I always say that I have a mental cat-map of all the stores in my neighborhood that have cats. So, I decided to take my mental map for a particularly fertile (cat-wise, at least) stretch of the area and make it into… an actual cat-map.
If you know of any other local stores in NYC that have cats, shoot me an e-mail and I’ll expand the map or possibly map other neighborhoods… or you can make your own cat-map of your favorite local haunts that have feline friends to greet their customers!
Although I don’t live in California (sometimes I sure wish I did!), this is a great roundup, complete with a handy chart, of bookstore cats in Northern California.
As the article says, “A bookstore cat is a shop’s mascot and keeper, equally adept at charming customers and, when the lights go out, chasing away rodents. And so let us celebrate these furry souls – hopefully not an endangered species! – as more and more readers get their books delivered in shrink-wrapped packages from out-of-state corporate behemoths, or transmitted, in blips, to hand-held devices no cat would ever want to cuddle up to.”
Hopefully Menandcats.com readers already subscribe to, and read, the PAWS NY e-newsletter and/or are part of our Facebook group, but in case you haven’t heard the news, we are in the running for a potential $50,000 grant from Pepsi as part of the Pepsi Refresh campaign – and needless to say, this amount of money would be hugely transformational for us.
The way grantees are chosen is dependent on voting – so PLEASE vote, it literally only takes 30 seconds with one click and you can do it once a day.
Vote here, and please spread the word to everyone you can!!
The folks over at the awesome company Baking for Good have created a coupon code for PAWS NY friends to use – and if you’re reading this post, I’m considering you a friend of PAWS NY! Use coupon code PAWSNY5 when you check out to receive $5 off your purchase of yummy baked goods that also support PAWS NY in our mission to help people by helping pets.
The use of the coupon code is limited to one per customer with an expiration date of July 15th. Don’t forget to select PAWS NY as your beneficiary of choice when placing an order – PAWS NY will automatically get 15% of your purchase as a donation.
Enjoy the (human) treats!
Long-time readers of this site know that I’m on the board of a start-up nonprofit in NYC (PUPP) whose mission is to help people by helping pets.
Well, our big update is that PUPP has officially changed our name to PAWS (Pets Are Wonderful Support). This change reflects a partnership with PAWS San Francisco, an organization that has been providing services to pets and their people for 24 years.
So please check out the PAWS NY website! You can also become our fan on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, donate, or if you’re in the NY area, volunteer! And if you haven’t already, sign up for our e-newsletter.
