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If you don’t live in New York, you can still watch the action via [livestream](http://eater.com/archives/2014/04/24/watch-the-cat-cafe-livestream.php) until April 27. **MORE:** [Grumpy Cat Is Not Impressed with TIME’s Photo Shoot](http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/03/22/grumpy-cat-is-not-impressed-by-times-photoshoot/) ## Transcript Welcome to Cat Cafe by Purina ONE. The goal of what we're doing here is trying to start a conversation about cat health. And what better place to do that than over a cup of coffee with some friends in a cafe? [ MUSIC ] We brought the first cat cafe to North America. You know, you can grab a cattachino, with a cute little cat face in it. You could come in. You could be among these happy, healthy adoptable cats. This is Valerie. She's been camped out on me for about an hour now, just kind of shifting positions, enjoying all of the photography. [ MUSIC ] For the adoption process, what you'd have to do is you'd have to come down here and talk to one of our adoption counselors. They fill out an application with you and we ask you for some references. And we would approve the adoption on the same day. People love the cats. And so this is a place where you can come and sit and talk with like- minded people about cat health and be among cats. I just wanted to look at cats. Yeah, I really like them. 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