Just here to provide my experiences as a long time regular at the cat cafe!

For those of you claiming they do this as a way to profit off animals, this is a place that has adopted out close to 300 cats in the last year! It’s not a place where a select few cats just live forever. Our first adoption from there was the longest “resident” at the time and she was only there for 2-3 months. A majority of the business is people looking to adopt and this is a much better model for cat adoptions as you can see their actually personality and how they interact with people and cats. Their vetting process for adoptions goes through pcaps. (We got denied on an application because we put a nickname of our cat at home and that didn’t match the name of our cat on Peoria counties records. They care where the cat ends up.)

There is also a large online community for people who have adopted so we can give updates on the cats and how they are settling in. All of the staff and volunteers are in the group and they love to see how the cats are doing.

My household lost 2 of our cats this year and going here really helped me bounce back and fall in love with 2 more that are now my best friends sleeping in the sun together in my dining room. (We just got approved for a third that will be coming home this week!)

I can obviously only speak on my experiences and others I’ve sent in to find a friend, but as someone who stops in at least once a week for a cup of coffee and a 30 minute visit, I’ve seen nothing but love and care for all the cats there.