A cat café is a business where patrons can interact with cats (typically adoptable shelter/rescue cats) while enjoying food or beverage. For River Kitty specifically: anywhere from 15-20 adoptable VHS cats call the café home at any time. They are kept in a separate walled-off glass space from the café, so patrons can either pay a small fee to enter the lounge for 30-60 minutes or watch the cats through the glass if they have allergies or would rather not pay. We serve locally-sourced macarons & pastries; coffee, tea, & plant-based “Cat-atonic” energy drinks; and beer & wine. We also have a basement party space for gatherings of up to 36 guests. In this room we currently host yoga with cats and we eventually plan to add art/craft classes, book club, micro-D&D with cats, and movie nights!
River Kitty has been an absolute game-changer for our cats. As of this email, the café has helped us find homes for over 1,600 of them since 2017. Amazing!! Proceeds from the café benefit the cats and the Vanderburgh Humane Society mission.
