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<p>Jo Anne Driscoll, left, and Peggy Harding, right, watch others play with cats at the Cat Town Cafe in Oakland, Calif. Similar to cafe concepts in Asia & Europe, the care has become America's first permanent feline-friendly coffee shop. Cafe customers pay to pet cute kitties while sipping on tea or expresso drinks. It allows customers, who may not be able to have cats in their own homes, to enjoy the benefits of furry friends for short times without the responsibility. The animals come from a partnership with a local animal shelter and are also available for adoption. This may just be the beginning of this country's cat cafe craze as others plan on opening soon in Seattle, Portland, San Diego and Denver.</p>

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Coffee, chit-chat and cats
November 14, 2014 8 p.m.

Coffee, chit-chat and cats

OAKLAND, Calif. - Cat lovers in Northern California are pouncing on the chance of spending time with feline company at a new cat cafe in Oakland.