Our pets are our BFFs. We will at all times rely on our little friends to maintain us firm and cheer us up. As pet house owners know all too effectively, spending time with animals has the ability to carry our spirits and soften away stress. 

Whether or not you may have pets or not, sister cafes Catfe and The Bunny Cafe in Vancouver present simply that: a possibility for everybody to expertise the nice and cozy fuzzies of animal companionship. These cafes host an ever-changing roster of adoptable rescue animals that you may go to with and even paw-sibly undertake.

The idea of the animal cafe, which originated in Taipei with the opening of Cat Flower Cafe within the late Nineties, was born out of the need to create a social house for patrons to work together with their favorite animals whereas having fun with espresso and snacks. In North America, these cafes have since advanced to learn the animals themselves by facilitating the adoption of displaced and deserted pets.

Catfe was the primary cat cafe to open in Western Canada again in December 2015. Positioned on the second ground of Worldwide Village Mall in Vancouver’s Chinatown district, Catfe is each a short lived foster surroundings for rescue cats searching for their endlessly properties, and a shiny and welcoming house for cat lovers to spend high quality time with pleasant felines. The cafe presents quite a lot of cat-themed vegetarian and vegan snacks together with catpuccinos and meowcarons, along with a great deal of enjoyable meowchandise and pet provides in retailer.

Within the highest of movie star endorsements, Adele gave Catfe a shoutout throughout her live performance at Rogers Area in 2016, following an impromptu go to to the cat cafe which made worldwide headlines.

Since its grand opening, Catfe has adopted practically 1500 cats into loving properties. As a result of the cat cafe had been so profitable in its efforts to rehome rescue cats, the house owners of Catfe determined to see if they may do the identical for different animals in want.

The thought for a bunny-centric cafe was hatched out of Catfe’s bunny ‘hop-up’ occasion in 2018, held on the cat cafe in partnership with Rabbitats Rescue Society. The excellent success of the pop-up led to the start of Vancouver’s first bunny cafe in June 2021.

Positioned on Venables Avenue on the nook of Business Drive, The Bunny Cafe shares a like-minded mission with Catfe, offering a therapeutic house to go to and socialize with rescue bunnies, whereas selling adoption and educating about rabbit care. Every customer is given a snack cup of greens to feed the buns, fostering a paw-sitive expertise. The cafe is totally vegan, partnered with native bakeries to offer tasty candy and savory snacks, and the store presents an array of bunny-themed presents and a wide array of rabbit toys and treats for these with bunnies at dwelling.

Simply in time for Valentine’s Day, Catfe and The Bunny Cafe have launched the last word reward for animal lovers in Vancouver: the Cuddle Card, a pay as you go punch card for discounted admission that can be utilized interchangeably at each cafes. The cardboard is sweet for 9 visits in complete and is accessible for buy at both location for $99 (plus GST), equaling a financial savings of over $44. 

Even higher, the Cuddle Card is transferable and can be utilized to cowl every particular person in your paw-sse, or shared between a number of animal-loving buddies. Or, should you pre-fur, you possibly can hold the visits all to your self to maximise your self-care wants with a weekly dose of animal remedy. 

Buy a Cuddle Card right this moment at catfe.ca/store or decide one up in particular person at Catfe and The Bunny Cafe.

We’ve partnered with Catfe and The Bunny Cafe to award 5 fortunate winners with a Cuddle Card to be used on the two cafes!

You possibly can enter through the competition entry kind beneath. For extra possibilities to win, go to Catfe and The Bunny Cafe at their web sites for 10 bonus entries, and comply with Catfe on Fb and Instagram and The Bunny Cafe on Fb and Instagram for an additional 25 bonus entries every.

One Catfe / The Bunny Cafe Cuddle Card (valued at $99 plus tax every) will likely be given to every of the 5 chosen winners for a Whole Grand Prize Worth of over $500 CAD. This contest is open to British Columbia residents and closes on February 23, 2023. The competition winners will likely be contacted through e-mail on this date.