Pet rental

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Pet rental is the practice, usually administered by for-profit companies, of

Boston, Massachusetts.[2]

Emotional support AKC English Bulldog

Methods of pet rental

Therapy dogs

There are several methods of

patients and are considered a good distraction from the atmosphere of the hospital
.

Renting for an event

Another method of pet rental includes renting animals for an event. Animal Craze, a traveling farm, specializes in renting animals for

corporate, and private events. Their puppies have also been seen on the ABC show Good Morning America
.

Renting pets as a test

Another common method of pet renting is to test whether or not a person is ready to take on the responsibilities of being an owner.[8] This also includes pet renting for various reasons listed below:

Accessibility

Cat cafés

Adult cat perching in Singapore Cat Cafe

The first known cat café was located in Taipei, Taiwan, named Cat Flower Garden. Opening in 1998, it became a place for stressed out visitors to come drink coffee and pet cats. Cat cafés increased in popularity in Japan because most renters were not allowed to own pets. In 2005, Shop of Cats in Tokyo became a place for single income families to enjoy the comfort of the pets that they couldn't own. In April 2014, New York took on the cat café idea, which took off immediately. Sponsored by Purina One, it lets families meet adoptable cats. Additionally, two pop-up cat cafés in California, located in Bay area and Oakland, opened in 2014. The San Francisco location, KitTea, was open to both rescued and feral cats. The Oakland location, Cat Town, was designated to cats that were ready to be placed in a home. In Europe, cat cafés took off in places like Paris, Berlin, and London.[10]

Dog cafés

Dog cafés are popular in Korea and the United States. One café in Santa Monica, named Grounds and Hounds, sponsors shelter dogs that are up for adoption. Customers can pet these puppies in a designated area of the café. In Korea, dogs in the café are from puppy mills and are not up for adoption. This practice, however, is changing quickly. Dogs in cafés like Grounds and Hounds are adoptable shelter dogs, some suffering from physical illnesses. In these cafés, strict health codes are enforced, requiring animals and food to be separated. For the animals to stay overnight, the café was built in an industrial zone - which is a requirement given by the L.A. Health Department.[11]

Animal cafés in Tokyo

In Tokyo, there are pet cafés with rabbits, birds, goldfish, reptiles, goats, and penguins. These cafés are the most popular for those with strict renting policies in Japan and for tourists. To protect the well-being of the animals, some cafés have specific time limits. Other rules include that food must be separate from the animals, or there must be trained handler on hand. With some animals, specifically penguins and reptiles, visitors are there to watch, but not to touch the animals. In some cases, visitors may pay extra for pictures with the animals.

Importance

One method of pet renting is

posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).[12] Other benefits from programs that use pet renting include not only the people who are sick, but it also includes the loved ones of the ill patients too. Patient's family can also receive benefits due to the happiness that an animal can bring to their loved ones.[12]

Ethics

Concerns

In the

raccoons inappropriately.[13] Under the changes to the Animal Welfare Act 2006, anyone who wishes to own a business that provides an animal for an exhibit must require a license from the local authority, including Mobile Zoos. The exhibits must also adhere to welfare standards developed with those working in the sector and animal welfare charities.[14] Some of the biggest concerns that hospitals face is the safety and sanitation that comes with the therapy dogs that visit. Most hospitals with dog therapy programs have a strict policy to ensure that animals are clean, vaccinated, well trained and screened for appropriate behavior.[15]

Animals in the media

Across the United States, there are over 40 animal talent agencies. Every day, agents audition talented animals for parts in film, theater, photo shoots, and

television commercials. Each animal talent agency represents hundreds of clients which include animals in wildlife preserves, pets, and even domestic and exotic species. Though the need for animal actors is declining due to modern digital animation, for commercials, the typical rate in New York is $800 a day for a dog.[16]

Abuse in the media

In the movie

tired after an hour of work, and can become over stressed, causing a snake not to eat for a week. It is for this reason that particular snakes are leased for an hour at a time.[17]

Animal safety

The American Animal Defense League (AADL) started taking measures to protect hired animal actors from abuse.

American Humane Association's (AHA) Film and Television Unit have taken the initiative to make sure animal actors were not harmed in the making of the movie. The AHA began monitoring the safety of animals after Jesse James provoked an outcry when a horse was forced to leap to its death from the top of a cliff in 1939. The AHA prides itself on ensuring safety for all animal actors.[19]

Highest paid animal actors

The Wizard of Oz Judy Garland and Terry, 1939

The animals people gaze upon on the internet, in

The Wizard of Oz, as Toto or “Terry the Terrier” made over $125 per week, compared to the Munchkins, who made only $50 per week.[20]

Other famous animal actors include...[21]

See also

References

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  2. ^ [1] Animal Law Coalition
  3. ^ "Therapy dogs can be a patient's best friend." Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and research, 19 Aug. 2016, https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/consumer-health/in-depth/pet-therapy/art-20046342
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  10. ^ "A Brief History of the Cat Café". 2014-06-04.
  11. ^ "Forget Cat Cafes. America's First Dog Cafe Hopes to Open in L.A". 2015-01-13.
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  14. ^ "Exotic animal parties 'to face new regulations'". BBC News. 2017-10-09. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
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  16. ^ Wills, Santiago (2012-05-31). "The Crowded, Competitive World of Animal Acting". The Atlantic.
  17. ^ "I WAS THE ONE WHO PUT THOSE... SNAKES ON A PLANE". People. 66 (9): 77.
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  20. ^ Kuhler. "Highest Paid Animal Actors That Are Paid More Than Most Human Actors". Retrieved 17 March 2018.
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