Getting rid of rats is a long time ago... but why is there a cat in the cowshed? Are you comfortable? Okinawa

Kuro and Tora watching the cows in the barn = 21st, Ishikawa Higashionna, Uruma City

[Uruma] If you think that you are going to sew the feet of a big cow, you will be able to lie down in the feed bowl. Two cats, Kuro and Tora, relax in Yasuhiro Hirakawa's cowshed in Ishikawa Higashionna, Uruma City. A long time ago, cats were kept in cattle sheds to get rid of rats that gnawed at the claws and horns of cows, but now that the sanitary environment is in place, they are out of use. The guardian deities of the former hut live a peaceful communal life with the cows. [Photo Feature] Delivered on Cat Day ♪ Okinawan Cats Taken by Readers

Mr. Hirakawa said, "I guess they're compatible to begin with." It is said that cows do not show reluctance to cats that run around freely. When giving milk to the calf, Kuro and Tora come to share the spilled milk, and you can see the calf kissing the cat every day. According to Mr. Hirakawa, even now, when mice are no longer seen, there are still cats in many cattle sheds. "Rather than owning one, I'm just watching over it as it comes one day and continues to stay there," he laughs. For cats, the cowshed is a comfortable space. Kuro and Tora, who have been coming to the hut for two years, sometimes give me grasshoppers, Tobeera (cockroaches), aphids, etc. "Thank goodness for killing pests." When Mr. Hirakawa said so, the two animals ran away quickly, perhaps to hide their embarrassment. (Wakana Arakaki, also photos)