{"id":157,"date":"2016-08-11T10:25:03","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T00:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\/?post_type=dmc-attractions&#038;p=157"},"modified":"2024-12-12T16:37:30","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T05:37:30","slug":"pat-a-cat","status":"publish","type":"dmc-attractions","link":"https:\/\/catloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\/attractions\/pat-a-cat\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Hawk Pat-A-Cat"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"entry-excerpt\">\n<div class=\"row collapse\">\n<div class=\"medium-12 columns\"><strong>Pat-A-Cat<\/strong>\u00a0is always one of the most popular attractions at the Cat Lovers Festival and thanks to the awesome team at\u00a0<strong>Black Hawk<\/strong> the feature was expanded in 2024 with more beautiful cats, more pods and a much bigger space!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"row collapse\">\n<div class=\"medium-12 columns\">\n<p>To see a list of the cat breeds that appeared in the <strong>Black Hawk Pat-A-Cat<\/strong>\u00a0zone from the Breed Showcase\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/catloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\/attractions\/breed-showcase\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>HOW BLACK HAWK\u00a0<strong>PAT-A-CAT<\/strong>\u00a0WORKS\u2026<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Eight (8) private cat pods operated from 10am until 4pm each day.<\/li>\n<li>Visitors were directed through the area with set times provided to spend with various cats. Demand was always high, so there were wait times at busy times.<\/li>\n<li>Visitors had around 10 minutes to meet with numerous cats and the handler decided the level of interaction possible. Some cats were napping in their crates, while others were more confident and affectionate, and you even met some spritely kitties prancing about.<\/li>\n<li>Cat welfare is always our priority so handlers were always present and also provided visitors with information about their breed and unique characteristics. If a cat became uncomfortable, we asked visitors to understand if a handler decides their cat should not be petted or needs time out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Meeting &amp; enjoying the unique company of feline friends has many\u00a0<em>human<\/em>\u00a0health and wellbeing benefits and why\u00a0<strong>Black Hawk Pat-A-Cat<\/strong> was one of the star attractions at the Melbourne Cat Lovers Festival. It provided the <em>purrfect<\/em>\u00a0opportunity to chill-out with some cool cats and enjoy some feel-good endorphins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The full list of breeds attending <strong>Black Hawk Pat-A-Cat<\/strong> will be published closer to the 2025 Festival dates, with opportunities to learn more about the benefits of their range and even pick-up a free sample for your kitty. <a href=\"https:\/\/blackhawkpetcare.com\/au\/\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to visit their website now.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blackhawkpetcare.com\/au\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9694\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/catloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\/attractions\/pat-a-cat\/artboard-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/catloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/Artboard-2.png?fit=500%2C415&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,415\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Artboard 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/catloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/Artboard-2.png?fit=500%2C415&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/catloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/Artboard-2.png?fit=500%2C415&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9694\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/catloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/Artboard-2.png?resize=355%2C295&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"355\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/catloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/Artboard-2.png?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/catloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/Artboard-2.png?resize=420%2C350&amp;ssl=1 420w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/catloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/Artboard-2.png?resize=320%2C266&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/catloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/Artboard-2.png?resize=181%2C150&amp;ssl=1 181w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/catloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/Artboard-2.png?resize=373%2C310&amp;ssl=1 373w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meeting, interacting and connecting with a cat is one of life\u2019s absolute joys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":10008,"template":"","attrlocation":[84],"class_list":["post-157","dmc-attractions","type-dmc-attractions","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","attrlocation-victoria-pavilion"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/catloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dmc-attractions\/157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/catloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dmc-attractions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/catloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/dmc-attractions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/catloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"attrlocation","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catloversfestival.com.au\/melbourne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attrlocation?post=157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}