About 60% of coffee shops in Japan display pets exotic species prohibited by international law. This measure has been warned by experts who indicate a threat to the conservation of these species, as well as considering that diseases can be transmitted to humans. Continue reading and check out more about the cases and the alert made by biologists.
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In 2019, on Japanese soil, there were 137 coffee shops that had the presence of these animals of exotic species. They were displayed in places that allowed customers to approach and even caress. Owls and hedgehogs could be petted, for example, but this was prohibited.
According to a study by Traffic, a non-governmental organization in Great Britain, and object of study by Sorbonne University of France most of the animals may have been the result of illegal animal trafficking wild. Yumilo Okamoto, representative of Traffic, stated that new measures need to be considered in order to keep these animals:
“We need to implement measures by which the biology and behavioral characteristics of an animal given the utmost consideration, and only educational facilities such as zoos are permitted,” he said. Okamoto.
Other species and animals were also found in similar conditions.
Another 419 species of exotic animals and about 3,793 individual animals were discovered, 53 of which are prohibited from be traded through CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora savages).
Another 38 stores in Japan sold the animals that were on display in the cafe. Some owls have been found between 200,000 to 600,000 yen, which is about $1,500 to $4,400.
The trade in exotic animals is indeed prohibited, but buying and selling is still allowed for those animals that were sold before the new restrictions. The most found were 62% of birds and 40% of these were owls. mammals and reptiles were represented at 21% and 15%.
The most commonly found in coffee shops was the four-toed hedgehog, present in 55 stores in Japan. Then, the barn owl and the northern white owl also presented the majority among the animals.
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