Tsunami Update: Cat Island Persists!  Posted on March 28, 2011
The tragic earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck Japan
on March 11 displaced thousands of people, destroyed countless
families, and left a bitter nuclear disaster that still plagues
the people of Japan. Thankfully, one thing they weren’t able to
do is wipe out Tashirojima, better known as ‘Cat Island.’  Cat
Island Tsunami Update: Cat Island Persists! picture  Situated in
Ishinomaki City, Japan, Cat Island is essentially an island in
an island that houses about 100 elderly people, many of whom
believe that filling a cat’s tummy can and will bring great
wealth and good luck. As such, Cat Island is teeming with tens
and thousands of stray cats. And as you can imagine, dogs aren’t
allowed!  Anyway, it appears that feeding all the cats has paid
off for the inhabitants, because not a single one of them was
hurt or killed during the earthquake and tsunami. As for the
cats, though one or two may have been killed (there is no
confirmation either w