Rent-a-Cat

Oh, and depending on the cat cafe, cats may or may not be shelter cats. Calico seems to specialize in purebreds (Maine coons, Scottish folds, munchkins, etc), but some others around the country do get theirs through adoption.

I have been to Calico a couple of times in the past year, and it seems like business has really taken off since this blog was written. I think the last time I went, there were about fifty cats living at Calico. They're all treated really well and groomed nicely. It's a surprisingly clean place considering all of the cats running around.

i believe this promotes cats to be homosexual. And Jessica did this!!! Why Jess WHY?!?!?! *screams*

I guess I do agree with both Jon and Sid Morrison in certain things. Shelter cats are as awesome as a breed cat. But like Jon said, you won't find certain cats in a shelter. I own 4 cats. My first 2 are sweet, peaceful persians that hardly jump to any of my bookshelves. Then I have my beautiful shelter cat that is a ball of never-ending energy and makes sure that the others excercise enough and heh, I do have a cute Scottish Fold that is so quiet sometimes I have to make sure he's alive! XD But neither of my cats were adults when they joined my house. They were all kittens when I picked them, including my shelter loveheart. I sort of agree with Sid Morrison about the "personality" thing, but the thing with kittens is that it was easier for them to know me and get used to my world.

I also agree with isbjorn, but at least where I live, the government FORBIDS that "regular" people volunteer for shelters. They only allow people with veterinarian education to do this. Obviously all vet students are volunteer in our shelters.

The really funny part is that at most shelters/pounds you can do almost the same thing for free! It's called vollenteering and while the shelters may not be the fanciest of places it's good for both you and the animals.