RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – Coffee and cats may not sound like a usual combination, but the two are a perfect blend at a Rapid City coffee shop, Coffee and the Cats.

The shop opened in April and has a successful partnership with the Humane Society of the Black Hills. To date, they have helped 26 cats find forever homes.

“The process has been pretty smooth with the Humane Society, we basically follow the same protocol they use with the pet stores but there’s just that added experience of people getting to meet the cats. So, we have these little packets, we run people through it and we have about one adoption per week,” co-owner of Coffee and the Cats Lukas Linn said.

Linn added he and his sister volunteered at the humane society since they were young where they had the chance to take care of the cats, walk the dogs, and more. So, when the idea of the cat cafe came up it made sense to reach out and partner with the organization.

“Any cat that you see there has originally come here as a stray or surrendered and gets a second chance and a second life at their beautiful kitty land that they have there. It’s done well and we’re really glad to have them as a partner.” marketing and volunteer coordinator of the Humane Society of the Black Hills Cassie Sloan said.

Customers can sit down and enjoy various drinks, sweets, breakfast, or lunch items at any time, but to meet the cats and see if any would be a good fit for your home, you need to reserve a spot in the “Kitty Cove.”

“Not everybody gets the opportunity to really sit down and get to know a cat before they adopt it, and I think it really helps people with returning cats where they’re like ‘Oh, I didn’t know this cat’s personality before I got it’. I think it helps smooth out that adoption process for everybody,” Linn said.

Coffee and the Cats is located on East Saint Patrick St. and is open Monday through Friday 8 am to 6 pm, Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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