And Turin, tooA dog is given the cold shoulder by a cat in Italy’s first feline friendly cafe, MiaGola Caffè (Cafe Meow), which opened in Turin in March 2014. It’s a place where cats and humans can relax and enjoy each other’s company. In an interview with La Stampa—Italy’s national paper—owner Andrea Levine says her intent is to provide shelter to abandoned cats
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From Russia, with a purrDyushes, a don sphynx cat, stretches on a regal armchair at the Cats Republic Art Cafe in St Petersburg, Russia, which started out as a branch of the Vsevolozhsk Cat Museum. The cafe includes an exhibition area, a library and a separate hall with cats living inside. Visitors to the cafe can pay $5-10 to play with the cats. According to a report in The St Petersburg
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Blame the cat invasion on JapanThe culture of cat cafes has roots in Taiwan and Japan. A traditional Japanese cat cafe selects pure and rare breeds known for their friendly disposition. Rescued animals are usually not a part of the set up and patrons pay an hourly or entry fee to interact with the cats. But according to The Japan Times, rabbit cafes are threatening the dominance of cat ca
