Richland Hills, Texas, United States
The Casual Cat Cafe
This location closed at the end of September 2026 after the landlord declined to renew the lease. The cafe plans to reopen elsewhere, but no new address or date has been announced.
The Casual Cat Cafe was a cat cafe that operated from 2017 until September 2026 in a converted house on Glenview Drive in Richland Hills, northeast of Fort Worth. Owner Cindy Pennington, who had fostered cats for rescues for years, started it as a calmer alternative to pet-store adoption events, and by April 2026 it had helped with 892 adoptions. Around 15 adoptable cats from partner rescues and shelters such as Noah's Paws roamed the lounge, all vaccinated, spayed or neutered and tested for FIV and FeLV, with the full adoption fee going to the sponsoring group. Admission was $15 plus tax for an hour, with monthly memberships and online booking encouraged, and the cafe area overlooking the lounge was free. It sold Keurig coffee, cocoa, tea, sodas and packaged snacks, allowed outside food, offered private cat boarding and hosted yoga, painting and crafting sessions with cats. When its landlord declined to renew the lease, it closed at this address at the end of September 2026 after about 940 adoptions, planning to reopen at a new location.
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