However even during the famine the Shogunate accommodated 80,000 wild dogs in the kennels in Nakano and gave them 3 go (0.18L) of polished rice, 50 moon (187g) of bean paste and 1 go of sardines daily.
ところがこの様な飢饉の中でも、幕府は8万匹の野犬を中野犬小屋に収容し、犬一匹につき一日に白米3合、味噌50匁（約187グラム）、干しイワシ一合を与えていた。