I had only recently heard of such a thing... I had heard of cat cafes and actually visited an owl cafe, but the maid thing sounded a bit creepy. (have-clothes-will-travel.com)
He also chats about crazy trends developing around the world... such as cat cafes. (petergreenberg.com)
The cats — 30 of them, mostly from cat cafes, plus a few pets — were shown a series of demonstrations. (scientificamerican.com)