Bodega Cats: Felines That Run New York City’s Bodegas

New York City has a bodega placed on just about every street corner. And cats run them… sort of.

Bodegas are small, locally-owned grocery and supply shops — similar to a convenience store for the locals. More often, store owners get to know the people who frequent the shop. However, frequent visitors are actually cats.

Since these felines frequent the shops, they already feel at home. Shopkeepers usually end up taking in stray cats, and before long, the cats are running the place!

“Bodega Cats” is an Instagram page that features cats spotted at shops in the Big Apple.

Here are 15 adorable photos of bodega cats running shops in New York City.

1. Welcome to the shop. My name is Snowy. How may I help you?

2.”Bodega Cats” has nearly 360,000 followers so far.

3. People share the cutest pictures of cats who live in and around bodegas.

4. Sometimes shopkeepers feed strays and let them live inside the store.

5. The cats keep away pests in return. Plus, they’re adorable!

6. Look at this fellow who’s helping tidy the cupboards!

7. And this guy, keeping the hot sauce, well, hot.

8. No throw rug? No problem!

9. With company like this, we’d never want to shop anywhere else!

10. Don’t even think about trying to shoplift while this cat is around.

11. You just never know when or where one of these charming bodega cats will turn up.

12. They manage to squeeze into the smallest, strangest places.

13. He’s strictly enforcing the “limit one bag per customer” rule.

14. Cats really do make everything better, even shopping for snacks and groceries.

15. Bodega cats really are all that — and a bag of chips!

You can follow the Instagram page here.

Source: Inspire More