HOUSTON – Tucked into the Houston Heights , El Gato Coffeehouse has become a haven for cat lovers — and for nearly 1,000 lucky felines who’ve found furever homes.

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That’s where I found Zelda back in Nov. 2024, when she became the café’s 887th adoption.

Fast forward to Sept. 2025, my colleague, KPRC 2 Investigates’ Bill Spencer , brought home his own furbaby as adoption number 994.

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With the 1,000th milestone just around the corner, I caught up with El Gato’s founding “Cat Lady,” Renee Reed, who told me the mission from day one in April 2017 was simple: promote cat adoption.

While it wasn’t the first cat ca

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