Where can someone see cats in Venice, Italy?

September 19, 2019 2:23 AM

My partner is currently in Venice and desperately missing his cat. Where can he go in Venice, Italy to see cats? Preference would be a cat cafe, but will also accept bookshop cats, and cat colonies.
posted by Murderbot to Pets & Animals (4 answers total)

A friendly black cat lives in the Libreria Acqua Alta bookstore, or did a couple of years ago, at least.
posted by shadygrove at 4:26 AM on September 19, 2019 [3 favorites]

Going by their Facebook page, they currently have five, so at least one should be in a social mood at any time.

The back streets of Giudecca were also very cat-populated when I wandered there on a sunny afternoon, but the felines were preoccupied on usual cat-errands.
posted by I claim sanctuary at 4:50 AM on September 19, 2019 [5 favorites]

There's a cat sanctuary on Lido that is open to the public some of the time. It's a bit of a trek, though.
posted by jacquilynne at 7:32 AM on September 19, 2019

I can confirm that as of July 2018 there were still many cats at the Libreria Acqua Alta bookstore; not just one black cat, but several cats in and around the bookstore.
posted by Winnie the Proust at 8:21 AM on September 19, 2019 [3 favorites]