Simmer down meow: Cat cafes are (finally!) coming to Dallas

[TexasTowelie]

Meow's the time -- Dallas is finally pouncing on the cat cafe trend with not just one, but two forthcoming cuddle and caffeination stations. No kitten!

For those unfamiliar with the concept, it's simple: A cat cafe is a coffee shop with a relaxed environment that's also home to a bunch of cats that mingle with patrons. The first cat cafe opened in Taiwan in the late 1990s and the concept was popularized in Japan, where there are reportedly more than 100 of them. The trend has since spread across the globe and into American cities such as San Francisco, Seattle, New York, Cleveland and Washington D.C.

The animals at cat cafes are usually up for adoption, so if you make a new friend you can likely give him or her a forever home.

Because of health codes, cat cafes separate where food and drink is prepared from the areas where people play with the cats. Still, each location has its own way of organizing operations. Here's the skinny on two cat cafes coming to Dallas.

Read more: http://www.guidelive.com/cute-animals/2015/07/31/cat-cafes-finally-coming-dallas

[Skittles]

1. why are these cats so mellow

my cat would create complete chaos

[TexasTowelie]

2. It's because they get the connoisseur catnip

from the herb garden in back.

[Skittles]

4. LOL

[shenmue]

3. Squee!

[Tommy2Tone]

5. Greatness

I have been thinking about another kitty and what better place to look. Can't wait.