UNLV graduate wants to open first cat cafe in Las Vegas

Rhiannon Gladney, a 2016 economics graduate from UNLV, wants to open Las Vegas' first cat cafe. Cat cafes became popular in Japan in the early 2000s. Now there are more than 30 similar businesses across the U.S., from Seattle to Washington, D.C. Gladney's cafe would be a non-profit and cats would be available for adoption. The Las Vegas Valley Humane Society estimates there are more than 200,000 undomesticated cats in Clark County. Right now, Gladney is still fundraising for the $50,000 needed to open. In the meantime, Gladney plans to have several pop-up adoption events next year.