Pawareness Podcast # 27 | The Purr & Pour Cat Cafe - Patricia Devine-Harms

Pawareness Podcast

English - April 28, 2021 06:30 - 21 minutes - 24 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
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On this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, we welcome Patricia Devine-Harms, Founder of The Purr & Pour Cat Café in Georgetown, South Carolina. Patricia is here to talk about how cat cafés work, as well as the efficacy of cat cafes, not only in the US, but around the world. She details how cats are brought to cat cafés, what the adoption process is like, and what the future holds for The Purr & Pour Cat Café.

“Cat cafés are free-roaming cats in sort of a living room environment. You get to know their personalities, you get to know which cats are good with children, if you allow children, you get to see them blossom. We’ve had extremely shy, anxious cats blossom into wanting belly rubs and they end up sleeping in bed with their owners.” - Patricia Devine-Harms

Tune in to learn why partnerships are essential for getting cats adopted from cat cafes and to hear valuable advice for people who want to open their own a cat café.

Did you know? In the last 6.5 years, there have been over 30,000 cats adopted from cat cafes in the US!

Visit The Purr & Pour Cat Café’s website: www.purrandpour.com

Follow them on Instagram: www.instagram.com/purrandpourcatcafe

Connect with them on Facebook: www.facebook.com/purrandpourcatcafe

Donate: www.purrandpour.com/product/donation-100-for-cat-care/206?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=true

Resources mentioned:

The Neighbor’s Cat: www.theneighborscat.com

Cat Town: www.cattownoakland.org

Denver Cat Company: www.denvercatco.com

Purrfect Day Café: www.purrfectdaycafe.com

Sip and Purr Cat Café: www.sipandpurr.com

The Catcade: www.thecatcade.org

Mew Haven Cat Café: www.mewhavencatcafe.com

Visit our website: www.pawareness.org

Where to find the Pawareness Podcast: www.linktr.ee/pawareness

Episode Timeline

[00:30] Introducing Patricia Devine-Harms and The Purr & Pour Cat Café
[02:11] What is a cat café?
[03:54] How many cats are in the cat café? How long do they stay before getting adopted?
[05:37] How do cats end up at your cat café?
[08:16] How many cat cafés are in the US?
[09:57] Advice for and common obstacles to opening a cat café
[12:39] About the food service in cat cafés
[14:42] Future goals for The Purr & Pour Cat Café
[17:49] How to connect with The Purr & Pour Cat Café