2024-03-20 05:02:10
[Animal News]A cafe in Tuen Mun that attracts cats was recently filmed with a child suspected of pulling the tail hair of a cat and abusing it. The photographer, Girlsfoodies, said that she was originally invited to the restaurant to taste food and promote it, but the photo was taken After the scene, they believed that the store did not protect the cats well and the cats were not respected, so they decided to cancel the promotional cooperation and put the clip online to make the incident public. The Paws Planet cafe involved in the incident issued an apology statement last night, saying that the location where the incident occurred was facing away from the lobby, which was a blind spot of negligence, and that it would strictly enforce the cat interaction rules.
Girlsfoodies later published several stories, citing multiple accusations made by former employees of the Cafe. This newspaper is inquiring about the accusations from the Cafe, but has not yet received a reply. The Cafe also issued a statement on its page, stating that some unsubstantiated accusations online were defamatory and had contacted the police for follow-up.
The video, which lasts about 15 seconds, captures a child trying to pluck the fur from a cat’s tail, then playing with the cat’s tail and pulling the cat’s tail hard. Girlsfoodies said that she went to the Cafe to taste food for promotion and filmed the interaction between the guests and the cat in the corridor. However, when the above scene was captured, she said that she had said “Feed the cat and lick the cat’s hair” loudly on the spot, and decided to stop after discussing with her friends. At work, I showed the video to the store clerk, “At this moment, I couldn’t convince myself to help them promote it, so I decided to leave. I took the video and explained the situation to the store, saying that because the cats were not being respected, I couldn’t continue filming. .”
Girlsfoodies also stated in the post that it felt very crowded as soon as they arrived at the door. There were more than 20 people and 12 cats in the venue. Three of them were tied near the door and were almost stepped on by the customers. “It is obvious that the guests are also the same.” The ratio of store staff and the decoration pattern of the restaurant make it impossible for the store to ensure the safety of cats.” Girlsfoodies emphasizes that this place attracts human-cat interaction and should take the safety and feelings of cats as the top priority. It should reduce the blind spots of the store staff and reduce the number of seats. Density, don’t put too many cats at the same time, etc. “You can’t bear to have your goods ruined by customers even if you sell clothes. You have to keep the eyes of your shopkeepers watching, and you won’t ask your customers to be self-disciplined. What’s more, you have domestic cats. It’s not a commodity, but a life?”
The Cafe issued an apology statement last night, saying that a check of the CCTV after the incident showed that at 7:53 that night, children were playing with the cat’s tail in the corner of the hall. Parents had tried to dissuade them. The incident occurred in the corner of the hall, facing away from the lobby. The store had made immediate adjustments to improve the blind spots due to negligence. The store also stated that the 13 cats in the store are family members and will prevent accidents from happening again. “The entire store staff has held a meeting to discuss and conduct introspection and review to strengthen the protection measures for cats and guests… After this incident, we will be stricter We will implement the “Cat and Cat Interaction Rules” that our store has always posted.”
The store later issued two other statements. The first stated that unsubstantiated accusations and messages circulating online were defamatory, and that it had proactively contacted the police for follow-up. The police had gone to the store to investigate suspected cat abuse and confirmed that it was not true. Any acts of animal cruelty. The second statement stated that the store had been threatened by online comments and had decided to suspend operations until further notice.
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