The Cat Cafe Will Reopen on Monday, May 25

As you know, because of COVID-19, The Cat Cafe has been closed since March 17, 2020. It’s been a long two months without visitors even with us being able to continue to work with The Rescue House to send cats home. We’ve done more than a dozen adoptions since we closed and that’s something we’re proud of. But it’s still not the same as having supporters like you visit.

That’s why we’re so pleased to announce that we will resume welcoming in person visits on Monday, May 25. But in a world with COVID-19, we are going to have to make some modifications to our procedures. First, we’re going to modify our hours. We’ll be open from 9 AM to 4 PM because we need a little extra time each morning to do more cleaning than we did before the pandemic.

Second, admissions will be by reservations only. This is so that we can control the flow of visitors in a way that allows for social distancing. If you arrive without a reservation, we will let you know when the next available time is and we’ll book you for that time.

We are also reducing the number of people who will be admitted to the cat playpen from 12 to 10. Again, this is to ensure that proper social distancing protocols are maintained.

And we’re unfortunately going to have to institute an age limit, where no children under six will be permitted to enter the playpen due to concerns about their ability to comply with social distancing requirements.

We hope that you understand the need to make these changes at The Cat Cafe. We simply cannot return to the procedures we had in place before the pandemic forced us to close. Those procedures would jeopardize the safety of our employees, visitors and volunteers and that’s something we’re not willing to do.

When you do visit, you’ll be able to meet the newest members of the clowder at The Cat Cafe.

Bruce is the first cat we’ll introduce you to. He’s five years old and lost his people in a strange way. They left him at a pet sitter, and never came back to get him. The pet sitter contacted The Rescue House and he worked his way here. Bruce is FIV positive and that’s one virus you don’t have to worry about. After he settled in at The Cat Cafe, Bruce started to “help” people he likes with their work.

Bruce

Madeline is an eight year old calico. This girl lost her person and her home, and she wandered over to a neighbor’s house. The people living there contacted an independent cat rescuer and soon Madeline found herself in The Rescue House system. Since arriving at The Cat Cafe, Madeline has shown she’s got a feisty side (no surprise for a calico) but when she’s in the mood, she’s loving and playful.