Tag: Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s Bureau of Social Welfare

Tokyo cat cafe shut down for animal neglect

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A Tokyo “cat cafe” has been raided by health inspectors and ordered to close its doors due to animal neglect after complaints about nasty smells coming from the premises. The “Neko no Te” (cat’s paw) cafe — one of many in Tokyo where guests can stroke the fluffy felines while sipping on a cappuccino — was visited by authorities after the cooped-up kitties bred rapidly and began showing signs of illness, […]