The answer can be found by balancing and comparing the negatives of cat cafés in terms of cat welfare against the positives. The answer turns on cat welfare. It had nothing to do with the profitability of a cat café. … continue reading…
The answer surely depends upon the location of the cat café. You can gauge the success of cat cafés to a certain extent by how many of them there are. Apparently, they are popular in Asia. Japan has at least … continue reading…
This is an embedded video. It may stop working for reasons beyond my control. If it has stopped I am sorry. You have to be impressed with this video which I like. I don’t like all the cat videos on … continue reading…
It’s a point worth making: in the UK the coronavirus pandemic may end up permanently closing cat cafés because of the ongoing lockdowns and Tier 3 semi-lockdowns resulting in their temporary closure. Temporary closures for a significant time can lead … continue reading…
This is a cool cat café in Japan. What I really like about their operation is that they combine a cat café and a small hotel which allows guests to spend time alone with a cat that they might want … continue reading…
This is a cool fusion of three things you’ll like and indeed need if you like to socialise with friends, like coffee or tea, enjoy the company of cats and understand the advantages of a bit of yoga to maintain … continue reading…
A cat café in Bangkok was run by a veterinarian who appears to have been an amateur cat breeder as well. He was trying to breed a cat called the “tiny Sphynx”. Perhaps he was trying to breed a dwarf … continue reading…
Cafe: Catfe (now called a ‘Bunny Bar’) Place: Vancouver Issue: Ran out of cats Solution: Replace cats with bunnies Strange word in audio file: ‘pivots’ meaning ‘change’ Do you like this?! Do you understand the story? It is recited by … continue reading…
The owners of Catastrophe Cat Cafe in Needham Market, Suffolk, Laura Moyes and Gemma Whitehouse, say that they were forced to close because of a hate campaign. My research confirms this. The campaigners may have been well intended but I’m … continue reading…
Meow Cat Café in Toronto denied disabled teenager Jacob Trossman entry because he uses a wheelchair. The reason why the owner, Erica Yun, banned him is because a cat had been injured by a client in a wheelchair. It was … continue reading…
How does the cat café work? It works like any other café. The cats are a human attractant! Their purpose is to bring in customers. This business model is built around the attitude that the majority of people like cats. … continue reading…
A prominent pink notice stuck onto the front door of Boston’s yet to open and brand-new Purr Cat Café was embarrassingly unfortunate. It sent the wrong signal to the public and the reason why it was there is because somebody … continue reading…
His name is Jonathan Tan Wei-De (aka Jonathan Tan). He opened a cat café in Singapore called ‘Cuddles Cat Café’. He broke several animal welfare laws and regulations in Singapore during the short tenure of ownership of his business and … continue reading…
This story unfolded in Singapore. The former owner of the Cat Cuddles Café, Jonathan Tan Wei-De was convicted of being in breach of the Agri-Veterinary Authority (AVA) licensing conditions in failing to keep the cats at the café in good … continue reading…
This is a great success story for cat cafés and cat rescue. I must say that I am surprised to read that the Pounce Cat Café in Charleston has adopted out 150 rescue cats and kittens in three months; a … continue reading…
