Animal cafe Animal cafe An animal cafe, also known as a pet cafe, is a place where people can see and interact with various animals such as cats, dogs, rabbits, goats, owls, or sheep while they enjoy the food and drinks. The first animal cafe was established in Taiwan in 1998. The concept of this cafe was a cat which is very popular and familiar. Since the cat cafe was established, a number of cafes for various animals have shown up. The first animal cafe was created in Taiwan in 1998 which has the concept of a cat. Although animal cafes originated
Alternatives to animal testing performed on intact animals, the maintenance of cells in culture normally requires the use of animal-derived serum. Although exact figures are difficult to obtain, some have estimated that one million fetal cows are sacrificed each year to obtain the world's supply of fetal bovine serum, used to grow cultured cells. Skin irritation and skin corrosion refer to localized toxic effects resulting from a topical exposure of the skin to a substance. Human skin equivalent tests can be used to replace animal-based corrosive and irritative studies. EpiDerm from Mattek and EpiSkin and SkinEthic RHE model are derived from human skin cells