tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post7467534425455514735..comments2024-03-29T05:02:01.215+05:30Comments on Amusing Planet: Tashirojima - The Cat Island of JapanKaushik Patowaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15000427721236718033noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-80272087786669154412015-03-03T23:07:41.326+05:302015-03-03T23:07:41.326+05:30Don't even tell me no one has spayed or neuter...Don't even tell me no one has spayed or neutered these cats? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-72648285282883665892015-02-15T19:00:25.245+05:302015-02-15T19:00:25.245+05:30Why do other people commenting think "just le...Why do other people commenting think "just let nature should take its course"? Those kittens in the photos are adorable but most will get sick and die before they ever grow up. That's what is "natural". Spaying and neutering ends that cycle and makes cats healthier and happier. And don't take my word for it -- ask any veterinarian! <br /><br />The people on the island seem to want the best for the cats. Maybe they'd like to have them fixed but they have no idea how to get cats rounded up, find a vet to do the work, or pay for it. Has anyone ever offered to help?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-87834217767664987942014-12-06T03:59:07.323+05:302014-12-06T03:59:07.323+05:30To anyone saying that the cats need to be spayed a...To anyone saying that the cats need to be spayed and neutered:<br />1. If the island is overpopulated to where the cats rely on people feeding them, then it's fine, they're being fed. If people stopped feeding them and the island was overpopulated, then some of them would starve or otherwise die on their own. You'd have just as many dead cats either way, but with spaying and neutering, some of the surviving population would be unable to breed, lessening the already limited gene pool. Nice job.<br />2. If the island isn't overpopulated, spaying and neutering the cats would keep the population stable in the short term, but in the long term would do more harm than good, as stated above. If people stopped feeding them and the island was not overpopulated, the cats in the wild would not hunt or breed enough to kill off their food supply or overpopulate.<br />3. If the island is not able to support a stable and diverse population of cats, then the cats are screwed either way if humans left.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-31804868864222571442013-12-08T23:46:44.847+05:302013-12-08T23:46:44.847+05:30You're right. Nonenof them are fat.You're right. Nonenof them are fat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-54670814635254632342013-12-08T23:45:29.744+05:302013-12-08T23:45:29.744+05:30It's all in the genetics. Think about it- an i...It's all in the genetics. Think about it- an isolated population of cats. Due to polygenic inheritance, which is basically mixing colors for you uniformeds, eventually certain coats will just disappear unless more cats ade brought in. Soon enough, genetic disorders will wreak havoc on the island, which is worse than any disease as there is absolutely no way to fix it unless those cats were to get surgery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-44100995194281507322013-12-07T20:04:42.739+05:302013-12-07T20:04:42.739+05:30If cat's are spayed and neutered, then random ...If cat's are spayed and neutered, then random healthy cats are eliminated from breeding.. I saw an article earlier on how dog breeds had changed over 100 years and let me tell you, they've changed a lot, and for the worse.. and this is partially because of neutering healthy animals which would otherwise breed. So just let nature occur on its own, without human intervention.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-91910976178637276162013-12-07T05:08:19.191+05:302013-12-07T05:08:19.191+05:30This is paradise!!!!!!!!!!! :'D I am tearing u...This is paradise!!!!!!!!!!! :'D I am tearing up just knowing about this place...ahaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-81891599185846806982013-11-27T12:57:30.940+05:302013-11-27T12:57:30.940+05:30im booking my flight there haha :D ive got to be h...im booking my flight there haha :D ive got to be honest these strays look a damn sight healthier than the strays that live in my town. And they look healthier than some around here that have homes!! Im sure that the locals will put a plan into place for their survival especially as the cat population is revered so much. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-65240973205544247732013-11-25T05:19:27.794+05:302013-11-25T05:19:27.794+05:30Ugh. Too many cats. Gross!
Cat people are weird. T...Ugh. Too many cats. Gross!<br />Cat people are weird. This place looks awful. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-81779728006839539632013-11-10T17:11:55.120+05:302013-11-10T17:11:55.120+05:30All these people commenting about how they look il...All these people commenting about how they look ill. As a cat owner they look fine to me. they would look a damn site worse once us good meaning people get our hands on them. leave them alone and concentrate on the cruelty on your door stepsimontinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13375851673921786351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-80122943709560462182013-10-17T17:14:37.158+05:302013-10-17T17:14:37.158+05:30p.s these cats look a hell of a lot healthier than...p.s these cats look a hell of a lot healthier than a lot of the stray cats i've seen. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-69051810157375737522013-10-17T17:11:24.251+05:302013-10-17T17:11:24.251+05:30Okay these are STRAY cats people, not cats living ...Okay these are STRAY cats people, not cats living in the homes with these people. We have hundreds of cats running around our farm property and believe me, they survive just fine on their own without eating eachother or starving to death.<br /><br /><br />I would love to go here...looks like a total mind fuck. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-8322136872445855352013-09-05T08:38:33.227+05:302013-09-05T08:38:33.227+05:30There are more cats in my neighborhood, why don...There are more cats in my neighborhood, why don't you solve the problem in the US first before speaking for the world? That's where spaying and neutering needs to happen. To be ethnocentric and say that every cat, domestic or wild in the entire world should be treated just makes you look stupid. Get a world view already dudes. Free your minds, let Tashirojima be fun, awesome, happy and free. Ain't nobody suffering here any more than anywhere else, so chillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-66467220700256076892013-07-25T06:55:14.403+05:302013-07-25T06:55:14.403+05:30Remember people, cats weren't always domestic....Remember people, cats weren't always domestic. In this environment they have gone back to living as they used to, with a little help. I'm sure they would do fine on there own, and even if they began to overpopulate, they naturally take care of that themselves. Cats need space, and they would make space for themselves, by fighting or other ways. Cats also die, and in the wild they die sooner. I think the best thing to do is have as little human intervention as possible. Humans always mess things up. I am a cat lover too, but I think it would be better that way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-57964483650902044902013-07-17T16:08:41.154+05:302013-07-17T16:08:41.154+05:30These are possibly the meanest-looking cats I'...These are possibly the meanest-looking cats I've ever seen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-40618222408567525272013-07-07T17:34:47.670+05:302013-07-07T17:34:47.670+05:30
I would like to go there and spend the rest of my...<br />I would like to go there and spend the rest of my life looking after their welfare, and caring for them, in anyway that I canSteve Acuttnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-10634855486443341222013-06-20T22:47:40.532+05:302013-06-20T22:47:40.532+05:30Thinking that cats can simply survive on their own...Thinking that cats can simply survive on their own without human intervention once they have been cared for is why there are so many cats abandoned when their humans tire of them or can no longer take care of them. I agree that this situation is a big problem waiting to happen with the cats being the ones to suffer as a result. DrSignehttp://www.becomecatsmart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-83489282235244512112013-06-16T21:31:13.814+05:302013-06-16T21:31:13.814+05:30Yeah very nice, though i think the cats are split ...Yeah very nice, though i think the cats are split up into there own cat gangs... Better be careful - don't want to disturb the peace. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921554433693993172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-20447913984664803812013-06-15T21:43:20.793+05:302013-06-15T21:43:20.793+05:30Wow the way I like cats just wanna make it there.Wow the way I like cats just wanna make it there.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07475171402669536137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-28565853948000493762013-06-14T21:59:59.942+05:302013-06-14T21:59:59.942+05:30I want to live there, And take my cats with me. I want to live there, And take my cats with me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-26190187635823466152013-06-14T18:04:34.361+05:302013-06-14T18:04:34.361+05:30I did not see any ginger cats.I did not see any ginger cats.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15619795969034844286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-79077141238096611892013-06-14T15:46:43.437+05:302013-06-14T15:46:43.437+05:30Sorry...I agree with anonymous. A few of these ca...Sorry...I agree with anonymous. A few of these cats do not look healthy and we haven't seen a lot of pictures of them. Spaying and neutering should be the first order of business there.<br /><br />I think it's really a great idea that the people who live there love them so much, but they still need to be controlled in population and shots.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09983837214455541059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-91689822374711752682013-06-14T06:41:47.195+05:302013-06-14T06:41:47.195+05:30I'm concerned about their health also. But oh ...I'm concerned about their health also. But oh what a wonderful cat haven! I would love to be surrounded by such beautiful creatures. I wish them well of course.Bella's Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140212245391543888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-58976828319883908582013-06-13T23:58:13.925+05:302013-06-13T23:58:13.925+05:30How sweet a cat heaven .How sweet a cat heaven .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-89704018323036464912013-06-13T21:42:50.832+05:302013-06-13T21:42:50.832+05:30Wonderful! I want to live there with my cats!Wonderful! I want to live there with my cats!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com