I work at a dog (& cat) grooming salon. We do not have a resident cat at this shop, but we did at the other shop I worked at. I can't actually say it is against company policy, but I don't think it will happen at this shop. If anyone brings their own pets in for the day (to be groomed or whatever) they are restricted to a cage, just as all the customers' pets. Sometimes having an animal running around is disruptive to the dogs that NEED to try to hold still. The resident cat at the other shop had JUST the right personality, not all cats would. But I always felt sorry for that cat as it never went home with the shop owner, so it was just like he did not have a REAL home.