Purina One and the North Shore Animal League, the country’s largest no-kill shelter, have teamed up to create a pop-up cat cafe in New York. For four days starting Thursday, humans can hang out with friendly cats while eating, drinking and dangling feathery toys from fishing lines. (Tina Susman / Los Angeles Times)
The cafe is on a busy corner along a street near Chinatown best known for light fixture stores. (Tina Susman / Los Angeles Times)
The “catachino,” a cappuccino with a cat’s face in foam. (Tina Susman / Los Angeles Times)
“It’s a surprise no one has done this here before,” said Matthew Carroll, the off-site coordinator of the North Shore Animal League. (Tina Susman / Los Angeles Times)
The cat cafe’s organizers hope New York soon will be home to permanent cat cafes, which are catching on in cities known for tight living spaces and no-pet apartment buildings. (Tina Susman / Los Angeles Times)
A cat looks out onto a New York City street from the pop-up cat cafe. (Tina Susman / Los Angeles Times)
All the cats at the pop-up cafe will be up for adoption. (Tina Susman / Los Angeles Times)
Usually visitors to cat cafes in other cities have to pay an hourly fee or cover charge for the privilege of lounging with cats. The Manhattan cafe will be free for its limited run, however. (Tina Susman / Los Angeles Times)
