Opción A · Inglés PAU Madrid Extraordinaria (2ª lengua) 2018

Scotland’s First Dog Café

In recent years, cat cafés have started to pop up nationwide, including Edinburgh’s beloved Maison de Moggy; however, much to dog lovers’ dismay, dog cafés seem to be few and far between. But fear not dog lovers, as Scotland’s first dog café will be opening its doors late this year.

The animal café market started with cats but has now expanded to include dog cafés, hedgehog cafés, and even a penguin bar in Tokyo. Although the concept of the animal café really blossomed in Japan, the world’s first cat café opened in Taiwan in 1998. Since then, the popularity of animal cafés has soared.

The Edinburgh Chihuahua Café will offer 50-minute sessions which you can spend cuddling puppies, drinking tea, and eating scones. The café will also offer private puppy parties and is currently offering limited edition Puppy Cream Tea Parties. Of course, the stars of the café are the resident Chihuahuas – Ama, Lady Bee, Cleopatra, Duchess, and Gatsby, who have all been raised together since they were puppies, but all have their own unique personalities. Lady Bee is the best at learning tricks, Duchess is clumsy, and Gatsby loves long walks. Ama was the inspiration to open the Edinburgh Café. Her owner, Tanya Salitura, believes the incredible popularity of animal cafes is down to the instant feel-good feeling we get when we interact with animals, even calling it a form of therapy.

Animal activists have questioned the wellbeing of animals living in animal cafés, and animal charities insist they should be properly regulated. Edinburgh Chihuahua Café states their number one priority is the health and wellbeing of their Chihuahuas. The dogs have plenty of breaks away from the crowds, a balanced diet, and have plenty of exercise and space to play.

QUESTIONS

1.- Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE? Copy the evidence from the text. No marks are given for only TRUE or FALSE.

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a)

Following the example of cat cafés in Scotland, a new dog café has already opened in that country.

TRUE

FALSE

b)

The Edinburgh Café’s proprietor thinks that animal cafés are successful because of how rewarding animal contact can be.

TRUE

FALSE

2.- In your own words and based on the ideas in the text, answer the following questions. Do not copy from the text.

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a)

What kind of animal-related services will the Edinburgh Chihuahua Café provide its customers with?

b)

What are two of the main concerns of animal organizations regarding the dogs?