Retraining: Laëtitia will Open a Cat Boarding House in Villepôt

Near Châteaubriant (Loire-Atlantique), at a place called La Brosse, Laëtitia Gilard is beginning her professional retraining to open a cat boarding facility at the beginning of 2026.

Until now secretary in the service of a car garage, Laëtitia Gilard will open a cat boarding house at a place called La Brosse, near Villepôt (Loire-Atlantique). A survey is online to allow him to refine his project before an opening planned for the beginning of 2026.

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Retraining: Laëtitia will open a cat boarding house

The pension could be called “ The Four-Legged Shed ” or “ Looking forward to all four legs ”.

Anyone potentially interested in their project is invited to respond to survey which she posted online at this link, in order to allow him to clarify his offer.

A sixty people have already responded and the 35-year-old young woman “already has reservation requests for certain periods”.

Originating from Coemsms (Ille-et-Vilaine), Laëtitia and her husband settled in December 2024 at a place called La Brosse where they live with their family four cats and their dog. It’s on them land of 2,000 m² that she will set up individual cabins, with protected outdoor enclosures, to accommodate little felines.

“I always wanted to have my own business and I love animals”

I have had authorization from the town hall and will start approaching companies to fit out the cabins and fence them well. I will also provide more spacious ones to accommodate families of cats if necessary.
Laëtitia Gilard

Currently, working as a secretary in a garage, Laëtitia would like to have this activity initially part-time and then hopes to increase to 100%.

“I always wanted to have my own business and I love animals. If there are specific needs for some cats, it will be a pleasure for me to do everything to make them feel at home Laëtitia Gilard.

For her professional reconversion, she passed l’Acaced (Certificate of knowledge for pets of domestic species), compulsory training to work in contact with domestic animals.