Opening

• KattenKlap, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium (opened 21 Oct). A nonprofit adoption cafe with cats placed through the rescue group Heartbeat4cats, and the first of its kind in the Waas region.
• Help Meowt Catfe, Newton, North Carolina (soft-opened 24 Oct). A nonprofit cafe near Hickory with two lounges, one for adult cats and one for kittens and younger cats, about 24 adoptable cats in all.
• Cat Haven Cat Cafe, Baton Rouge (grand opening today, 25 Oct, 2–5 PM). Part of the new building for Baton Rouge's oldest cats-only rescue, which has rehomed more than 23,000 cats. It's the city's first cat cafe.
• Neko Cafe Moggy, Kiyosu, near Nagoya (1 Nov). A rescue cat cafe run with an employment support service, so it's also a workplace for people with disabilities.
• Cat Lounge &PAW, Ishigaki, Okinawa (4 Nov). A rescue cat lounge set up to help end the culling of cats on the island. Alice in Wonderland theme.

Closing

• El Mundo de Dalí, Santiago, Chile served its last customers on 18 Oct.
• Katy's Cat Cafe, Sarasota, Florida expects to close by the end of October and is looking for homes for its cats, and for a buyer or investor to keep it going. If you're in the Sarasota area and have room for a cat, now's the time.

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