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A former stray cat adopted by Chinese firefighters is now accompanying them to stand guard come rain or shine, according to a local report.<br>The moggie would curl up to a duty officer's feet or lie in front of his post when he keeps a close watch over the barracks in Guizhou Province, south-eastern [/news/china/index.html China].<br>The team has looked after the pet for three years since it accidentally walked into the complex as a [http://wordpress.org/search/malnourished%20homeless malnourished homeless] kitten.<br>                     Firefighters from south-eastern China's Guizhou Province said that the cat would stay with them when they stood guard (pictured) come rain or shine. They have kept the pet since 2017<br>   RELATED ARTICLES  [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next]     [/news/article-9000739/Stunning-light-pillars-illuminate-night-sky-Chinese-city-optical-illusion.html  'So beautiful!' Stunning light pillars illuminate the night...] [/news/article-9001053/Dog-brothers-Blind-husky-gathers-courage-jump-bench-help-brother.html  Husky patiently teaches his blind brother to jump down a...] [/news/article-9001151/Man-savagely-hits-nurse-Covid-19-swab-test-procedure-uncomfortable.html  Shocking moment man savagely hits a nurse during a Covid-19...] [/news/article-9001923/Hot-air-balloon-worker-plunges-33ft-death-blown-sky-wind-China.html  Hot air balloon worker plunges 33ft to his death after...]    <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share<br>159k shares<br><br><br>'[Whenever we stand sentry], it will be around to accompany us and look at us,' one of the firefighters, Sun Haoxiang, told a reporter.<br>'If it rains or snows, or if the weather is cold or the temperature low, it will jump onto our stand and lie down next to our feet,' Sun said.<br>The moggie,  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/blog/kinh-nghiem-di-tour-du-lich-cuu-trai-cau-day-du-nhat.html kinh nghiệm đi cửu trại câu] nicknamed Lan Mao or  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/blog/kinh-nghiem-di-tour-du-lich-cuu-trai-cau-day-du-nhat.html du lịch cửu trại câu] 'blue cat', lives in the Guizhou Provincial Fire Brigade in the city of Guiyang.<br>The heart-warming bond between Lan Mao and the servicemen was featured on China News, an affiliation to state-level news agency China News Agency.<br>         '[Whenever we stand sentry], it will be around to accompany us and look at us,' one officer said<br>According to the [ ] from Monday, Lan Mao arrived at the brigade in 2017 while roaming the street. Officers began to take it in turns to feed it and bought a bed for it.<br>The moggie was said to be timid and scared of humans in the beginning. However, under the meticulous care from the officers, it soon considered the barracks as its home.<br>Footage provided by the fire brigade shows Lan Mao sitting in front of one blue-uniformed guard on one night, seemingly ready for a nap. It then moves onto the stand to snuggle up to the man.<br>'This cat is rather intelligent. Because [we] fed it regularly, it became more and more attached to people wearing blue uniforms,' Sun explained.<br>'It treated here as its home and was unwilling to leave. As time went by, it began to stay by our side when we stood guard or train.<br>'With the company of Lan Mao, we feel warm in our hearts,' he added.<br>         The cat, nicknamed Lan Mao, arrived at the brigade in 2017 as a malnourished homeless kitten<br>         A firefighter said that the cat had become more and more attached to people in blue uniform <br>The emotional story has touched the hearts of many people, and web users have expressed their love for the pet.<br>On Weibo, the Chinese equivalent to Twitter, one fan gushed: 'It is so cute!'<br>Another person wrote on the platform: 'So heart-warming!'<br>A third one joked: 'Cats are like us after all - they feel secured while being with firefighters.' <br>This is the second time in a week an animal at a fire brigade has shot to fame in China.<br>       Last Friday, [/news/article-8993767/Playful-puppy-sneaks-firefighter-surprises-kiss.html a naughty puppy went viral] after a video showed it surprising its firefighter friend with a kiss during a training session.<br>The adorable video, filmed in the Chinese city of Chengdu, shows the young dog running around the uniform officer who is crawling on the ground on all fours.<br>After jumping up and down next to the man for a few seconds, the fluffy pup reaches out to the firefighter's face and gives him a cheeky peck before dashing off cheerfully.<br>The sweet scene happened at a fire brigade in Chengdu in south-western China's Sichuan Province.<br><br><br><br><br>data-track-module="am-external-links^external-links"><br>Read more:<br><br>[ China News/Guizhou Firefighting/Weibo]<br><br><br><br>DM.later('bundle', function()<br>DM.has('external-source-links', 'externalLinkTracker');<br>);