Cat That Fell Into Toxic Chemicals Puts a City in Japan on Alert – The New York Times

The first signs of an intruder at the metal-plating factory were footprints, ocher-tinged and varying in number of toes. A review of security footage confirmed the security breach, and the authorities quickly issued a public alert.

Be on the lookout, the citizens of Fukuyama, Japan, were warned, for a cat with abnormalities.

For the past week, the city has been on watch for the potentially hazardous cat that appears to have fallen into a tank of toxic chemicals at the factory, Nomura Plating Corporation, and then escaped, darting across a darkened factory yard and into the city at large.

Officials have reached out to the City Council, the school board and nurseries to warn them about the possible risk.

via www.nytimes.com

In the US, one worries about carjackings and random shootings. In Japan, they worry about accidentally toxic cats.