Purr Cat Cafe | Down the Rabbit Hole

While interactions on Facebook do not usually attract outside attention, they are occasionally discovered by a broader audience, as in the case of cat

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, although the business itself was considered strange due to its practices, was the owner and its aggressive presence in It was social media that attracted most of the attention and this eventually became so problematic for the fledgling business that local news stations began reporting on it. People online still occasionally ask about the business, its cats and its owner, so what's the coffee per cat as of mid-August 2017? A woman named Kathleen Kruk Zach made a public post on Facebook detailing her complaints with her former employer earlier that year.

The company had opened a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo asking for $40,000 to open shortly after Boston. My name is Diane Kelly. I am a cat enthusiast and founder of her cat

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. I've been working on bringing your cat cafe to life for 17 months. cat cafe is a really fun place where rescued cats actually reside in the cafe where you can come play with a cat. and best of all, the cafe cats are adoptable, although they only managed to raise seven thousand two hundred dollars, their flexible funding goal meant that they still received this money in full, but it also meant that they had assumed the obligation of their 162 backers When Kathleen made her post to speak out against Diane Kelly, the business was approaching three months after its scheduled June 1 opening date.

This post is read in part quoting Hello everyone, Cat Grace, former general manager of Pur Cat Cafe here if you have emailed Boston Purr in the last few months. It is very likely that you have spoken to me directly. I'm sure this post will be deleted so feel free to copy, paste or screenshot it. Most of the core team has distanced itself from Purr for various reasons. We have told her everything why she is being bullied over and over again. This team consisted of two feline behaviorists, including myself, and several people who have worked and rescued for about as long as I have been alive, despite our combined experience.

Diane chose to do it continually. ignoring and insulting us Diane has no experience in animal care. Kathleen went on to explain the reasons behind many of the cafe's problems. At one point, Diane had struck a deal with a local shelter called Boston's Forget Felines or BFF, a charity that takes in stray cats. They give them medical treatment and then adopt them according to their agreement. BFF would provide cats to Diane's cat cafe and visitors could adopt the cats through the charity as the cafe was not properly licensed to do so not long before Kathleen's post, however the two had cancelled. their partnership and Kathleen explained why, quote, Diane will claim up and down that she is being bullied and that the reason for dissolving the partnership with BFF was because they were not supplying cats;

The truth is that she was not equipped to have cats in the building. Despite their certificate of occupancy, which has nothing to do with animal welfare, there are no beds, blankets or pillows, no hiding places, no cages, almost no toys, no cat trees, no scratching posts, nothing Of what you see for cats, including 95% of the toys, I bought it. out of my own pocket was just from BFF or like the hangers on the walls upstairs donated by arista cat designs Diane contributed absolutely nothing except a small handful of toys, some random bowls, and some cages that she bought too late once she was pressured To do so, he spent the dwindling money left in the accounts on decorative wall art, coloring books, and things to entertain people, etc. instead of things for the two cats we now had Diane wanted to place the cats without enrichment in a basement with no windows and cold hard floors BFF did not want to place cats until Purr was equipped to do so Diane told BFF - off several times Diane said that any other shelter would be happy to place cats in their poorly equipped basement we all said a thousand times that no one who gives a damn about animal welfare would ever do it, so Diane knows nothing about feline welfare and would be Well if I had listened to the team I had.

She is now alone with all the decisions she has made and she will not take responsibility for any of them. them after another feline behaviorist very politely told her all the things she would need to provide the space. Diane told him to never contact her again. She doesn't even care enough to remember which cat she has which Amber she is labeled as Godric in some of these. photos to top it off, these cats aren't even on her anymore, but she continues to use her photos as expected, i.e. to hide the fact that she doesn't have cats yet, everything you can imagine from a feline welfare perspective, We told her from getting a munchkin cat to simply buy cat toys, she ignored most of it, she is more concerned with making everything look good and making a profit than taking care of these cats, she takes real advice as bullying.

Dianne offered me and me partial ownership of pur cat cafe. Instead, I chose to walk away completely. I hope everyone understands how serious it is. She emailed me intending to lie about VFF and I will immediately resign if Purr opens its doors. Dianne has also told the agriculture department for her to leave, so I suspect that's the case. will not be open for long she believes animal welfare laws do not apply to her due to her designation as a pet center end of appointment accurate for Kathleen's personality assessment Dianne responded to this post using the official page of per cat cafe facebook saying quote oh I'm pretty sure I've put feline grooming at the top of my list.

I will continue my mission to rescue cats in Boston and get them adopted. You can both continue telling me how I should run around

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ing for the cat's best well-being. Go ahead, organize whatever you want, but the reality and truth about per cat cafe will be alive and well soon, I'm sick of cat fights in Boston. I'm learning that people in the cat world can really be crazy. I'm starting to understand why. people call women crazy cat people, people who work in the cat field are crazy cat people. I'm a cat enthusiast and a very smart business woman, so in Boston, if you like cats, you'll know where to find them in Boston shortly if you want to hear something. women rant and rave about nonsense, they should contact Cat and Joan.

End of quote in response to another person who expressed her concerns. Dianne also talked about the failed partnership with BFF and said that unfortunately BFF wasn't trustworthy in providing cats for

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ing, but Kathleen wasn't done talking about it. At the company on August 26, she posted a photo she took of the almost empty basement of the cat cafe saying: These are the conditions that Diane from her cat cafe believes are sufficient for a large number of cats to live in this photo was taken on the day / got her first three cats amber Godric and Pearl Diane told their best friend the space was ready and when they walked in they were horrified.

Does this sound like a good place for a cat to live? No windows, no beds, toys or hangers. or hiding places where cats can crawl behind the stairs through a gigantic

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next to the water heater. She can delete my posts all she wants, but her team is dropping like flies because of her behavior and the public deserves to know the truth in the answers she gave. to explain that Diane's plan was to rotate two groups of cats between the front of the store and the basement to give them a break from visitors, he also went on to explain Diane's aversion to his advice: There were problems like me saying we shouldn't feed to animals with styrofoam plates due to the risk of intestinal blockages where he told me you won't change your mind about this.

She believes that only she can decide what is best for the animals. She has no idea how to care and she won't budge on anything. Kathleen. she was accompanied by BFF director Joanie Nelson, who confirmed what she was sharing and added minor details, while all of this generated significant backlash against the cafe. The biggest damage would come from a surprising place. Diane herself, Dayan, responded to Kathleen's accusations in a scathing manner when one person stated that she no longer intended to visit the cafe. Diane used the official business account to post a response saying why are you being this way on August 28, two days after Kathleen posted the photo of her from her basement.

Diane made a post to encourage herself. On the cafe's official Facebook page posing as one of their cats, Gussy, in this post he reiterated the cafe's mission statement, vision statement and oath, all centered around the well-being of the cats that would eventually be housed at the building if it could secure an association that closed. the post with its familiar catchphrase meow meow purr one of the responses turned to Diane for answers to questions posed by people looking at the Facebook page saying quote can you clarify how your actions, such as breaking up with your best friend, planning to place cats in an empty basement with no enrichment deleting posts with legitimate questions in the comments aligned with this oath/mission statement Diane responded with certainly, please call me and I will be more than happy to answer any concerns you may have.

I am working hard to open / like I have been doing for the last two years of my life I would rather work on opening / saving abandoned cats instead of responding to negative and incorrect comments about / not a productive use of my time, it would be much better for me stay focused on my mission to open / I sincerely look forward to your phone call Diane soon Kathleen challenged Diane directly on the page saying how about you respond to everyone publicly why do you keep deleting legitimate concerns posted by your confused and concerned followers? Diane deflected by saying certainly cat, I can do that, contact the media and set up an interview for me, to which Kathleen refuted, hey, you're lucky, you're on social media, no appointment needed, talk to the masses when you're ready , this challenge was not answered soon.

People began to gather around this Facebook page and where at one time there were only a few comments on a given post, suddenly there were dozens of commenters bombarding Diane with criticism and comments. These new people divided into two main groups with some overlap. The first was those concerned about the well-being of the cats and Diane's ability to open and maintain the business, many agreed that a cat cafe of this nature could positively impact the community and the well-being of its cat population. . The second group found amusement in antagonizing Diane and commenting on her hypocrisy. aggressive and confrontational attitude and poor business acumen, the latter group was generally tolerated by the former, if only because it helped them in their goal of holding Diane accountable.

Diane began posting more frequently, attempting to refute her critics, but these acted as little more than new spaces. for people to confront her in a post on September 3, she said she would be at the store that afternoon and the following afternoon to answer any concerns in person, but when several people went to meet with her independently they couldn't find her. At this point, Diane's problems on Facebook had caught the attention of local newspapers, and on September 5, an article was published in Boston Magazine titled Boston's per cat cafe hasn't opened yet. This article focuses largely on Diane's failure to associate with Boston's forgotten felines and quotes Diane herself.

The week BFF was supposed to bring cats to purr didn't go very well they told me I didn't have enough stuff that day I ordered more cages which arrived two days later but BFF didn't come back on Wednesday or by At the end of the week I made my decision. I definitely won't associate with my best friend. People are making accusations that I don't love animals and I don't know what I'm doing, but I've done my homework. Purring is a conduit to help. cats are adopted, the adoption process will be with any couple I choose to partner with.

This article also mentioned what it called drama on the Facebook page, including Kathleen's photograph of the basement looking at the bear and confirmation of this evidence by one of the best volunteers the author provided. Links to the posts in question further entice viewers and commenters shortly after this, on September 8, Dianne revealed that she was in talks with another shelter and stated that she had rescued another cat named polka-dots; withoutHowever, when doing a Google image search, two commenters discovered that the photo Diane had provided was actually from 2011, uploaded by a shelter in Arizona with critical and concerned people now scrutinizing Dianne so closely that someone posted it. on the cafe's Facebook page at Diane Lugar on September 10.

The post was couched in diplomatic but vague rhetoric with phrases such as We hope to start over and take a step in the right direction by recognizing where we have been and hoping to move forward shortly after this statement was published many of Diane's posts from the previous months were removed from Facebook regarding comments left on For them, this post, although it omitted any kind of apology, was received much more positively than anything posted on the page for some time and the responses were almost universally supportive, but this The change toward civility would not last on September 24, 16 days after the previous message attempting to make amends with the community.

Dianne once again took control of the company's Facebook page by posing as her pet cat. A quote reads in part: "Good evening, Boston Kingpin Gussy," here the very proud cat adopted by Diane Kelly. Diane Kelly loves cats and that's why she adopted me from Little Lions Cat Café There are a huge amount of people in this world who would rather focus on hate. This has been very obvious on my Facebook, apparently the forgotten felines of Boston would rather focus on hate instead of truth, so I'll focus on truth. Boston. The oblivion of Boston. Felinos was not a registered shelter in the state of Massachusetts Patricia Cabral, the director of the entire shelter and rescue, called me to notify me that The Forgotten Felines of Boston was not registered in the state of Massachusetts.

I communicated this to Joni Nelson, director of BFF, two months later. BFF was not yet registered in that state of Massachusetts, so I made a wise business decision not to partner with BFF. Would you partner your business with a rescue group? which was not registered in the state of Massachusetts and cited within two hours this was refuted by a commenter who linked to an official government website that listed approved shelters and rescue organizations and on that list were Boston's Forgotten Felines, he commented a person who worked for the shelter the publication also to defend their organization and many others accused Diane of defamation two days later, she responded to this criticism by again playing her cat Gussie quote meow Boston Gussie here the purr kingpin I represent Diane Kelly , the very proud owner of Boston's First Cat Cafe.

Diane is fantastic with cats. She adopted me from the little Lions cat cafe in New York City. Diane has been the most wonderful mother I have ever had. She loves me to death and she provides me with the best care Diane is opening for every cat. cafe to rescue abandoned cats my mom has been working on opening a cat cafe for two years, she has worked diligently every day for two years to open a cat cafe. There have been a tremendous amount of inaccurate statements posted on personal social media. I have screenshotted every post for my mom Diane I will consult with my mom's lawyer tomorrow meow meow purr in response to a comment attacking her she wrote dear Ryan / cat cafe is being harassed her cat cafe isn't even open how could someone rape her to get cats? adopted yes, it's beyond discouraging, it's not that hard to see it's not open yet / had a five star rating / walked away from Boston's forgotten felines because they weren't trustworthy yes, the BFF boss wasn't trustworthy to make the cats would purr, but just two days later, Diane would escalate this even further in a way no one predicted.

On September 26, Diane posted a photo of people in front of a banner with the cafe's logo written "she is a collective team, our goal is to save abandoned cats and find them forever homes, however, she is also an organization." who will fight against people who try to deface her cat brown meow meow purr Cathleen returns to the page left a comment on this post quote just to clarify that this photo is from the first Saturday on Boston Common on August 6, 2017, half of the People in this photo were not part of the pur team, just the people we spoke to and appeared in the photo with us regarding the team, as far as I know, at least two people are no longer associated with purr and I am the short girl in black pants standing behind I'm not sure what the purpose of posting this picture was but I don't want to be associated with this business anymore please delete my photo Diane responded within the hour dear cat just so it's clear you did it .

Caturday participates at the beginning to represent the purr, did you do it or not? Also, I know that you enjoy having several different sexual partners, you shared that with me, and I have no interest in having a woman working for me who has several different sexual partners that you share with me. Having several different sexual partners is inappropriate. An avalanche of comments immediately filled the post admonishing Diane, and many people who say they were interested in the cafe expressed that they would not visit when she opened. Kathleen responded by saying we had a conversation about what you are like.

I would meet my boyfriend, not my sex life in any way for anyone confused, I am openly polyamorous meaning I have two boyfriends, I never talked about anything sexual, you are out of control Diane, my personal life has nothing to do with your business In that same common thread, Kathleen noted that she had just received two messages from cafe employees informing her of their departure from the company due to Diane's behavior. She later made another comment saying that one of my many sexual partners worked on her damn IndieGoGo header image and graphics, so it seems. Like, then indicate when she benefited you.

Additionally, this attack from Dian encouraged Kathleen to release more previously hidden details about her business and correspondence. That same day, he shared an image taken from a basement livestream earlier that month showing that Diane hadn't kept her promises about the space, closing the comment by saying, "I'm done being nice," then posting screenshots. of emails between her and Diane showing a strange exchange shortly before Kathleen left the /cat cafe staff. She received an email. from Diane who read Kathleen's quote it just so happens that we don't have cats there so I don't see the need for you to work at / there's no reason to have staff at Purr, we don't have cats.

Diane Kelly Kathleen responded: "Okay, I'm assuming you're firing me right now so I'll pick up my last check on Monday have a good night, cat Grace Diane responded the next morning saying no, I was joking, we don't have cats, Kathleen, we're opening a cat cafe, there's a bit of a disconnect here, if you don't want to work at Purr anymore, let me know. Thank you. Diane Kathleen's response reflected her increasing stress working with Diane. says: I'm NOT happy with this diam. I'm trying to be professional but it's hard when it's unrequited. I'm not sure if I have a job in the middle of the night and you lose your temper with me on the phone when I express my professional opinions.

If you continue to treat me this way and others in a much worse way, to the point that they stop working with you completely, we will not be a successful company if you cannot make this commitment to your employees, then you will no longer have employees, a workplace can't work the way it works. is currently working. I should be worried about opening our doors, not about what name they're going to call me for a lack of communication or if I even have my job or if I can voice my concerns about the business I'm supposed to be.

Administering the final quote immediately after this, the phrase we don't have cats, Kathleen became a commonly repeated phrase in the comments used to mock Diane, perhaps most damning was an email Kathleen revealed from Diane discussing association with Boston's forgotten cats. Quote where we talk about Joanie and her best friend calling 15 cat stupor guaranteed by September 3 Kathleen BFF and Purr have been associated for over a year, but BFF can't deliver any cats for Purr Kathleen, you've worked with Purr for six weeks and you're telling me to be patient. I've been working on Purr since December 10, 2015, how arrogant of you to tell me to be patient.

BFF can't make any cat purr. That's obvious. Let Joni know that Purr doesn't want to do business with BFF. End of quoting the same. The next day, the cafe's official account made a post with more diplomatic rhetoric, but it lacked the distinctive features of Diane's writing, so it was likely that someone else had written it for her the next day. Diane went private on the cafe's Facebook page with her employees leaving one follower furious. base, the future of the business seemed more doubtful than ever, but Diane's determination would prove tireless on September 29. Kathleen shared an email she had received from Diane and it said quote, you are more than welcome to get your belongings back, they are yours and please take them too I will sue you Kathleen for defacing per cat cafe you posted a photo of an empty basement on Purr, which was a complete lie, you also posted several other things on his Facebook page that were not true, do you think it's okay to abuse someone?

For something they didn't do, apparently you have to be prepared to show up in court and tell the world how you lie, the truth is going to come out. Kathleen Diane is notable, was a response from Amy Crystal, the general manager who preceded Kathleen, who said she won't take you to court. I'd be surprised if she does. She also threatened to take me to court once and it never happened. Did anyone go to this open house? Why are you still trying to open? This place won't last though. The bad public relations they receive also alcoholics can't run a business until they get help and can manage their own lives.

When I first met Diana, I could see that she wasn't a quitter, but at some point you have to realize that some things aren't. It was supposed to be Kat too, she offered me a percentage ownership in the business, however when the time came she didn't follow through and her letter to you is exactly the one she sent me, maybe she copied and pasted it all, she said . I don't want to lose, are you really willing to walk away from this partnership, etc.? Sometimes shortly after this, Diane reopened the cafe's Facebook page and then quickly deleted many of the posts and comments associated with it.

Then, on October 3, Diane again posted another Facebook post posing. as a cat, as was becoming her employer, however, she abandoned this rhetorical device immediately and referred to herself again in the first person I read in part, I quote good morning Boston, my name is Daley, I am a cat who was abandoned and Diane Kelly, the founder of Purr. rescued, she took me to a vet to seek medical treatment. Diane had to move and couldn't take me to her new residence. She found me a safe, loving and caring new home with a friend. There have been a tremendous amount of inaccurate statements regarding my cat cafe on various social media fronts and I again want to address her concerns again.

I apologize for not handling your Facebook page as professionally as I could have. I have certainly made my mistakes and am working hard to improve in this area. I would like to share with you the following information that can give you the assurance that I have absolutely the best interest for the health, well-being and safety of the cat at Purr Purr has a ten foot glass veggie that was built with safety in mind of cats. you need to be notified to purr by a member of the purr staff the bell is at the reception desk the veg was built this way so there was no danger of the cats leaving the building and going out into the street there is a door cat trap built into the door leading to Purr's basement.

This was built so that the cats would have the opportunity to go to the basement and seek solitude and rest if they so desire. I don't have very good photos of the basement. As soon as I have them, I'll have them. Absolutely post them on Facebook. Much of the inaccurate information posted on many social media outlets has significantly delayed our opening for many reasons. I am working with the Boston Veterans Association to have a feline veterans program. She plans to take our cats into old age. citizen center in the neighborhood to make it therapeutic for its residents.

We are working with the Jewish Children and Family Services Center in Brighton and they also have a program where peopleThey volunteer at local businesses to gain skills that will hopefully lead to many of their jobs in the future. Adults who work with this great center are planning to volunteer at Purr in hopes of gaining skills for future employment. The program is called Pathways to Employment. Finally I would like/to also be a food pantry in the future/also planning to open/complementary. for certain groups, such as seniors, autistics and veterans, etc. I have spent close to two years working diligently to open / because I am on a mission to help animals / well through means to educate our community to be responsible pet owners.

I have always dreamed of opening my own business and particularly one that works with animals. I have been very upset with the previous reviews and it has caused me to pause my efforts, however, my spirits have been lifted and I am now working diligently again to complete my mission. Thank you. Please, in advance, take into consideration the personal goal and provide positive support for a place that I truly believe will do a great job for cats, as well as trying to help the community, meow, meow, purr. Comments were immediately dubious about Dianne's claims. especially about the basement that she had attracted many of them to in the first place, one of these commenters claimed to be a professional photographer and offered to provide free services giving Diane all rights to the images.

These offers were not soon answered, however, Diane would announce an event that, if it happened, would make the images taken by herself unnecessary. On October 4, an email was sent to those on the cafes' mailing lists inviting them to an open house on the afternoon of that weekend, they stated that they could host 35 people at a time for tours at the end of each hour and that there would be no more than 10 cats after posting some old photos on the Facebook page in a attempt to arouse interest; However, they were all met with continued admonishment for Diane's behavior. and in response she posted a stock photo of a cat at 2:30am. m. with the text Boston there is clearly no interest in the cat cafe here no meow meow purr for Boston this post was interpreted by a local news source to mean that the cafe will no longer open, she also took the time on the 6th October to respond to a commenter demanding updates on the cat space.

Quote Kayla, why don't you come open the house this weekend? So I'm pretty sure coming to an open house would be more effective than posting negative comments on the internet about a business you know nothing about, but what the heck? I will answer like you. Here is my first round. I will be negative and just win. of a new business to save animals because it feels great. I have never been to per cat cafe let me ask you a question Kayla, what does a cat cafe do? Why do you surprise me with your intelligence? You are so brilliant.

Send me an email. Quote ends. Later that day, a volunteer named Chandler made a post clarifying that the open house would, in fact, continue as scheduled and that Diane would be there with her cats; However, it was clear that Chandler was unaware of many of the details of the event. Very confusing for everyone involved in the first day of the open house, however, Diane made a peculiar post on the Facebook page and wrote: "Good morning Boston." She is looking forward to hosting our open house today and tomorrow we also wanted to share a video from Kathleen Grace.

Below this writing was a video that Kathleen had made for her YouTube channel in which she shares some of her fetish pet play equipment with her viewers. Kathleen was not given any chance of rebuttal as Diane had blocked her from the Facebook page, but some time later Kathleen removed this video from youtube, the response to this post was universally negative and many people expressed confusion as to why Diane would post a fetish video of X employees on her business page later that morning Diane posted again writing I don't understand how there could be so much negativity and cruelty. and slandering a business that is not yet open and most importantly trying to save animals is a bad thing when the post was archived - there were 88 comments, but before it was deleted there were probably over 100, however, Diane finally gave the commenters the basement photos they had been asking for, but they showed little more than what was in the previous photos with objects like scratching posts, nests, and tents scattered randomly across the basement floor the end of week last year.

Open house had arrived several people who had expressed concern on Facebook went on the first day and posted their findings despite her hopeful claims that there were no more than 10 cats Diane had only brought for her 35 people at a time . The boundary proved similarly inaccurate with apparently no more than several people at a time in the front of the store, a visitor passing by Michele's noted that the 10-foot vestibule Diane had advertised was not prepared, instead the first door was a automatic sliding door, while the door on the inside was simply a locked swinging door and while she was holding the interior door open for her friend, the automatic door also opened, although no cat escaped, another woman named Marie Billie L live-tweeted about her time at the cafe, some of the tweets said a Boston date/open house, no kitties.

I have no idea where they are from or if they are up to date on their vaccinations. I can hear Diane talking to a reporter. She is still talking about the vision of her, but she wants to go to the basement. Kathleen was right about the hallway facing the street. It is currently open, so it does not offer safety for escaping cats. Diane just brought her back from the bay and he is clearly terrified. The door remains closed and with Diane in the basement and Chandler playing with a cat, the guests have to awkwardly let other people in. now growling and clearly unhappy no one reacts now Diane is asking people to help her put together cardboard cat houses because it's too technical because her chalk sign on her wall asks people not to pick up cats .

People do it anyway. The staff doesn't notice or care. The little guy is hiding behind the cat litter and it also looks like the cat door is sealed with duct tape so the cats can't leave the public space. The air in the basement is stagnant, that seems fine now, but what happens when the cats live there and start using litter boxes? and the corners, it is not clear if the basement is heated, but there is surely no obvious way for ventilation. On the second day, the automatic door was disabled, forcing guests to open the door manually, but overall, the open house only raised more concerns.

Diana would continue to lament. in the comments on her Facebook page that the people criticizing her would not go to the open house even though at least one of the people she named had documented her time there and when people pointed this out to her she had little response After the open house, he attempted to apologize for his previous statements, but few people took him at his word in the coming weeks. Diane would continue to respond to her comments by repeatedly purging the Facebook page's post history and thus occasionally talking about Kathleen and her date. sexual preferences while more and more people discovered the business and attacked her in her comments for the lack of space and her aggressive strategy on social networks.

This pattern repeated itself for weeks and finally, on October 17, Chandler announced in a comment that he would no longer be helping Diane on October 21, another person named Elise Krob visited the cafe for a tour, but most of the Problems people were having had not been solved so far, there was no heating solution for the basement, although Diane claimed that she had installed a HEPA filter, she also stated that she was planning to create ramps for cats to climb into the rafters, but Elise noted her concern about the presence of electrical wires in them, while Diane expressed her desire to open the café in two weeks and also admitted that she had not yet associated with any animals. she still rescued, but she also stated that upon opening there would be eight cats living in the space, although they would not be adoptable.

The only explanation Elise could imagine was that Diane would be adopting more cats herself in the coming weeks. Diane continued posting calling people. to help the cafe on social media quote or we can just continue being negative and Kirk on the cafe will die. Boston's abandoned cats need her help. Boston on October 31. Diane posted that the cat cafe would have a soft opening the next day. what softened it was vague, however, the next morning she said that, at the suggestion of who she called a consultant, the opening would be delayed once again and the next day, someone named Édouard made a post in Diane's place and wrote good night Boston for the The last two weeks I have been reading your comments and all the previous posts and catching up on the private messages sent through this page.

I have been collecting all the questions, comments and concerns and wanted to address them personally with Diane, so I have them all. the answers without giving you the wrong information I will be meeting with Diane this Saturday to get all the answers to the questions, it is likely that this was the same Edward who had been staunchly supporting Diane in the comments on the coffee posts, someone Diane had been Replying three days later, these questions and answers were posted, but as Diane had proven herself to be unreliable several times over the previous months, none of these statements were particularly convincing in these answers, however, there were some interesting notes.

The first was that she had some kind of wellness consultant. of the cats, although his qualifications were not specified in response to a question about a ventilation unit for the isolation room used for sick cats, he wrote that he would purchase one when he had the funds for it and stated indifferently that there would only be eight cats or eight ten cats In a later question about Kathleen's late payment of $2000, Dianne said that unfortunately purr funds have run out and I can only pay her back if I open the doors so I can pay her with interest and Kathleen will do the right thing by all the work she put in / Dianne also claimed that she had made a $6,000 contribution to Boston's Forgotten Felines at some point in the past and that all of the Kickstarter funds had been spent on the rental even though they weren't open yet .

He had been renting the space for more than a year at a cost of four thousand one hundred dollars a month, meaning he had spent more than $50,000 on the property in front of the store that was not yet in use when asked who was employed, Diane vaguely responded that we didn't quote. Fully staffed by this point, it seemed likely that everyone who had ever been on the cat cafe's payroll had been laid off or laid off when the company ran out of money. How Diane paid the rent was unclear at this time, Edward. He also answered questions, although they mostly referred to him saying that he was hired to manage the social networks of per cat cafes from that moment on, however, just two days later, he himself made a post on the page of per cat cafe writing a quote.

I joined this cafe with the utmost concern for the safety and well-being of the cats due to creative differences. I have decided to separate myself from coffee. I wish Diane the best in her endeavors. One commenter wrote. I'm torn between that it was fast or that you lasted longer than expected for the ninth Diane. lamented again about the negative comments that plagued the company's social media page Four days later, on November 13, Diane again posted that per cat cafe would open that weekend, but would be threatened by a surprising body in the city ​​of Boston on November 15 Boston 25 News aired a segment that said the Boston Department of Inspection Services stopped Diane from opening the cafe unless they received proof of her license for the business.

This investigation was prompted by multiple complaints from people who had been following the Facebook page and were concerned about Kathleen's problems. had raised or interested in provoking further outrage from Diane in a response that same day Diane stated that, quote, the cruelty investigation is false and that I will file a lawsuit against Fox 25 for defaming my personal character and my business, what specifically do you I've donecruel? Her cats up to here are not cats currently residing at Per Cat Cafe, so I'm abusing this research, however, it turned out to be a bit of an obstacle for Diane and finally, on November 18, 2017, the Per Cat Cafe had its first day of business, however, problems. that people had raised on Facebook were still largely unaddressed, not only was the basement cat flap still locked, but this time Diane had added even more tape to keep it closed, the hallway was still not being handled properly and none of the cats were yet adoptable. and it seemed that Diane had adopted cats specifically to live in the cafe in the following weeks.

Diane would attempt to answer questions from commenters on social media, and while many of these responses were inappropriate for these people, one note in particular stood out as she had not yet adopted cats. She did not secure heating or ventilation for the basement, cats would remain prohibited on the 29th. Diane stated that she had seven cats and that more would continue to arrive, promising that she would partner with cat rescues in the near future. She continued to profess that she had learned from her mistakes, but in the following months a strange series of events would occur that would leave those following the café perplexed and worried.

In December 2017, a woman called Janice had contacted Diane about dropping off her cat, as she would be worried. caring for a sick relative Diane agreed to try boarding the cat at her cat café, although it appears this arrangement was remarkably informal. On January 3, 2018, instead of seeking care for the cat, Diane called Janice to angrily accuse her of giving her a sick cat and demanded that she return to take them. Janice was out of state and she won't be able to return for at least three days, so the cat languished in the cat/café while her condition deteriorated when they were taken to the vet.

The condition had worsened to the point that the vet recommended immediate euthanasia, to which Janice agreed. A subsequent MSPCA investigation found that Diane was not to blame for the cat's death and it appears she never publicly commented on the issue as the months passed. Diane's psyche diminished. March 13 at 6 p.m. Police were called when one of Diane's volunteers discovered her on the cafe floor surrounded by empty wine bottles and an open container of cat medication, according to the police report. The officers asked her when was the last time she stopped drinking, to which she responded, "I never stopped drinking," Dianne shouted. and cursed the volunteer and the officers as she began to cry when one of the officers asked her if she wanted to hurt herself, she nodded realizing what she had done, the officers called an ambulance and took her to the hospital where she apparently recovered.

Around this time, Diane was able to partner with another cat shelter called Feline Victory Rescue or FVR, but on March 21, after the state discovered they were not registered, they were issued a cease and desist letter and ordered to withdraw. all the cats they had given. to the / cat cafe As the year progressed, Diane reduced the cafe's operating hours several times, reflecting low online patronage, online reviews over the course of 2018 were extremely mixed, with some people noting that it was a positive experience, but even the positive reviews sometimes commented that the cat seemed tired or nervous the pictures attached to the reviews betrayed the reason why a photo from January 2018 showed that the entrance to the basement was still blocked as did another of six months later, despite these concerns, Diane was able to partner with a licensed group called Bay State Animal Cooperative, reviews continued to decline in number as of 2019, reflecting even lower patronage, and Diane put the coffee for sale on Craigslist in August, no one accepted the offer, plus the Bay State Animal Cooperative had cancelled. her partnership with Diane as a last-ditch fundraising effort Diane announced a silent auction for the end of September, but it apparently ultimately fell through.

On October 8, 2019, the owner posted a sign in the cafe's window that said red coffee/cat. is permanently closed no further information available a new tenant will be coming soon Boston Magazine published a final article the next day to commemorate this event when Diane was asked on a date she responded almost incomprehensibly, keep wagging the dog's tail if you can. In the meantime, don't shy away from reading this story, rescue a cat or maybe even a dog. I know this is better than Game of Thrones. The article also noted that the landlord had sued Diane for not paying rent after losing the case.

Diane was evicted. took to the late cafe's official Facebook page to protest by writing a quote meow meow purr all part of the story of per cat cafe you can read about the real story shortly in the perfect claw will be the true story of purr cafe will be very true storyabout The society in which we live, in a society in which social networks and the media modify reality to adapt it to their needs, will be a story that says a lot about animal regulations in the state of Massachusetts; However, the nature of the perfect claw is still unclear. be it a book or an article and did not provide any publication date, he would go on to accuse individual commenters and even went so far as to post photos of a woman's Facebook profile.

She continued to use Facebook to blame the cafe's failure on negative media coverage. attention on social media and Kathleen Kruk Zek, but apparently had no strategy to get the cafe back, although it is unclear how Diane managed the finances of the business, it seems likely that she spent almost all of her funds trying to open the cafe by cat and Si the Boston magazine article is correct, so the owner had not sued the company but Diane herself and if he sought damages, it seems unlikely that she would have the money to pay him. If you search for coffee by cat online, traces of it will still be shown. social media sites during a time when people found humor in Diane's posts or frustration at her negligent attitude towards the cats in her care and on almost all of them you can find the familiar phrase first written by Diane in 2017 , we don't have cats, Kathleen, you meow. meow purr