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Cattoo Fundraiser to support The Chatty Cat Compassion Fund

set for October 25 BY LYNETTE DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ

I knew once she left the corporate world,
she’d be much happier and successful.”
Westwood Tattoo Collective is located
in the Colony Square Mall (3575 Maple
Ave., Zanesville), just around the corner
from The Chatty Cat Café. For more in-
formation about the event, visit The
Chatty Cat Café on Facebook. To learn
more about Westwood Tattoo Collective
and to see their work, you can also find
them on Facebook or Instagram.

EVENT DETAILS

WHAT:
Cattoo Fundraiser to benefit rescue cats

WHERE:
Westwood Tattoo Collective
(3575 Maple Ave., Zanesville)
WHEN:
Saturday, October 25
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
IMPORTANT DETAILS:
• Must be 18 (bring photo ID)
• Walk-ins only - first-come first-served
• 7 Cattoos to choose from
• Placed on arm or leg only
• Cattoos are $80 (cash only)
• Custom collab event t-shirts $30
(First 10 customers get one free!)
• Stop in Chatty Cat Café for a cat
lounge visit (extra charge) and show
off your new ink to receive a free iced
coffee

Westwood Tattoo Collective owner Brandon Roberts and Erica Roberts owner of Chatty Cat Café hold Cat Lounge Manager Zion in the lounge at the café.
Permanent resident Zion and about 30 adoptable kitties are waiting to play with and cuddle visitors. Lynette Dotson
The Chatty Cat Café and Westwood $10, and an hour is $15 per person.
Tattoo Collective have teamed up to “If they are done with their appoint-
present their first-ever Cattoo Fundraiser ment, they come over [to The Chatty
to benefit rescue cats. This unique six- Cat Café] and show off their tattoo. And
hour event is scheduled for October 25 when they come in the lounge, they’ll
from noon until 6 p.m. get a free iced coffee that day,” Erica
The Chatty Cat Café owner, Erica Rob- said. “That way, they get to hang out with
erts, and her husband Brandon Roberts, the cats that they’re, you know, helping,
who owns Westwood Tattoo Collective, and show off their tattoos and get some
have wanted to do a collaboration like free coffee.”
this for a while. All proceeds brought in from the event
“I have been begging him to do a cat will support The Chatty Cat Compassion
tattoo fundraiser, pretty much since we Fund, established to help cover medical
opened, if not before then,” shared Eri- expenses for rescue cats.
ca. “Basically, it’s a fund that we started
A selection of seven cat-inspired tat- that helps us help our rescue and shel-
Insurance isn’t justrance isn’t just
toos has been specially designed for the ter partners,” Erica explained. “There is
fundraiser by Westwood Tattoo Collec- sometimes a financial restraint when it Insu
tive. These Cattoos are a set size of two comes to being able to help all the cats
by two inches and can be tattooed on that they’re seeing and they’re coming
policies-it’
either an arm or leg. This is exclusively across. So, we started the Compassion
a walk-in, first-come, first-served event Fund because we have the place to put policies-it’s people.s people.
providing Cattoos to those who are 18 them once they’re vetted, but some-
and over and who bring their photo ID. times getting them the vet care they
The cost to get your cat-themed ink is need can be really expensive for our In a world of AI and distant call centers, it matters who’s on the other end.
$80, which must be paid for with cash. rescue partners. So, currently, we take As your local, independent agency, we offer real relationships, empathy, and
Additionally, a limited-edition collabora- care of like, you know, the food and the
tion t-shirt will be available for $30; the litter and everything the cats need while support-face to face, right here at home.
first ten customers will get one for free! they’re here, and the Compassion Fund
“I do help feed and take care of the allows us to also cover vet bills. So, more
cats, etc. but having something I can cats they can say yes to, and more cats
[do] financially that helps, feels even we can take from the shelter by covering
better,” said Brandon. those vet bills, and then they come here
Westwood Tattoo Collective is normal- to get adopted.”
ly only open by appointment to provide a The Chatty Cat Café has been proactive
more relaxed tattoo experience. So tak- for over two years in helping rescue cats
ing walk-ins will be out of the norm for through a business model that is a blend
Brandon and the two other artists who of coffee shop and cat rescue. The cafe
will be tattooing. has placed over 365 cats into stable, lov-
“This event will be pretty special … ing homes since opening in 2023. Cur-
this will be the first walk-in event at the rently, over 30 cats are patiently waiting 686 West Church St, Newark 2115 Maple Ave, Zanesville
shop,” said Brandon. to meet their new human(s) and to get 344-9556 453-0791
To make the day all the more memo- adopted.
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by The Chatty Cat Café to visit with the “She [Erica] works so hard, and to see it www.williamsoninsurance.net
cats. A half hour in the cat lounge is pay off on both sides is really awesome.