PETPLS

Richmond, British Columbia · 3.5 mi / 5.6 km

The RAPS Cat Sanctuary is a large cat sanctuary run by the Regional Animal Protection Society on No. 6 Road in East Richmond, behind Phoenix Perennials. It is home for life to several hundred cats who are unlikely to be adopted elsewhere, including seniors, former ferals, shy cats and cats with FIV, leukemia or other chronic conditions, many of whom roam freely through the buildings and outdoor enclosures. The public can visit on weekend afternoons with a paid ticket, best bought in advance, and is asked to keep visits to about an hour. Children under 6 are not admitted, and children under 13 must be supervised. Not all cats are friendly, so visitors ask before touching, let the cats approach and bring no treats. Occasionally a cat becomes ready for adoption, but the sanctuary is mainly a lifelong home; visitor fees and sponsorships fund its care. Parking is very limited.

• Booking recommended

Vancouver, British Columbia · 7 mi / 11 km

Catoro Cafe is a rescue cat cafe, bubble tea shop and cat supply store on East Broadway in Mount Pleasant, East Vancouver. Its forest-themed lounge, the Cat Forest, houses 15 or more adoptable rescue cats who live there until they are adopted; the cats come from rescue partners and local surrender situations, including shy and semi-feral cats being socialized. Visits last 50 minutes and are charged per guest, and advance booking is strongly recommended. Children under 5, including infants, are not allowed in the Cat Forest, and visitors cannot bring their own pets. Up front it serves bubble tea and specialty drinks and sells cat supplies and merchandise. Opened in 2019 and run since 2023 by Annah van Eeghen and Daniel Wilson, Catoro has helped more than 1,800 cats find homes, and it hosts movie nights, craft afternoons, yoga and barre classes.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Vancouver, British Columbia · 8 mi / 13 km

Catfe is a cat cafe on the second floor of International Village Mall, the shopping centre also known as Tinseltown, at West Pender and Abbott Streets where Chinatown meets Gastown, a short walk from Stadium-Chinatown SkyTrain station. Opened in December 2015 as Vancouver's first cat cafe, it keeps around 15 to 25 adoptable rescue cats in a sunny lounge beside a vegetarian cafe and a shop of cat supplies and gifts. The cats come from Heart & Soul Dog & Cat Rescue in Abbotsford, and Catfe has rehomed more than 2,000 of them. Visits are booked online in slots of just under an hour, with cheaper half-hour visits on weekday mornings. Visitors must be at least 5, and children up to 10 need an adult. Cat yoga and art workshops are held in the lounge, and customers get free parking under the mall.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Nanaimo, British Columbia · 36 mi / 59 km

Kitties & Cream is a cat shop and rescue adoption lounge on Fitzwilliam Street in Nanaimo's Old City Quarter, and Vancouver Island's first cat lounge. After moving to its current address, it runs a small drop-in meet-and-greet room with up to six adoptable cats at a time while it raises funds to build a full lounge. Visits to the room are by donation and need no booking. The cats come from partner rescues Brittany Niemi Rescues, CatSpan Ferals Registered Charity, Running Wild Rescue and SOS Prairie Rescue, and more than 900 cats have been adopted through Kitties & Cream. Adopters meet the cats in person and then apply. The shop sells cat food, litter, furniture and toys alongside cat-themed gifts, stickers and art from over 40 local makers, with free local delivery. There is no cafe service on site.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Duncan, British Columbia · 37 mi / 60 km

Alley Kats Deal Den is an antique and thrift shop with a cat lounge on the Trans-Canada Highway in Duncan, the Cowichan Valley's first cat lounge. Run by Katrine Petersen and Alex Campbell, it opened the lounge in November 2025 inside the store they had operated for several years, and has since added a separate kitten room. Around 20 cats and kittens live there at a time, most of them strays, surrendered pets and cats from the Stray Cats of South Cowichan rescue, and most are available for adoption, with fees that cover their vet care; more than 90 have been rehomed. Visitors pay an entry fee per person, with a family rate, and admission includes a drink from the small concession. The shop sells antiques, collectibles, vintage clothing, local crafts and housewares, and the lounge can be rented after hours for birthdays and other private parties.

• Adoptable cats

Abbotsford British, Columbia · 38 mi / 61 km

White Cats Cafe is a two-level cat cafe on Ventura Avenue in the Clearbrook area of Abbotsford, the city's first. The ground floor is a Turkish and European style cafe serving Turkish coffee, baklava, lahmacun, breakfast items, burgers and cakes, and upstairs is a cat lounge with around 30 cats, many of them white Turkish Van and Angora types. Some cats are permanent residents and others came from rehoming or surrender situations; those available for adoption are listed with fees, and adopters apply and are matched rather than chosen first come, first served. The cafe states it does not breed cats. Lounge visits are booked online in 45-minute sessions charged per person. A private party room hosts birthdays and meetings, cat yoga runs in the lounge, and a quiet cat room and a cat hotel for boarding have been announced.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended