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Sharing a cat for $9.9 a day? Don't spoil the concept of sharing

author:Bright Net

Recently, a pet store in Chengdu launched a paid service for sharing cats, which triggered a heated discussion among the majority of netizens. According to reports, the daily rent of shared cats is 9.9 yuan, and a deposit will be charged according to the market price, ranging from six hundred to one thousand, and the renter needs to buy a specified type of cat food. The owner said that the launch of the shared cat paid service is to reduce the frequency of stray cats and provide a platform for people who want to keep cats.

Some people believe that "sharing cats" can indeed meet the needs of some people eager to try to raise cats, and can also avoid the situation that the owner's three-minute heat cat is abandoned; some netizens mentioned that cats frequently change living places in the process of being "shared", and the discomfort with the environment can easily bring stress to cats and cause harm to their health.

Behind the hot discussion of "shared cats", it is worth thinking about whether the cat renter has experience in raising cats or has enough time and energy. What is the living environment that can be provided for cats? Is there a risk of infection while the cat is being shared by different owners? Who is responsible if I get sick? Will a cat with an overly defensive sense attack the cat renter... The extent of the risks behind similar situations is unknown.

The profit model of the store has also attracted the criticism of many people. The daily rent of 9.9 yuan seems to be conscience, but the way of bundling and selling cat food has caused many people to complain that the store is ugly, whether the funds of the cat renter in the deposit link are deducted or raised, and the maintenance and protection of the health of the cat in the sharing process, it is inevitable that people will doubt their original intention of loving cats and protecting cats and reducing stray cats.

The concept of sharing has indeed injected vitality into many industry formats: shared bicycles, shared toys, shared charging treasures... These sharing not only intensive social resources and facilitating people's daily lives, but also provide a large number of jobs in the economic model they create. However, the application of any concept must have a bottom line awareness, not blindly open the brain hole, or even twist the brain, "sharing XX" should not be just a profit gimmick, a minefield bungee carnival, like "sharing cats" like disregard for life operations, it is time to stop early! (Commentator Guo Yanhui)

Source: Half Moon Talk WeChat Public Account

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