The first cat cafe in Brooklyn called "The Cat's Meow" opened outside 354 Myrtle Avenue (at the corner of Adelphi Street) Brooklyn on a Caturday Saturday.
Many animal lovers dropped by the place, touted as “Brooklyn’s first cat cafe,” which will be open from Sept.19 to Oct. 24. The said pop-up cafe is a project in collaboration with Fort Greene pet supplies store Who’s Your Doggy, the Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition (BBAWC), and WeRuVa Pet Food, Fort Greene Focus reported.
“We see 'The Cat’s Meow' as a place where people can come and meet their forever friend, but also a community center where people can learn about animals, attend author readings, gallery shows, yoga classes and movies. We hope to become an important resource center for Brooklyn,” said Anne Levin, president of Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition, according to Brooklyn Heights Blog.
The cafe is open to the public including prospective adopters of felines. Around a dozen animals were displayed, all for adoption except for one cat named Newt, which is a white mature cat that is considered the official mascot of the place.
The primary goal of the cafe is to find forever homes for cats who would be euthanized if not adopted. The place doesn't sell human snacks. Hence, those who visit it are encouraged to buy their snacks from Red Lantern Bicycles or The Brooklyn Sweet Spot.
A fee of $5 for half an hour is charged to customers who would like to spend time with the cats. There are also toys and treats in the cafe that could be used by the costumers while bonding with the felines.
The managers of the cat cafe aims to maximize their five-week time by hosting "community outreach classes on cat training, adoption options, and lessons on how to improve the lives of the million-plus stray and feral cats that roam New York City," the Gothamist wrote.
Aside from that, they will also roll out clinics that will help cats that need to be vaccinated for rabies, spayed or neutered. Brooklyn Bridge will help "The Cat's Meow" on this project to save cats from a disease or from possible euthanasia.
Marie Williams and Ian Chant, are just two of the many happy animal lovers who have found a cat to adopt. "All the pets I've ever owned growing up were rescues, and I think it's a really important thing to do," Williams said. They named their cats Patti and Bowie.
The Cat’s Meow is open on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
