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Cats have been bred on this Japanese island for good luck. The cat population now outnumbers the island's 100 humans.
They like to hang out down by the water...
They also enjoy partaking in some casual boat-hoppin'
they pretty much just like to hang out and do their cat thang like any other normal cat.
They like humans!
They're snuggly as all get-out. Who wouldn't want to visit a place called 'Cat Heaven Island'??
Not to mention their kittens are just as cute as their land-based counterparts'.
Here is a Cat Heaven Island resident attempting grand theft of a moped. Thank you for your time.
reverserkroger
Not a good place for migrating birdies. :(
Bongkeie
as someone who is allergic to cats... NOPE.
maceymaysee
I am sooo going here next semester!
nickdillinger
Don't let Bob Barker know about this. :C
InboxMeYourButts
Anyone else think about the cat poop that smells god awful, and the mating screams of the cat? No one? Just me? Okay...
ihateprettymucheveryoneonimgur
i used to live in a town in the southwest of England called Tiverton, and its cat population outnumbered the humans.
AbelianYearOldTRex
There is another island full of bunnies! /a/XlcFP
Andytasteslikecandy
could you imagine how horrible it smells there...
aldoushuxley
Bring on the downvotes. This "Cat Heaven" probably has a lot of FIV and Feline Leukemia Virus.
SandeeAmyx22
Cane toads were brought to Australia to control a beetle population that was devastating sugarcane crops. However, cane toads have a very >
funkhomie
Worst smelling island ever.
Rhase
This actually disgusts me.
dontknowbuthello
Grand theft of moped....I giggled thanks!
Guterboyryan
As someone with allergies it looks more like hell.
genvieve
Why do ppl think this is a good place?
AeroWalrus
So it's basically a physical manifestation of Imgur.
WhiteCat92
that sounds FUCKING horrible! that many cats? I cant imagine how fucking bad it smells. how can you even leave anything outside
InboxMeYourButts
Not to mention when cats are in heat. They scream so loudly at night...
fiendishkitty
Imagine the cat fights between males..my god I mistake the noise from the fights for the screams of children sometimes.
marjuana
But oh the smell...
frogbiscuit
I wonder if it smells really bad
hasdrubal
Also home to the world's lowest mouse population.
spreaddatasslikenutella
Wonder how the bird population is doing on that island...
Kaymi
All I can think about is all the diseases these cats must have #vetschoolproblems
KarenSalmonsen
They don't necessarily have diseases though, right? I mean, it's possible the initial cats brought over for breeding purposes were disease
KarenSalmonsen
free, making these cats disease free, also. Theoretically, of course.
baronvonawesome
The ecosystem on that island is probably wiped out. Think of the bird and animal species native to there? Probably gone forever.
RTH15
You mean, like humans in every ecosystem have done?
bigsurbob
Songbird/shorebird population: diminished to zero
HommeDeBois
So. Much. Cat. Poop.
ShortBusSwagga
Good news friend! They bury it themselves!
HommeDeBois
Are we talking 'light dusting' bury (my cat)? or 'nobody will ever find this' bury?
MmeStraka
Pack your other cats Imgur, we're moving again. Get someone to look after the giraffe.
HoleInPants
Aye, aye captain!
imasianandiknowit
When I visit this place, I'm gonna smother wet cat food on my body and lie on the middle of the road and wait for cat cuddles.
shadowlev
*sandpaper tongue noises*
notirrelevant
They'll love you. To death.
stutteringbob
Covering yourself with food and lying down in the middle of the road is a ticket towards a bunch of questions by trained professionals..
stutteringbob
AND they keep repeating the questions over and over! So annoying..
YesThisIsDogfort
sort of like this
MoThErFuCkInGmIrAcIeS
Was looking for this.
SergIsSuchHumbleSoAlwaysMuchBeautiful
Weirdo. Here's more pictures: /a/4kYRQ
infinitecats
plot twist: eaten alive by adorable kitties.
myrtlesnow
what a way to go.
imasianandiknowit
Shhh... Just let it happen man. Don't fight the cuddles.
localvagrant
mremaknu
Fun fact: "Smother" is something that happens because you suffocated from the cat food. "Slather" is the process of putting the food there.
quietmrbean
He said smother and meant it! Who are you to judge?
imasianandiknowit
"Smother," "Slather," we all know what will happen in the end anyway, don't we? Once the cat food runs out?
CourtneyMundow
This.... Is so.... Beautiful.... ;-;
TheEllie
I want to move there right now
HarperLee
meow*
GoAheadAndCallMeG
You and the rest of the internet!
tiger68
I'm packing as I type this.
AssamLaksa
I want to move there with you.
ThePatchyBeard
In international news, the small island of Tashirojima in Japan has become inundated by "Imgurians". There are feared to be no survivors.
WhiteCat92
hope you enjoy the smell of cat spray
strangethingsafoot
Have fun getting mauled to death by feral cats!
Idrankyourmilkshake
But...imagine the smell. D:
ISbros
Seeing this makes me freaking happy seeing everyone being nice to cats.
winksquaera
take me with you
Warezplaya
I want to know moar, right meow
Kidaris
I think every person on Imgur wants to move there right now
WhiteCat92
60+ un-nurtured male cats around your house.
Kidaris
any kitty is still a kitty :)
isometimesgetreferences
*meow
PeyoteDinners
Don't you mean "right...meow"
7thSonofa7thson
right meow you mean :D
queenofthedamned
I was going to write that but you beat me to it!
WoahShocksMyBrain
Took the words right out of my meowth!
Omgitsadonut
OMG, HOW COULD YOU RIP IT OUT OF A POOR MEOWTH! team rocket must be sad.
GeominorAI
That's right.
HeheHeyhe
... I like you.
SocietyOfSensation
I read it as right meow in my head anyway. I dont care what he actually typed
IHopeYouFindItSoon
He fuckin' blew it, god dammit.
SpiderWhisperer
people dont see the bad side of this. there are too many cats. they are starving, a huge chunk of them are positive for FIV and leukemia.
mimikikididifefezaza
Not to mention human health concerns, toxoplasma is a nay nay.
hairyballzagna
haha no but they are HELL OF CUDDLY
GKrollin
I was also wondering about inbreeding
gbot99
debby downer
rajagotfat
Hmm where did you get this information? Every online source I've read says they are very well fed; locals think it's good luck to feed a cat
Champdeluxe
exactly. Everyone is just talking about how cool it is and how they want to go there. Perhaps the population of feral cats should be fixed
rajagotfat
I can't find a single article online about them suffering from FIV or leukemia, what's your source?
MoThErFuCkInGmIrAcIeS
+1 I too would like some sauce.
Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeet
This guys got a point.
BDSMBlooddoll
That's a good question, commenting to await a reply.
delonwheels
Me, either! Boyfriend and I were going to visit this year, so I looked into it. Fukushima made us reconsider our plans, though. :(
Shven
Don't worry guys, he'll deliver...
Holunder
I don't think so
trhawkins21
Not to mention..... male cats spraying absolutely everything it smells worse than OP's grandma's house...
myrtlesnow
OP burned yo ass.
trhawkins21
Well Firtle Myrtle.... What do we have here.... a fucking comedian... I like you, hell you can come over and fuck my sister...
myrtlesnow
I WISH i was into women, but sadly…also, I'm sure you sister isn't a whore like you have implied she is. YOU, on the other hand, well, duh..
trhawkins21
Do what? I google translated but all that came back was an error 404: C U Next Tuesday.... ok I admit it was a bit of a stretch....
trhawkins21
Nevermind I reread your comment makes sense I do like vagina, I actually sometimes love it sometimes I eat it but does this make me a whore?
welldamnjackie
ACTUALLY both my grandmothers are allergic to cats and keep fresh, pet-free homes
neonfraction
As someone who has been interested in this island for a long time, that's not true. At all.
OhGodDoIReallyHaveToDoThis
And here is the Debbie does Dallas downer...
bigsurbob
Songbird/shorebird population: diminished to zero
yellowblastoise
outdoor and feral cats have led to so many bird species endangerments and extinctions. it is really sad.
bigsurbob
Totally. I have to ignore the whole "aren't cats cute" thing going on here. They're highly successful predators that devastate bird pop's.
yellowblastoise
not against cats (love em actually), but if you are going to own a cat it should be kept indoors
IMadeAnAccountJustToWriteThis
Animals starve and get diseases everywhere on earth except zoos. So unless you want all animals to be in zoos, get used to it.
flamingflamingo
I love how your logic makes absolutely no sense.
IMadeAnAccountJustToWriteThis
I should have said "pets or in zoos". Unless you want all animals to be pets, or in zoos, you better get used to starvation & disease.
flamingflamingo
But it's okay if animals suffer at the hands of humans because they decided to introduce them in an environment they weren't meant for.
IMadeAnAccountJustToWriteThis
Animals aren't "meant for" environments. They try to spread as far as they can, and they stop when they reach places they can't survive in.
BDSMBlooddoll
I can get your point of view. Animals die in the wild. Hell, people do too. It's not a happy fact but it is true. And unfortunately, it's..
BDSMBlooddoll
...necessary for it, or the planet would be overrun.
IMadeAnAccountJustToWriteThis
Animals starve. That is how predator population control happens in the wild.
mimikikididifefezaza
I don't often see cats on mopeds in the wild
FluffyCockroach
This doesn't work when people feed cats. Then you just contribute to the problem of over population.
IMadeAnAccountJustToWriteThis
No, then you just artificially raise the number of cats that can survive in that environment.
flamingflamingo
I'd love to see you control a cat population when there are dozens of cats that aren't spayed or neutered.
IMadeAnAccountJustToWriteThis
Well we control deer population by shooting them. We control wolf population by ^ and by limiting their food supply (causing starvation)
SalsaRice
Yea, but they also first put the prey species into dangerously low populations or make them go extinct, before they begin to starve.
Rhase
I don't understand how anyone thinks this is a good thing...
AsAnAmerican
Seriously. I've been moping for weeks because there's a single homeless cat around my home and I'm not allowed to give it shelter.
Jthechef
Why not? Do you live with your parents?
AsAnAmerican
No, my apartments won't allow it..
Sc00tyPuffJr
Screw it, do it anyways! FOR LUV!
AsAnAmerican
I WISH. Lookit this face
Foxygen
Maybe because people like cats, just a guess
frankiepancakes
If you like cats, you wouldn't do this to them.
ychen
The island's people feed them...
noneanymore
That's called living in the wild.
urvogelarts
Cats do not naturally live in such large family groups, this isn't natural, and it's not healthy for the cats.
iwilleatyourbabies
wrong.
trhawkins21
But none of them have owners.... let them be.... nature...uh uh uh finds a way..... you know
wandergeist
Not to mention I'd expect the island's population of songbirds to be pretty much eliminated.
SalsaRice
(1/2) Seriously, most people don't realize the sheer number of extinct birds in america, due to pet cats. They have free roam to hunt during
wandergeist
Well, I don't think any outside Hawaii (and other islands) became extinct purely because of housecats.
SalsaRice
page 4 (http://www.abcbirds.org/newsandreports/NFWF.pdf)
SalsaRice
(2/2) the day, and have a house, safe from larger predators at night. It's a fucked situation if you aren't a cat.
curlyfry11
my cat can't even kill a damn spider in the apartment. I think the birds and bunnies here are safe.
SalsaRice
(page 4) http://www.abcbirds.org/newsandreports/NFWF.pdf
wrests
More than songbirds, I'm sure they have a detrimental effect on the shorelife and other small prey mammals, as well as health hazards..
wandergeist
Sure, but nobody is going to care about rats and seagulls.
wrests
That's not to say they shouldn't, though. Circle of life is delicate, etc etc
wandergeist
Of course. But I have 140 characters and this is the "D'awww kitties" crowd.