The Comfort and Joy Cat Cafe, Downtown Colorado Springs’ first-ever cat cafe, will be holding a grand opening ceremony on Friday, September 6.
The celebration, which will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, will give people a chance to get free tours of the lounge and meet the cats.
The event will also feature a ribbon-cutting at 3:30 p.m., live music, food trucks, henna tattoos, art, and giveaways.
Cafe owners Sharon Mullay and Carol Lawrence Guinta decided to open this cafe to find good homes for as many of the cats as possible while simultaneously providing stress relief to people in a safe and comfortable environment.
“The model of a cat cafe allows a person to interact with cats in a home-type environment, reducing the cats stress and allowing their wonderful, whimsical personalities to shine through,” says co-owner Mullally. “This can transform the experience from one that can be frightening to a cat, to the opportunity of a fun, friendly, positive interaction for the cat, and the person visiting. We believe this leads to a better chance for adoption for the cats, and essentially that’s what it’s all about.”