Charm Kitty Café Opening This Weekend

BALTIMORE, MD - The Baltimore Humane Society, a no-kill shelter in Reisterstown, is entering into a new frontier this weekend for its felines. Charm Kitty Café will open near Hampden this Saturday, in a partnership designed to help more cats get adopted.

The first cats to take up residence in the cat cafe will be Scamp, Frankie, Tiny, Paris, Star, Salem and Night. Anyone interested in adopting the cats may apply at the cafe.

The concept for Charm Kitty Cafe started with a Kickstarter campaign that has essentially created a large foster home in Baltimore that will allow more pets to get adopted.

"We are very excited about this partnership with Charm Kitty Café," Baltimore Humane Society Executive Director Christine DeCorse said in a statement. The Baltimore Humane Society is a no-kill shelter that takes in thousands of animals each year to its headquarters at 1601 Nicodemus Road in Reisterstown.

"We can now save even more cats and kittens with the addition of housing for adoptable felines at the café," DeCorse said.

Coffee and cookies will be for sale from Zeke's Coffee and Dark Side Cookies, respectively, for guests at the cafe. People pay $10 on weekdays and $12 on weekends for the company of cats, while the coffee and cookies are extra. On select days each month, there will also be yoga with cats and board games with cats.

Charm Kitty Café is located in Whitehall Mill at 3300 Clipper Mill Road in Baltimore. Guests must be at least 7 years old. There are no walk-ins; people must make a reservation in advance with a credit card, as the location is cashless. An adoption counselor can process applications for those who want to provide forever homes.

Photo courtesy of Baltimore Humane Society.