Crumbs and Whiskers is a small business which operates cat cafés that foster rescue cats and offer cafe amenities, in Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles, California. Crumbs & Whiskers partners with rescues who save cats at risk of euthanasia in high kill shelters and cats facing homelessness on the streets.
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| Formation | June 20, 2015[1] |
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| Founder | Kanchan Singh[1] |
| Type | Cat café |
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Region | Washington metropolitan area Los Angeles metropolitan area |
| Products | |
| Services | Cat interaction • Cat adoption
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| Owner | Kanchan Singh (Co-owner)[1] Chetan Singh (Co-owner)[citation needed] |
| Affiliations | • Homeward Trails Animal Rescue • Stray Cat Alliance |
| Website | www.crumbsandwhiskers.com |
| Remarks | Financed via Kickstarter: Link |
Crumbs and Whiskers opened its first cat café in Washington on June 20, 2015; this was the first cat café to open in the Washington metropolitan area.[2][3][4][5] The Washington, D.C., café is partnered with Homeward Trails Animal Rescue, and provides a living space for around 20 to 25 cats at a time.[6][7] Through the partnership arrangement, the Homeward Trails provides vaccinated and vetted cats to Crumbs and Whiskers, which functions as a foster home for the cats until they are adopted.[6][8]
The Los Angeles café opened on September 30, 2016, and was the first cat café to open in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.[9][10] The Los Angeles café is partnered with Stray Cat Alliance, a Los Angeles–based animal rescue which provides cats for the café.[9][10] Similar to the Washington, D.C., café, the Los Angeles café offers a living space for the cats until they are adopted.[9][10]
Crumbs and Whiskers uses an online booking system for scheduling visits and offers a fixed admission price per visit.[11][1][12]
Startup funding edit
The business founder, Kanchan Singh, opted to finance the venture by crowdfunding through a Kickstarter project with a US$15,000 target, an amount which she was initially uncertain that she could raise.[1] The Crumbs and Whiskers Kickstarter project reached its funding target less than a day after it launched, and doubled this amount prior to the project deadline.[6][8] The campaign ended with 705 backers and raised a total of $35,881 for the café.[13]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Perry Stein (February 6, 2015). "Meet the woman who left her consulting job to open D.C.'s first cat cafe". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ Perry Stein (March 9, 2015). "Not-yet-open D.C. cat cafe raises serious money in 1 day". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ Maura Judkis (November 20, 2014). "So, how would a cafe crawling with adorable kittens pass a D.C. health inspection?". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ Courtney Pomeroy (March 23, 2015). "D.C.'s Cat Cafe, Crumbs and Whiskers, Makes Strides Toward Opening This Year". CBS. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ Rachel Nania (February 18, 2015). "Founder shares plans for D.C.'s first cat café, Crumbs and Whiskers". Washington's Top News. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ a b c Caroline Tucker (March 28, 2015). "Cat cafe pounces forward in D.C." ABC7. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ Jeff Clabaugh (June 9, 2015). "D.C.'s first cat cafe (yes, a cafe with cats) opens this month". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
- ^ a b Ellison L Barber (March 24, 2015). "Georgetown Cat Cafe gets approval". WUSA9. Archived from the original on April 5, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
On Tuesday morning, a zoning hearing approved to operate Crumbs & Whiskers – a café that specializes in cats. Kanchan Singh said this means a blue building on the corner of Wisconsin and O St NW will officially become the location of her café.
- ^ a b c Megan Moureaux (October 18, 2016). "Cats Looking for Furever Homes at LA's First Cat Cafe". NBC Los Angeles. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- ^ a b c Suzanne Sproul (September 23, 2016). "Everything you need to know about LA's first cat cafe Crumbs & Whiskers". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- ^ "DC's first cat cafe to open in Georgetown June 20". The Washington Post. Associated Press. June 9, 2015. Archived from the original on June 20, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
- ^ Emily Blomquist (June 10, 2015). "Crumbs and Whiskers: D.C.'s first cat cafe". The Eagle. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
- ^ "Crumbs & Whiskers: Washington DC's Cat Cafe". Kickstarter. Retrieved January 4, 2017.