The Mysterious Cat-Men Of Japan

For years people have been greeted by a strange and adorable sight in the shopping arcades and streets of Tokyo- the mysterious Cat-Men, who wheel baby carriages full of cats around like it's no big deal.

The Cat-Men supposedly first appeared in a Kyushuu shopping arcade around 2010, but now there are Cat-Men popping up all over the country, and they're starting to be seen as a bit of a problem.

鹿児島の天文館に毎日のようにいた猫おじさんが最近は池袋に毎日のようにいます #猫おじさん #東京進出してた #何者 #てか朝もいたけど #何者 #まさか東京で会うとは
A post shared by 池田 (@ike_lisa2) on Oct 3, 2015 at 3:22am PDT

Between the huge crowds who form around them, the fact that some Cat-Men sell cats and their willingness to go too far for the sake of entertaining crowds these seemingly innocent guys may be up to no good. But these cats certainly don't seem to think so.

渋谷で#九州猫おじさんに遭遇。チンチラゴールデンとヒマラヤンを9匹連れて小倉から車で来ているそうです。車中泊で24時間かけて移動してるらしい。ロングのにゃんこ達がフワフワに仕上げられていて可愛がられているみたい。最初は愛想のないおいちゃんだったけど、私も猫飼ってる事話したら色々とお話してくれました。 : それにしてもフワフワでお顔ペチャンコで可愛かったなぁ♡ : #猫おじさん #多頭飼い #うらやましい #渋谷 #マークシティ
A post shared by Ai Ageno Koshiishi (@ai1212agn) on Jun 25, 2015 at 2:26am PDT

Animals are not 'Chattel' and should not be sold ! Wheeling cats around in an overcrowded stroller through frenzied marketplaces is a nightmare for the poor cats.
These Japanese 'cat men' are willing to compromise the safety of the cats for profit by selling them to the highest bidder (without performing a basic background check of the 'buyer'.) Maybe these 'men' (and I use that term loosely) should focus on obtaining a job and stop profiting off innocent animals.

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