On the Greatest Day Ever, America's First Cat Cafe Opens in NYC

Toss your toy mice in the air: North America has its first cat cafe.

The Cat Cafe by Purina One opens its kitty door (and its human-size doors) to New Yorkers on April 24, and will remain open for four days. Curious cat lovers will have the chance to sip complimentary "cat'achinos" with 16 adoptable and adorable cats. And, no, visitors don't need to use a box as a toilet.

Feline coffeehouses already exist in other areas of the world, like Japan and Paris, but health code laws have prevented the trend from fully catching on in the U.S. Purina's Cat Cafe features a food service area connected to a cat sanctuary with swinging doors to keep the animals and kitchen separate. Read more...