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7 years ago
Georgetown is Getting a Pop-Up Kitten Lounge This Spring!
There are so many cats in need of adoption. There are about 70 million stray animals in the United States. One coffee shop in the US has a great method for getting cats adopted. Crumbs & Whiskers not only sells coffee but has cute adoptable cats for customers to cuddle with. And who doesn’t love cat cuddles? From babies to cat lovers, anyone would appreciate a sweet cuddle from a cat. Well now Georgetown is getting a pop-up kitten lounge!
Source: Crumbs & Whiskers/Facebook
Crumbs & Whiskers has partnered with Homeward Trails Animal Rescue to open a pop-up Kitten Lounge at 3109 M Street NW in Georgetown, Washington DC. They will be there from March to June 2019. All the kittens available for cuddles at the lounge will be up for adoption. They have partnered with other local rescue organizations in the past and say that they have “already facilitated 900 cat adoptions, with nearly 1,900 cats saved from euthanasia, and more than $25,000 donated to charity.” Their goal is to save 500 kittens this Spring!
The idea of a kitten lounge is not only adorable, but totally inspiring. We hope they crush their goal and help as many kittens as possible find their furever home!
If you enjoy cat rescue stories, check out Selling Nonrescued Dogs, Cats, and Rabbits is Now Illegal in California, 375 Cats Were Rescued from an Illegal Slaughterhouse, and Why We Need ‘Crazy’ Cat People.
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On the face of it this sounds like a great idea. At least to those unfamiliar with all of the issues involved. I have a great deal of experience in animal rescue spanning several decades. Most rescue centres I know keep their kittens and puppies in a seclude part of the cattery or kennels, because visitors are always keen to adopt the kittens and puppies, and the more mature animals get overlooked as a result. Kitten lounges will no doubt attract lots of adopters. But how many of these will be impulse adoptions which despite the initial enthusiasm, do not ultimately prove to be a good home for the kittens. Many adopters are kitten lovers, or puppy lovers. They are not cat lovers, or dog lovers. I speak from experience. Many animals I have collected from homes to be put up for adoption, were actually obtained from another rescue centre.
As an animal rescue volunteer with decades of experience I am only too aware of the huge problem of cat overpopulation and all the issues stemming from that. I find the idea of cat cafes, or kitten lounges worrying. I am not alone in this. Cats Protection the UK’s leading cat rescue organisation shares my concerns. https://www.mashed.com/118733/dirty-truth-cat-cafes/