By ANNA SMITH
Local Journalism Initiative on February 22, 2024.
SPCA volunteer Linda Tooth poses with one in all three felines to attend a cat cafe occasion at Redcliff Library on Wednesday afternoon.–NEWS PHOTO ANNA SMITHThe Redcliff Library hosted three feline mates for a couple of hours Wednesday afternoon in hopes of serving to these shelter cats discover a perpetually home.
The occasion boasted a bigger turnout than regular, mentioned Medicine Hat SPCA volunteer Linda Tooth.
“We had close to 80 people come in today, I really couldn’t have asked for this to go any better,” mentioned Tooth. The cats have been current for 2-4 p.m. and have been allowed to free roam the convention room with a view to meet library-goers.
Tooth added they’ve “fingers crossed” that the cats might have met their new households, as has occurred at earlier cat cafe occasions at each the Redcliff and Medicine Hat public libraries.
“One of the benefits of bringing them out is that you get them out of the shelter, and people can see how they interact,” mentioned Tooth. “And it gives them a chance to just socialize. So my hope is with every cat cafe that we’ll see some adoptions take place.”
This cat cafe featured two grownup cats, in addition to one five-month-old kitten. Tooth expressed that whereas she doesn’t know what the factors was for choosing the cats, she does hope to have the ability to convey extra kittens out to future occasions.
“The kids and the kittens really seem to have a connection,” mentioned Tooth. “But at the end of the day, I’m happy to bring out whoever the shelter wants to show off.”
