{"id":38443,"date":"2018-10-31T08:38:59","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T08:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.npdodge.com\/blog\/?p=38443"},"modified":"2018-10-31T08:38:59","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T08:38:59","slug":"inside-look-felius-omahas-first-cat-cafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npdodge.blog\/2018\/10\/inside-look-felius-omahas-first-cat-cafe\/","title":{"rendered":"An Inside Look Into Felius \u2014 Omaha’s First Cat Cafe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever wanted to be surrounded by cats while sipping a delicious latte? Well, you\u2019re in luck! On September 18th, 2018, <\/span>Felius<\/span><\/a>, Omaha\u2019s first nonprofit cat caf\u00e9, opened downtown.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bre Phelan, owner and president of Felius, grew up on a farm in Nebraska and took many feral cats to animal shelters hoping they would find good families and instead watched them get put into small cages. She became obsessed with the idea that there was a better way for her feline friends to find homes. Phelan hopes by opening the caf\u00e9 she can help revolutionize the cat adoption experience in Omaha.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI decided to open Felius as a way to give back and help animals in need. As a life-long cat lover, a cat cafe seemed like the best way to get cats out of cages and have a stress-free adoption experience. We also hope to inspire the community to become involved in trap-neuter\/spay-return (TNR) programs targeted at humanely controlling Omaha’s community cat population,” said Phelan.<\/span><\/p>\n