When I first opened Catfe, there were only a handful of cat cafes across North America now there's a cat cafe in almost every major city. as an adoption model, the animal cafe has worked exceptionally well, and I felt that with the overwhelming overpopulation crisis of abandoned domestic rabbits in the Lower Mainland, it would be lovely if we could make the concept work for all the bunnies in need. I started Catfe and have been astonished by the number of cats we've been able to find homes for. That was December, 2018, and two and a half years (plus one pandemic) later, he we are! Why a bunny cafe? It was a great experience working with the staff and volunteers of Rabbitats, and we both agreed that we'd love to work together to create a permanent location for the bunnies. I contacted Sorelle to see if they wanted to try doing the pop-up a bit sooner, and we ended up hosting the Rabbitats bunnies at Catfe for about three weeks. I had opened Catfe-Western Canada's first cat cafe-in the International Village mall in Chinatown almost three years previously, and I remember returning to the cafe that evening and remarking how short all the cats' ears seemed! Already at this time I was thinking, imagine opening a bunny cafe too, how cool would that be! I'd introduced myself to Sorelle, the president of Rabbitats, that evening, and suggested that maybe we could try arranging some kind of bunny pop-up event at Catfe for Easter.Īs fate would have it, about a month later, the rescue we were partnered with at the time was suddenly unable to provide us with any cats. It just felt like a magical experience being surrounded by bunnies. They were so gentle and sweet (and yet some of them were adorably insistent about snagging the lettuce treats that visitors were feeding them).
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I had never spent much time around rabbits previously, and when I walked in and saw a room full of bunnies gently hopping about and climbing all over peoples' laps, I just felt so delighted. On a whim, I drove out to UBC one night when I saw that Rabbitats Rescue was hosting a "meet 'n treat" pop-up at the school.
When did you first come up with the idea to open the Bunny Cafe?
Reservations are recommended, and be sure to read the safety protocols before you visit.
It is located at 1696 Venables Street on the southwest corner of Commercial Drive. The Georgia Straight recently took a trip to the new Bunny Cafe in East Vancouver and spoke to owner Michelle Furbacher. Thanks to Janet McDonald for posting this interview in The Georgia Straight this week! East Vancouver's lovingly built Bunny Cafe a North American first for orphaned rabbits and the people who love them
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