On March 7, "sharing cats 9 blocks 9 rent a day" attracted the attention of netizens. A pet store in Chengdu launched a paid service for shared cats, with a daily rent of 9.9 yuan and a deposit based on the market price, ranging from 600 to 1,000. Ms. Advocate of Pet Shop 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. Cat renters are free to buy a specific type of cat food, not necessarily in-store cat food, and it doesn't make any money at all.
<h4>Netizen comments</h4>
In this regard, netizens have expressed disapproval, and some netizens believe that it is not appropriate to "share" life. Some pet owners also questioned the store's statement that "cats are not so-called habitual", believing that cats have sensitive personalities and frequent changes in the environment not only have an impact on their psychology, but are more likely to produce serious stress reactions, and some even endanger their lives.
The reporter noted that this is not the first time that the concept of "shared cats" has appeared. As early as 2017, there were media exposures that a cat house in Shenzhen had briefly carried out a "cat rental service", with a daily price of 39.9 yuan for renting a cat, and the rental time was measured in months. The service was launched to cat lovers who have limited ability and cannot keep cats for a long time. After reporting, the store was boycotted by cat lovers.
In the same year, some people also proposed the project planning of "take a little time, every Monday cat", which said that it cooperated with the largest and most professional pet adoption agency in China, 99 yuan per month, and sent a cat to the door every week. At the end of the plan, the planner said that the project was in the BP (Business Plan) stage and that interested parties were welcome to discuss it.
However, the project and concept of sharing cats in that year were questioned and opposed by many parties as soon as they were exposed. Professor Guo Peng, director of the Animal Protection Research Center of Shandong University, objectively analyzed that the impact of this "shared cat" business model on cats is divided into negative and positive aspects.
On the positive side, because some cats are transferred from pet stores or rescue stations to the home environment, as long as they are properly raised, the new environment will increase the cat's interest in life. Even some cats will be relatively accustomed to frequent changes of environmental conditions, just like people traveling.
But Guo Peng also admitted: "This is the most optimistic estimate." Different cats, or even the same cat, are constantly disturbed and interrupted by a new environment, which can cause them to feel frustrated and therefore become more tired and negative. At the same time, Guo Peng said that the business model of "sharing cats" has no way to avoid the frightened fatigue of animals and the psychological harm caused by the owner intentionally or unintentionally to cats.
After causing a huge controversy, the news that "the store involved has closed and the advertisement has been removed" was on the hot search on the evening of March 9. The reporter noted that in recent years, with the outbreak of the pet economy, some controversial projects related to pets have been spawned. Not long ago, the "cat and dog blind box" launched on an e-commerce platform also caused great controversy. The so-called "cat and dog blind box" is that the seller plays a blind box gimmick, claiming that dozens of yuan, or even a few yuan, can randomly select valuable breeds of cats and dogs. As a result, some buyers sent earth cats, earth dogs, and even cats and dogs that were seriously ill or had died after placing an order.
After triggering a scolding, the platform cleaned up the "pet blind box". At present, there are no products involving live animals in the search for "pet blind boxes".
<h4>(Original title: Pet shop owner tells about sharing cats 9 yuan 9 rent a day: do not make money can not buy cat food in the store).</h4>
<h4>Source: Beiwan New Visual Synthesis Our video Netizen Comment Beijing Daily client</h4>
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