An entrepreneurial animal lover is planning to open her fourth cat cafe.
The new Kitty Cafe – which also doubles as a rescue centre – is set to open in Leicester’s Highcross shopping centre in the spring.
The business has similar operations in Nottingham, Leeds and Birmingham.
The new cafe will double up as a home 30 cats – with wide spaces for them to play and kitty toys to play with.
And it will serve fresh food and drinks to feline lovers such as jacket potatoes, pizzas and paninis, afternoon teas, coffees and cakes.
According to the Kitty Cat website you can order a meal deal for £11.95, or a hot and spicy wrap for £6.95.
While cats are allowed to wander around the tables, guests are advised not to pick them up, feed them or push them off chairs, sofas or tables.
Founder Katie Charles-Richards opened her first combined rescue centre and cafe in 2015.
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She said the business had been welcomed “with open arms” elsewhere, and hoped the reception in Leicester would be just as warm.
Katie, who comes from Wollaton, in Nottingham, said: “Kitty Café Leicester will follow our other locations with large, quirky spaces, lots of colour and of course a bespoke-built cat playground.”
The majority of the cafe’s 30 cats will be rescues, which will be rehabilitated and rehomed through the cafe, after being “spoilt” by Katie and her team.
Like the company’s other locations, there will be a custom-built clinical cattery at the Leicester site which will be under 24-hour observation.
She said: “We complete all their veterinary requirements because no expense is spared on our puss cats.
“They are cared for by qualified members of staff and registered with a vet for all their needs.
“We only adopt cats out once they have had all their care and are neutered, injected and chipped as well as taken to full health.
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“We conduct home checks and match cats to families that suit their needs.”
Jo Tallack, general manager at Highcross Leicester, said: “The arrival of Kitty Café to Highcross Leicester is a great addition to our line-up and offers something new and exciting for our visitors.
“Animal lovers will enjoy a fun and unique experience to get their feline fix while giving cats the opportunity to find a loving home.”