Fredericton’s Purrfect Cup Cat Cafe Has Helped 100 Cats Find New Homes
FREDERICTON – The Purrfect Cup Cat Cafe has reached 100 adoptions – that’s right, it has helped a hundred rescue kitties find new, loving homes.
Craig Newton, the manager, says the milestone is “another stepping stone” for the cafe, which has been open for nine months.
“We have no intention of slowing down, we are hoping to have more and more adoptions. Honestly, it’s a nice round number, it’s a three-digit mark. We thought of it as a big enough deal to finding cats homes and we really wanted to do something to celebrate it,” he said.
The cafe will be hosting a week-long celebration from Aug. 3 to 9. It will include discounted tickets, a 50/50, gift voucher raffles, and free cake during the weekend.
The cat area entry fee will be $4 for adults and $3 for children all week long. Tickets for the 50/50 will cost $2 per ticket or $5 for three, and customers can start purchasing them on Monday.
The money raised in the 50/50 will be donated to DunRoamin’ Animal Rescue, one of the shelters the cafe works with. Newton says the shelter ‘specifically helps cats that have no alternative, the ones who would most likely fall through the cracks.’
“DunRoamin’ has been one of our primary shelters for a while now and they do fantastic work. They have helped us so much that we really want to make sure we return the favor,” he said.
Korey Jennings, the owner, says the cafe is also grateful to the St. George Animal Shelter.
“Without their trust and support we would never have accomplished this!” he said.
Newton says the cafe has received good support from the get-go.
“The grand opening, that was absolutely fantastic. [The support has] kept up, it’s been really good the whole time,” he said.
The cafe has also received help from The Whitney Coffee Company, who trained all the staff, and Panther Perches, who decorated the walls.
“Our suppliers have been fantastic,” said Newton.
Newton says they are looking at hosting more events in the cafe.
“Anything we can do to get more people through the door, get them around the cats and keep those numbers going,” he said.