turn-your-phone-into-a-3D-hologram-projector.html Duke Igthorn posted:These guys are 100% the first people who create something before someone else swoops in fixes the obvious flaws and gets rich. I'm betting that you'll be able to buy this off Aliexpress before the month ends.
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Isn't that what happened with fidget spinners? The original kickstarter got a lot of attention, then they hosed around while everybody else in the world flooded the market with legally distinct knockoffs and ate their lunch.
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Inescapable Duck posted:Isn't that what happened with fidget spinners? The original kickstarter got a lot of attention, then they hosed around while everybody else in the world flooded the market with legally distinct knockoffs and ate their lunch. Fidget cubes, you mean?
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