This is the bizarre moment a young furry wearing a leash was taken into a Moscow bar before she began meowing at other puzzled customers.
The Moscow resident, donning a cat mask and paw gloves, was led in to the hookah bar by her mother, according to Telegram channel Moscow 125.
Baffling footage captured the incident, which saw the young woman on all fours in the establishment pouncing up towards patrons who walked past her.
Appearing to imitate an excitable kitten, the woman could be seen crawling around her mother who was holding onto her leash while sitting at a table.
As the mother smoked shisha from a long pipe, her daughter began pawing at a waiter who was walking by and meowed at him, leaving him looking down at the woman in complete shock.
A young furry was spotted in a Moscow hookah bar after being led in by her mother on a leash
The woman was seen dressed in a cat mask and paw gloves as she meowed at staff and customers walking past
She was also seen reaching out her hands to stroke and scratch other people
He approached the mother with a card reader before the young furry – referred to as a quadrober in Russia – started pretending to scratch his legs – but her actions were ignored by the staff member.
Called the quadrobers, these people copy animal behaviour, such as movements and sounds, while wearing clothing elements like animal masks, paws and tails.
It has become a viral trend in many parts of Russia and the former Soviet Union.
It comes as Uzbek politicians are now threatening to clamp down on Furries following a wave of vicious attacks carried out by teenagers who act and dress like cats and dogs.
Local police are currently on the hunt for a teenager who allegedly bit a passerby while dressed as a dog, earlier this week.
Uzbekistan’s interior ministry is considering fining the parents of furries the equivalent of £112 amid the crackdown.
‘Experts believe that ‘quadrobics’ can lead to the child taking on the aggressive actions of animals, injuring himself and others, and can lead to damage to the child’s not yet fully formed psyche, as well as to his isolation from society’, the ministry said.
The Furry fandom began in the 1980s, with members since being spurred on via a love of anthropomorphic animals such as those in Disney movies and video games.
Called the quadrobers, these people copy animal behaviour, such as movements and sounds, while wearing clothing elements like animal masks, paws and tails.
Uzbek politicians are threatening to clamp down on ‘furries’ following a wave of vicious attacks carried out by teenagers who act and dress like animals
Local Uzbek police are currently on the hunt for a teenager who allegedly bit a passerby while dressed as a dog, earlier this week
The community has since started to boom, but with interest from outsiders reaching new heights.
Last year, the Furry community was thrust into a negative spotlight after a member attacked a man on Huntington Beach in California.
Furries are one of the fastest-growing fandoms in the world, with an estimated 2.5 million adherents worldwide.
Most fans get into the furry scene via a love of anthropomorphic animals such as those seen in Disney movies and video games, creating animal avatars for themselves online.
Each animal represents a different personality. Fox Furries are sly or mischievous, dogs are fun types and cats are for people who want to be seen as aloof.
It has spread worldwide and regular meetups are held on a monthly basis for those wanting to get together.
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