The man chose to stay after the explosion to take care of the many cats and other pets abandoned at the Japanese site.
Ten years ago, reactors at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan exploded causing a nuclear disaster. While many residents have left the exclusion zone, a few have chosen to stay. This is the case with Sakae Kato. The 57-year-old man did not want to leave his home, but that is not the only reason he refused to leave. Indeed, Sakae also wanted to rescue the animals abandoned on the site following the nuclear accident.
Stay to take care of abandoned pets
Sakae Kato, himself the owner of a small construction company before the disaster, helped demolish houses abandoned after the explosion at the nuclear power plant at the time. He confided to Reuters to have been shocked to discover the many remains of pets abandoned in their fate. Sakae then decided to stay to take care of those who were still alive. A mission that he has never ceased for 10 years now. Moreover, far from regretting his choice, Sakae explains that the cats he saved and the dog he adopted, on the contrary, convinced him of his choice to stay on the family land he loves so much. “I don’t wanna leave, I love to live in these mountains“Sakae Kato admits.
The man has 41 cats
On a daily basis, this good Samaritan takes care of 41 cats! The felines are divided between his house and another building. “I want to make sure I’m there to take care of the last one. After that I want to die, whether it’s a day or an hour later“Sakae Kato confides. Moreover, despite all his efforts, felines are not immortal, man has already buried 23 cats in his garden.
Helping other animals
But Sakae’s dedication doesn’t stop with pets. The man also leaves food all over the area for local wild cats and … stray boars. And he’s not the only one around here. For example, Masami Yoshizawa, a neighbor of her breeder and owner of the “Ranch of Hope”, refused to slaughter her herd of cattle after the disaster and continues to care for her 233 cows.
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