Bradford County Animal Shelter

EAST SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP - A pop-up cafe in Bradford County got some attention recently given that it couldn't appeal to folks, but instead to cats.

The big event ended up being an open house for Animal Care Sanctuary near Towanda.

Kitties get lots of toys and snacks at Animal Care Sanctuary. The pet refuge recently presented its first "pet cafe" where felines can frolic all over protection and individuals may come mingle together with them.

"It really is a nice break from their particular everyday everyday lives, " stated director of feline attention Emily Blade. "They arrive at make a move fun and interesting and become much more social with new-people and possibly make a connection that's going to deliver all of them home."

Shelter employees state pet cafes started in Japan and generally are well-known in nyc and Ca. They have been pop-up occasions, which means that they endure a couple of days.

"Just for a few days folks will come and socialize aided by the cats, hopefully, wish take one house, but also have a cup of coffee, cup tea, " said director Joan Smith-Reese.

The Animal Care Sanctuary used the cat cafe as a way to introduce the public to its pet population. Shelter workers state the function triggered three adoptions thus far.

"The humans reach fool around with the kitties and read publications and drink coffee. It's just a lot like a great getaway for all of them, and so they arrive at help these kitties prepare better for a life in a home with a family group, " stated Blade.

"it is not an enterprise, a restaurant, or everything like that. It's just lots of fun, " included Smith-Reese.

The cat cafe will reopen later this month when children from the Bradford County Library can come for story time.