A cat cafe in Phibsboro is helping to rescue and rehome cute kittens.
At The Purr Cafe in Dublin you can enjoy delicious vegan food, along with spending time with the lovely cats that have been rescued by the amazing team at The Phibsboro Cat Rescue.
Volunteer Stef McDonald Gibson told Dublin Live: “I’m a kitty carer. I basically clean after the cats, cuddle with them and get them used to human interaction.
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“These cats were a colony in Donnybrook and they were very independent from humans.
“They’ve been brought here but they’re not really that happy to be touched, so the more time we spend with them, the better they are around other people and the more likely they are to get adopted.”
Even though the cats don’t like being touched, they love being played with, they’re playful and love to see other humans.
Stef added: “We’ve eight cats here and they all have special personalities. Ringo is an escape artist, he likes to run out. He’s also a bit of a father, he likes to take care of kittens when we have them.
“We’ve Lola, Luna and Nightshade who are probably the most playful cats, they love to play with the toys and they’re the ones most likely to interact. Colm is quite messy but he’s very fun to play with as well.
“We’ve Tuna, she was heavily pregnant when she came to us. She’s a bit shy but will still interact. Roger always looks depressed and he just sleeps all day.
"Then there’s our chonker Rex, he’s very fat and chubby but he lets people pet him.”
The Purr is a flagship cat rescue centre which we opened in Dublin’s north inner city centre on Valentine’s Day 2021.
They chose the day of love to show their deep, passionate, unconditional love for felines everywhere.
They created a much-needed quarantine area for rescued cats and kittens, a play area for some of our rescued kitties, a small vegan catfé and charity gift shop, as well as a meeting space for hosting workshops and education and welfare awareness training.
Jules Doyle, another volunteer said: “If you want to adopt a cat from our centre you fill out a form on the website and then you go on a waiting list.
“We do home checks to make sure the cats are going somewhere suitable for them and we know it’s safe.
“I can relate to cats more. I like to do my own thing and like when people leave me alone to do my own thing, cats are exactly the same.
“My cat is only seven months old and we just co-exist. He tells me when he’s hungry, he does his own thing.”
You can find out more here.
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