Pictured: Jeffrey Cagan & Sandra Cagan, Founder of Orlando Cat Café, and Lake County Commissioner, Sean Parks
The Orlando Cat Café has been officially recognized by the Lake County Board of Commissioners with a dedicated day of honor.
On September 9, the Board of County Commissioners, by unanimous proclamation, designated September 8, 2025, as “Orlando Cat Café Day” in Lake County, Florida. The date marks the Café’s 9th anniversary of combining coffee, community, and cat adoptions. Since opening its doors, the Orlando Cat Café has successfully adopted more than 3,200 cats and kittens into loving forever homes.
The Orlando Cat Café was the first cat café to open in the state of Florida and has since welcomed over 200,000 visitors from around the world. Earlier this year, the Café announced an innovative franchise program designed to expand its impact and help reduce the number of shelter animals across the country.
“So many cats are needlessly euthanized every year simply because the shelter system is overwhelmed,” said Sandra Cagan, founder of the Orlando Cat Café. “Our dream is for the business model we’ve ‘purr-fected’ over the last nine years to be duplicated in communities nationwide, with the ultimate goal of placing more cats into loving homes.” Information on the franchise program can be found at www.orlandocatcafefranchise.com.
The Orlando Cat Café houses between 15-25 cats and kittens, all of which are spayed/neutered, microchipped, up to date on their vaccinations, and available for adoption through SPCA Florida. The Orlando Cat Café is located at 532 Cagan Park Avenue in the Cagan Crossings Town Center, about 4 miles west of Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Reservations are strongly recommended and can be made at www.orlandocatcafe.com.
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ABOUT ORLANDO CAT CAFÉ
The Orlando Cat Café opened in September 2016. Working together with SPCA Florida, Cagan Management Group, Inc., and Minch Coffee Company, our joint mission is to save the lives of homeless cats in Central Florida while drinking good coffee. Visit orlandocatcafe.com for more information.
ABOUT SPCA FLORIDA
Founded in 1979, SPCA Florida is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization headquartered in Lakeland, serving all of Polk County and the surrounding communities. Dedicated to improving the lives of pets and people, SPCA Florida provides caring, compassion and hope to more than 4,000 homeless animals entering our doors each year.
Simplistically, every $100 donated to SPCA Florida, or essentially the cost of an average adoption, equates to $3,000 worth of positive economic impact throughout Polk County, Central Florida, and the state. Additionally, we are proud of the fact that 91% of every dollar goes to program resources and helping homeless animals.
