{"id":4865,"date":"2016-03-20T08:00:51","date_gmt":"2016-03-20T13:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=4865"},"modified":"2016-03-20T19:16:37","modified_gmt":"2016-03-21T00:16:37","slug":"chicagos-first-cat-cafe-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicagos-first-cat-cafe-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago\u2019s First Cat Caf\u00e9 Is Coming"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>Cat Lovers Rejoice!<\/h6>\n<p>Chicago\u2019s City Council has officially passed an ordinance that allows the creation of the Tree House Society\u2019s Cat Caf\u00e9 \u2013 a space that would allow cat owners to mingle and sip coffee with their feline friends.<\/p>\n<p>The Cat Caf\u00e9 will open on the first floor of Tree House\u2019s brand-new, environmentally friendly adoption and education facility. The $7 million center is expected to open this summer, and it\u2019s expected to contain cage-free group cat lodgings, two veterinary clinics, classrooms, an animal food pantry, and adoption areas. The lodgings include \u201ccatios\u201d \u2013 allowing the animals to go outside.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTree House Humane Society has been a great partner to the 50th Ward before it even officially moved to the neighborhood,\u201d said Alderman Debra Silverstein. \u201cNow that their revolutionary new facility and Cat Caf\u00e9 is getting ready to open, I look forward to working with them to find new and exciting ways to benefit the community and provide compassionate care to all animals. I will be first in line for a latte and some quality time with the kittens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Cat Caf\u00e9 will provide an alternative form of fundraising to rescue and rehabilitate cats in need. The caf\u00e9 area itself will allow visitors to mingle with adoptable cats while they enjoy coffee, tea, espresso, and other beverages. You can grab them to go as well.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/159246231\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n\u201cWe are extremely grateful to Alderman Silverstein and the City Council for making this dream a reality and for paving the way for cat caf\u00e9s to operate in Chicago,\u201d said Tree House Executive Director Dave de Funiak. \u201cThe Tree House Cat Caf\u00e9 will provide a unique opportunity for individuals to interact with our rescued, adoptable cats, ultimately helping more animals find their forever homes and enabling us to rescue even more. As an organization, our focus is to create a compassionate community and transform animal welfare in Chicago and across the country, and the Cat Caf\u00e9 is one more way we can accomplish this.\u201d<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nFor the dog lovers out there, don\u2019t feel so left out. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcchicago.com\/news\/local\/Cat-Owners-vs-Dog-Owners-372335171.html\" target=\"_blank\">You\u2019re statistically more likely to have more friends and make more money than cat owners<\/a>. There may be something to that old cat lady rumor after all.<\/p>\n<p><em>You can learn more about the Tree House Cat Caf\u00e9 at<a href=\"http:\/\/scratchingpost.treehouseanimals.org\/cat-cafe-ordinance\/\" target=\"_blank\"> treehouse.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cat Lovers Rejoice! 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