My quilting girlfriend is extremly allergic to cats. So cats in fabric shops are deadly to her. Even fabric that has airred out for days, even washed is not good. People who have cats in their own home is their choice. But I think in quilt shops, There should not be cats, if they want to sell their fabrics. I am not allergic to cats ,but I dislike going to a shop that has cats. I have bought fabric that has had cat hair on it. Not what I like. We have to case out a quiltshop, before she can enter.