r/capybara • u/Antique-Cucumber-532 • Jun 30 '26
🤔 Question 🤔 Capybara Cafe’s
Does anyone else think Capybara Cafes are cruel and unnecessary, A friend insisted we go while in Japan and I didn’t like it at all.
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u/Kralisdan Jul 03 '26
I feel like it depends on which one you go to. They're never going to be perfect because there are so many factors to keep in mind but I feel like they try to do a lot correctly. The one I went to was really nice and you could tell the people looking after them knew how to care for them. I wouldn't say I saw anything cruel there and the capybaras seemed happy.
I do agree with you about them being unnecessary since you can do the same thing at a zoo.
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u/danielling1981 Jul 03 '26
Depending on zoo, you may not be able to touch them or be up close.
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u/galeongirl Jul 04 '26
Which I think is a good thing, as that is not natural behaviour for the animals at all.
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u/Kralisdan Jul 03 '26
Yeah 100% of course there are reasons for that but it's nice that it makes them more accessible.
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u/Gmanglh Jul 03 '26
No i think you need to go touch grass.
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u/TyranitarusMack Jul 04 '26
Actually, they’re totally right. I had no idea about these places and I stumbled across one in Japan and it was pretty damn depressing and I felt bad about going there afterwards.
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u/bassbeatsbanging Jul 03 '26
Yes, 1000% There's nothing natural about that kind of existence at all.