According to the People's Daily Online's Leader Message Board on April 15, in response to netizens' comments on Why can't there be dogs in cat cafes? The Supervision Committee and relevant departments have issued the Guidelines for the Operation of Indoor Pet Interactive Experience in Tianjin to standardize and guide the healthy and orderly development of the cute pet business.

This netizen left a message on People's Daily on March 28, saying that cat cafes only rely on ticket money to make money, and not selling drinks will only increase ticket prices. money; in addition, dogs should not be banned, and dogs should also be allowed to appear in the store. Dogs are friends of human beings. Because dogs are prohibited, some stores are now closed for transfer.

The Tianjin Municipal Market Supervision and Administration Commission replied on April 15 that it has attached great importance to the reported matter and immediately instructed the relevant departments to deal with it.

The staff of the relevant departments of the Tianjin Municipal Market Supervision and Administration Commission contacted the netizen by phone, and introduced the relevant laws and regulations that catering service establishments are not allowed to raise poultry, livestock and other animals, and explained the Tianjin Municipal Market Supervision and Administration Commission. Strictly implement the requirements of laws, regulations and rules, carry out daily supervision and inspection of food safety according to responsibilities, and learn from the experience and practices of Shanghai, and jointly issue the Guidelines for the Operation of Tianjin Indoor Pet Interactive Experience with relevant departments to standardize and guide the cute pet business format to be healthy the orderly development of the situation. Netizens recognized the response of the Tianjin Municipal Market Supervision and Administration Commission.

In February this year, the Tianjin Municipal Market Supervision Committee and relevant departments researched and formulated the Tianjin Indoor Pet Interactive Experience Operation Standard Guidelines. The indoor pet interactive experience mentioned in the guidelines refers to the operation of raising and providing cats, rabbits, ducks and other animal pets for consumers to enjoy interactive experiences such as viewing, petting, feeding, etc., and charging entrance fees, feeding fees, etc. Activity. There are pet interactive experience hall, cute pet restaurant, cat coffee, cute pet drink shop and other business models. It does not include zoo cute pet experience projects that have obtained formal qualifications and independent outdoor cute pet interactive parks, etc.

Tianjin Indoor Pet Interactive Experience Operation Standard Guidelines clearly stipulates that it is forbidden to provide dogs for consumers to watch and touch; the same business entity shall not operate in the form of food business and pet interactive experience integrated store; Experience venues provide food sales or catering services directly to consumers; breeding of poultry, livestock and other animals is prohibited in catering service venues.

As a popular new business, pet stores across the country can pet all kinds of pets, and people can even pet pigs and alpacas. In addition to parents who like to bring their children to pet stores to get in touch with small animals, many young white-collar workers also like to use pets to release pressure.

In June 2021, Shanghai Xuhui District Pet Interactive Experience Center Standardized Operation Guidelines issued pet shop. Among them, the fierce dogs that fall within the scope of the Notice on the List of Vigorous Dogs Prohibited by Individuals in the City issued by the Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau and the Municipal Agriculture Committee are prohibited for viewing and contacting by customers. The animals that the operator uses for the pet interactive experience shall be subject to compulsory immunization in accordance with the regulations, and shall have the legal animal source certificate and the animal quarantine certificate; the relevant ledger records shall be made for the entry and exit of animals to ensure the authenticity and validity of the records, and the records shall be kept for two purposes. years or more. Cats, dogs and other animals should be vaccinated against rabies according to regulations, and dewormed in vitro and in vivo should be carried out regularly. In the appendix part of this guideline, there is also a Reference Suggestion on the Frequency of Deworming in Dogs and Cats.