Here, Kitty, Kitty

Published May 16, 2017 10:38am ET



Have you ever sat in Starbucks and thought you might enjoy your latte more if you were surrounded by cats? Dozens of them? No?

Then it’s a good thing you don’t live in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., which was bracing for the opening this month of what’s touted as being the world’s largest “cat café,” according to the Martinsburg Journal. Cat cafés, which originated in Asia, are sprouting in this country. They allow patrons to unwind alongside felines who are often available for adoption. Many locations have names that are puns, like KitTea or the Seattle Meowtropolitan.

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