The concept of a cat café is thought to have originated in Taiwan in 1998 with the opening of the 'Cat Flower Garden'. 'It is possible that the more frequent and more intense stressor of the café paired with environmental and individual factors could lead to a cat being more susceptible to illness or that the greater number of people monitoring the cats may lead to better detection of mild illness.' 'Environmental factors including available resources, cleanliness, and human observation would differ between the groups as well. The researchers added: 'The unpredictable and revolving nature of human visitors to the café provides a lack of consistency and increasing social stress compared to a stable home environment and once weekly travel to an adoption event.
They said the average length of stay for cats in foster care was 21.5 days, compared to 23 days for café cats.
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