Feature:
Cat Cafes Are Really Getting Cats Adopted
“It’s been 2 years since cat cafes first made their way into North America after years of success in Asia. Bringing a side of purr to people’s daily dose of caffeine, the concept proved to be just as huge of a hit for humans & felines on this side of the globe.
It all started in Montreal in 2014 with Le Café des Chats, a coffee shop with 12 adoptable cats that roamed around the place while customers sipped their lattes. Since then, cat cafes have expanded to 24 existing & up & coming locations across the United States & Canada... As predicted, customers find it hard to resist the the furry creatures when they put on the charm, so many of them are getting adopted.
‘Our most recent adoption count is 158, & I would not say most of our customers are coming in with the intention to adopt,’ says Sana Q. Hamelin, owner of the Denver Cat Company, which opened its doors in December of 2014. ‘Rather, most of them come to spend time with cats.’
In San Diego, The Cat Cafe reported a similar trend, with customers coming mainly to spend time with the animals but with 177 felines adopted since it opened in 2015. The place has even sent cats to the Bay Area, Pennsylvania & Nebraska.
...the concept is getting older & less adoptable cats a forever home. Little Lions in New York City has had 41 adopted cats in the last 8 months, with only a few of them being kittens...
Little Lions, along with many of the other cafes have gotten so popular that reservations are needed to guarantee some quality time with the animals. And since everything is more fun in the company of felines, places like The Cat Town Cafe in Oakland offer yoga classes & movie nights of select days of the week.
The places are so irresistible even Adele couldn’t help visiting one while on tour. The singer stopped by Vancouver’s Catfe & played with Larry, a grey cat at the store. Lucky for Larry, after the Grammy winner left, it wasn’t long until a new set of customers came in & fell in love with him. He was promptly adopted by a family & is now keeping company to humans while they sip their coffee in the comfort of his forever home.”
Natalia Lima
care2.com
July 26/ 2016
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