The Grand Opening event for CatnipHaven™ will be held on Saturday, Feb. 16 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Pet Supplies Plus at 11054 Lee Highway, Fairfax. Photo contributed
Fairfax-based cat adoption group, Pets Bring Joy, is launching a brand-new adoption habitat called CatnipHaven at the Pet Supplies Plus retail store at 11054 Lee Highway, Fairfax. The 8 x 10 screened enclosure provides a comfortable setting for rescue cats and kittens and human visitors alike to interact in hopes of finding a “purrfect” match.
Just six years ago, Fairfax county resident Jacquie Barker established Pets Bring Joy, the non-profit (501)(c)(3) rescue organization. Inception to date, Pets Bring Joy has rescued and found loving forever homes for more than 1,500 homeless animals.
The new adoption center at Pet Supplies Plus in Fairfax is what Barker hopes to be just the beginning of a larger, grander CatnipHaven™, possibly in a venue of its own. A larger cage-free shelter and adoption center will enable the group to host community service events as well as to establish sources of business income to complement fundraising efforts.
A spacious environment like the CatnipHaven™ adoption habitat is much healthier for a cat than one where cats live in small cage enclosures, says Barker. "Visiting multiple cats and kittens in a relaxed, communal environment will make it easier for prospective adopters than having to go from foster home to foster home in search of the perfect kitty companion, which has been the case previously," she said. “If you love cats, please plan on visiting our new venue – we hope that you’ll find the purrfect feline companion to adopt or foster.”
The Grand Opening event for CatnipHaven™ will be held on Saturday, Feb. 16 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Pet Supplies Plus at 11054 Lee Highway, Fairfax.