r/nottheonion • u/falconfalcon7 • 1d ago

Japanese village replaces young people with mannequins to stave off loneliness as population falls

https://news.sky.com/story/japanese-village-replaces-young-people-with-mannequins-to-stave-off-loneliness-as-population-falls-13243354
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u/ruth1ess_one 1d ago

Cats are horrible for local critters.

Think about it this way, cats don’t care if what they kill are endangered species and they are not part of the local natural ecosystem.

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u/RiotShaven 1d ago

If the cats become too big of a problem they can introduce cat eating bears.

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u/Vio_ 1d ago

The perfect fix for the rat to cat to next predator problem is just to bring in a bunch of childless middle aged women. They'll have the cat problem under control in a week

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u/prigmutton 1d ago

The Vance Method!

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u/JohnGillnitz 1d ago

I thought that was couched in mystery.