Masahiko Suga, 53, has become well-known for carting his nine cats around in a buggy in Kitakyushu, southern Japan, The Asahi Shimbun website reports . He does it to encourage cat owners to take their pets out for walks in the same way as dogs. "I want more people to feel attached to cats and learn how to interact with them," he tells the paper, adding that he's also happy if cat lovers who can't have one as a pet "feel comforted" by playing with the animals.