The lounge section of the Catfe in Vancouver where cats and coffee drinkers can mingle. Some people just enjoy spending a little time with the cats  while others decide to adopt them.

The lounge section of the Catfe in Vancouver where cats and coffee drinkers can mingle. Some people just enjoy spending a little time with the cats while others decide to adopt them.
Photo Credit: CBC News

Vancouver’s Cat Café closed until further cats.

It is a somewhat unique venture.

In December a Vancouver, British Columbia, woman began her operation which was part café, and part foster home for rescued cats.

Customers at the “Catfé”  could sip their coffee and enjoy the company of about a dozen cats supplied by the local SPCA, all of which are up for adoption

Cat themed chairs and cat toys to entertain both clients and felines
Cat themed chairs and cat toys to entertain both clients and felines © CBC News

It seems the Catfé is a victim of it’s own success.

In less than a month after opening, the operation ran out of cats as all eleven were adopted.

The cats relax on the cat shelves where there is room for 16 of them to snooze at a time.
The cats relax on the cat shelves where there is room for 16 of them to snooze at a time. © CBC News

Catfé owner Michelle Furbacher said  weather conditions and road closures over the Christmas/New Year’s period prevented more cats from being delivered and so she closed the shop temporarily until the SPCA brought more felines in, expected today.

The Catfé has two sections, one for food and drink which is kept separate due to food safety rules, and a “cat lounge” section where customers can hang out with the furry felines.

Catfe-twitter message, *Farewell Big Foot our Catfe celebrity, Adoption number 9*
Catfe-twitter message, *Farewell Big Foot our Catfe celebrity, Adoption number 9* © Catfe -twitter
The initial batch of shelter cats were quickly adopted. More are arriving from the SPCA today and the Catfe re-opens tomorrow
The initial batch of shelter cats were quickly adopted. More are arriving from the SPCA today and the Catfe re-opens tomorrow © Catfe website

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A sign outside the shop and on the website reads, “Closed due to catlessness”

The Catfe is expected to have new arrivals and reopen, tomorrow, Friday.

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