Buckminster's Cat Cafe

07/22/2025

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CAT VIDEO FEST returns August 1-7th.

Tickets: https://northparktheatre.org/cat-video-fest-2025/

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A percentage of our ticket sales will benefit local animal shelter Second Chance Sheltering Network Inc

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A triumph! A spectacle!

A fuzzy wuzzy cuddle puddle!

is all that and more. Our favorite family-friendly cat-themed film event is back this August for a limited time from . Benefits local cats in need.

Tickets on sale meow!

07/14/2025

Who wants a little piece of Buckminster’s? I have five beautiful, custom-made tables from the cafe that I’m selling for $250 each. Tops are terrazzo. Frames are white powder-coated steel. Chairs not included. If you’re interested in one (or more) of these unique tables please let me know! Dimensions: 24” x 24” x 31.5”h, local pick-up only.

06/21/2025

We wanted to let everyone know that little Firefly, the last Second Chance Sheltering Network Inc kitty to spend time at the cafe, was adopted today from the Second Chance kitty condos at PetSmart on Transit Road! Best wishes to Firefly and her new family! 😻😻 ** Please follow Second Chance on Instagram and Facebook to keep up with all the great rescue work they are doing and to continue to see adorable adoption photos like this one!

06/19/2025

Congratulations to our Art for a Cause raffle winner, Chris Pitirri, who is now the owner of this delightful handcrafted art glass cat created by Canadian artist Sue Romaniuk. We would like to thank everyone who purchased a raffle ticket in support of our rescue partner, Second Chance Sheltering Network Inc, and thanks to Al Gilewicz for organizing this wonderful fundraiser! 😻😻

06/17/2025

Just a reminder that although Buckminster’s is now permanently closed, our hard-working rescue partner, Second Chance Sheltering Network, Inc, is still going strong doing the hard work of taking vulnerable, abandoned, and needy cats off the streets of WNY and getting them adoption-ready. You can still meet and adopt Second Chance kitties at PetSmart on Transit Rd. in Clarence and on Amelia Dr. in Orchard Park. Call 716-652-6051 for more information. 😻😻😻

06/16/2025

And that’s a wrap! An amazing five and a half years and 1015 kitties adopted with our rescue partner Second Chance Sheltering Network Inc. please remember that you can still meet and adopt Second Chance cats at PetSmart locations in Clarence and Orchard Park! Call them at 716-652-6051 for more information.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buckminster Cat Cafe, which has been in business on Buffalo’s West Side for five-plus years, has closed its doors. The cafe, located on Niagara Street, had been open si…

06/15/2025

What an incredible end to the Buckminster’s journey! We sent seven beautiful kitties to forever homes at the end of the day today, our final day in business. Following Reese’s departure (see previous post), six more kitties became cherished pets, including Ahoy (who will join Buckminster’s alum Cooper, formerly Panther, adoption 348, in his new home); Stitch, Kelly, and Buoy, a rare TRIPLE adoption (three kids, three cats 😺😺😺); and a double adoption of bonded sisters Latte and Biscuit! A huge thank you to all of these lovely adopters for being a part of the Buckminster’s/Second Chance family! These are adoptions 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, and 1015! 🎉😻🎉😻🎉😻🎉😻🎉😻🎉😻

06/15/2025

What a wonderful note to end on today! We know everyone will be thrilled to hear that beautiful Reese, our sweet FIV positive tortie, found an awesome forever home with a very excited little human who promises to be her best friend. We are so happy for Reese, whose adoption marks the 38th FIV+ kitty adopted from the cafe. She was also the first of seven cats to depart on this final day of business at Buckminster’s. See the next post for the other lucky cats who went to forever homes today! Adoption 1009 is Reese! 🎉😻🎉

06/12/2025

Some of the sweet faces you’ll see in the Cat Zone this final week: orange sisters Biscuit and Latte; tuxedo kitten Ahoy (m); orange kitten Buoy (Ahoy’s brother); perfect girl Reese (FIV+) 😺😻