There’s Good News: Bend’s Playful Paws Cat Café celebrates 400th adoption

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Playful Paws Cat Café is celebrating a milestone after reaching its 400th adoption. The facility has provided homes for hundreds of animals since opening its doors in late 2023.

The cafe partners with Cascade Canine Rescue East and West, a nonprofit organization based in Tumalo. This collaboration focuses on finding homes for cats that arrive at the rescue as either strays or owner surrenders.

Regardless of how the cats come to the cafe, every adoption story is it's own story, according to the cafe's owner, April Ferguson,.

"People will come in and they have a specific cat in mind," Ferguson said. "I want to get a tabby cat female and they will fall in love with a male black cat and take it home. Other times they need to come in a few times. We meet and greet and see who we have and then sometimes the cat will pick you. We had a guy come in who was not looking to adopt and a kitten sat right on his head and that's who he went home with."

While the business accepts walk-ins, management prefers that people schedule their visits in advance. Visitors can book an appointment online to spend quality time with the cats even if they are not currently planning to adopt a pet.

To get your time with the cats, visit Playful Paws Cat Café's website.