{"id":2266,"date":"2017-10-02T04:49:02","date_gmt":"2017-10-02T12:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=2266"},"modified":"2017-10-02T04:49:02","modified_gmt":"2017-10-02T12:49:02","slug":"mindful-monday-cats-on-trains-plus-new-klepto-cat-mystery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=2266","title":{"rendered":"Mindful Monday \u2013 Cats on Trains&#8211;Plus NEW Klepto Cat Mystery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/25-Catalyst-web-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/25-Catalyst-web-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/25-Catalyst-web-768x1229.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/25-Catalyst-web-313x500.jpg 313w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/25-Catalyst-web.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/>First, an announcement: Book 25, CATalyst for Clues, is available for your reading pleasure here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/CATalyst-Clues-Klepto-Mystery-Book-ebook\/dp\/B076294TR8\/ref=sr_1_20?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1506946619&amp;sr=1-20&amp;keywords=klepto+cat+mysteries\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/CATalyst-Clues-Klepto-Mystery-Book-ebook\/dp\/B076294TR8\/ref=sr_1_20?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1506946619&amp;sr=1-20&amp;keywords=klepto+cat+mysteries<\/a> Watch for the audio version due out around November 1<sup>st<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>Friday, I shared a story about how a cat rescued a failing train in Japan. Today, we bring you another story out of Japan\u2014one featuring cats <em>on<\/em> trains. Evidently a civic organization concerned about the growing number of kittens ending up in kill shelters collaborated with a train line out of Tokyo to bring awareness to the kittens\u2019 plight. For one day last month, 30 kittens\u2014all scheduled to be euthanized\u2014were brought aboard the first Kitten Caf\u00e9 Sanctuary train and were allowed to mingle and play with passengers.<\/p>\n<p>Passengers were offered free food and a bathroom stop during the two-hour ride, but no one took advantage of these features. They all just wanted to enjoy the kittens. Here are some adorable photos of this unusual event. I couldn\u2019t find out how successful this event was\u2014if anyone adopted kittens\u2014but, as you can see, the kittens sure brought smiles to the passengers\u2019 faces. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/articles\/cat-train-japan\">http:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/articles\/cat-train-japan<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First, an announcement: Book 25, CATalyst for Clues, is available for your reading pleasure here: https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/CATalyst-Clues-Klepto-Mystery-Book-ebook\/dp\/B076294TR8\/ref=sr_1_20?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1506946619&amp;sr=1-20&amp;keywords=klepto+cat+mysteries Watch for the audio version due out around November 1st. 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