Calling all cat people! Cat cafes are gaining popularity across southwest Ohio and globally. They are a purrfect way to relax and experience the comfort of a café with good food, drinks and friends — both human and feline.
Interacting with cats can be therapeutic by reducing blood pressure and stress hormones. The other good news for cat cafes is that they are becoming a way to find homes for adoptable cats. “After starting in Taiwan and Japan in the 1990s and early 2000s, cat cafes now play an important role in U.S. towns by fostering stray cats and adopting them out to café patrons,” says Claire Thornton for USA Today.
Some may worry about hygiene with food and cats mixing. However, that’s not the case. Food and drinks are usually prepared and served in a separate area. A fee is generally charged to visit with the cats. This helps cover the cost of caring for them.
Here are 3 local spots to join your local clowder (group of cats):
Purrfect Day Cat Café
Partners with the League for Animal Welfare, Cincinnati Animal CARE, Paws Rescue
25 West 8th Street, Covington, KY
(859) 491-7877
purrfectdaycafe.com/covington
Kitty Brew Cat Café
Partners with Animal Friends Humane Society, Paws Cause, HART Cincinnati, His Hands Extended Sanctuary, The Scratching Post
Suites 6 & 7, 6011 Tylersville Road, Mason
(513) 818-2287
kittybrew.com
Gem City Catfé
Partners with Gem City Kitties
1513 E 5th Street, Dayton
937-949-9170
gemcitycatfe.com
