About Us

River Kitty Cat Cafe was the dream of two, local, powerhouse women, Annette Gries and Nancy Drake. They opened the unique cafe in the summer of 2017 to provide another location to find home for homeless cats in our community.

From day one, the Vanderburgh Humane Society has been the pet partner for River Kitty, providing all of the adoptable cats.

In November of 2019, the Vanderburgh Humane Society purchased the cafe from Annette and Nancy and it became a program of our non-profit organization.

Every dollar you spend at the cafe goes to our non-profit to support caring for homeless animals in our community. We house about 16 cats at the cafe who are all up for adoption. When one finds it’s new family, we bring another from the shelter which makes space at the VHS and gives the new cat a fresh audience with hopes of finding a new home.