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Friday, April 8, 2011
Some recent Facebook updates recording sites where animals for adoption are listed
Saturday, April 2, 2011
News about the famous 'Cat Island' (Tashirojima) which was isolated after the earthquake-tsunami disaster in NE Japan
I sent this note to Nohl Rosen of Cat Galaxy Media and thought I would share it here on my cat blog:
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They have re-connected parcel service delivery to the Cat Island, and the 350 people and 100 cats (and 3 dogs) have requested, rice, retort pouch food (I was thinking US Army MREs would be ideal to send if I could get a hold of some), and dry cat and dog food. I guess with 100 cats, they need quite a bit. But the catch is, there are restrictions--1/3 of every shipment can be for animals, but 2/3s has to be designated for humans.
I thought about contacting the one NPO there and asking if I could send them something I ordered from Amazon Japan or Rakuten or Yoyo market and have it shipped by Yamato. Yamato, you will love this, is known as Kuroneko Takkyubin--Blackcat Delivery!
I thought about contacting the one NPO there and asking if I could send them something I ordered from Amazon Japan or Rakuten or Yoyo market and have it shipped by Yamato. Yamato, you will love this, is known as Kuroneko Takkyubin--Blackcat Delivery!
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The blog page with details about how and what to send--and the restrictions--is here:
My idea is to contact the NPO that helps to run the place and see if they could use a shipment of cat food. Overseas shipments of pet food are problematic because you need an importing license for commercial purposes to do this (and many large pet food companies have distributors here in Japan). However, I plan to mailorder at Amazon Japan or Rakuten or Yoyo Market (which can supply from Costco Japan).
The NPO's information is here:
NPO法人 ひょっこりひょうたん田代島 (NPO Hyokkori Hyoutan Tashirojima)
〈事務局〉(Office)
〒986-0023 宮城県石巻市大字田代浜字仁斗田38番地
〈事務局〉(Office)
〒986-0023 宮城県石巻市大字田代浜字仁斗田38番地
(Azazushi Hakaruta Banchi 38, Ooaza Tashirohama, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture 986-0023)
TEL 0225-21-4123
FAX 0225-21-4122
E-Mail tasirojima@aol.com
TEL 0225-21-4123
FAX 0225-21-4122
E-Mail tasirojima@aol.com
Monday, March 28, 2011
To donate to Japan's NSPCA
The Nippon SPCA (NSPCA) continue to do vital front-line work, through its shelter in Ibaraki (in the disaster area) and through its relief missions to homes, shelters, vet clinics, and evacuation centers (where people are with their pets) in the disaster areas.
If you have a Paypal account, you can donate by going to the Paypal page set up for NSPCA to collect donations.
Donate
The Paypal account that is receiving
donations for disaster relief is here.
donations for disaster relief is here.
Friday, March 25, 2011
The Tale of Pino-chan and Popolo-chan: Rescued from death in a government animal 'protection' center
by Nippon SPCA on Friday, 25 March 2011 at 20:05
Pino-chan (left) and Popolo-chan, two dogs saved from a government Aigo center before the earthquake
Dropped off at a government-run animal “protection” center, the dogs were due to be condemned to a painful death by asphyxiation with carbon dioxide gas. Called an “Aigo” center in Japanese – the word “Ai” meaning literally “love” – the center is where cats or dogs are abandoned by their owners or people who find them outside of homes. Run by the prefectural governments, these “protection” centers typically hold cats for one day and dogs for three to five, after which, if they have not been adopted, the animals are put to death.
Popolo-chan in Yokohama
When the Great Tohoku Earthquake hit northern Japan, the Nippon SPCA quickly went to visit the shelter in Ibaraki, which was without electricity, water or sufficient supplies (http://on.fb.me/eD6qTf) and brought Pino-chan and Popolo-chan and two lovely young Shiba dogs back to Tokyo where there were foster parents waiting.
If it weren’t for a small group of people in Japan dedicated to saving abandoned animals from the inevitable death that awaits them in the government run “protection” centers, these dogs wouldn’t be with us today.
If this earthquake does one good thing, it should be bringing to light the Animal Welfare situation in Japan: This is a country where the government will accept animals that owners no longer want and conveniently put them to death so that the owners can be free of their responsibility.
In other words, pet owners feel free to rid themselves of animals that they tire of, sometimes just because their breed has gone "out of fashion".
If that weren't bad enough, the centers have little motivation to promote the adoption of these animals and their charters expressly state that their purpose is to dispose of abandoned animals. (Staff at the centers – many of whom are trained veterinarians and animal lovers themselves – don’t necessarily agree with what they are paid to do, and many end up leaving if they can find other work.)
Worse still, hardly anyone one in Japan knows about these realities, and few seem to care. Pet shops are everywhere, with US$2,000 less than 4-week-old American short hairs, Scottish fold and Persian kittens, with US$3,000 3-week-old poodles, Shibas and dachshunds; and customers buy them on a whim because they are cute – until they become troublesome and disposable. Then, the government is there to helpfully provide a solution – in fact, 400,000 solutions a year. Almost 300,000 cats and 100,000 dogs are put to death in these “Love” centers – that’s over 1,000 per day, at a cost of US$570,000,000* per year, all tax-payer money (*according to a Japanese Ministry of the Environment official who spoke on TV).
Feb. 26, 2011 -- Yoyogi Park, Tokyo: Nippon SPCA March and Demonstration to Change the Animal Welfare Law in Japan; Actress Miyoko Asada, lawmaker Makiko Fujino, Madame Dewi Sukarno and NSPCA member Elisa Narikawa
We will keep you updated on how our work proceeds and what we accomplish. Donations are always welcome so that we can continue our activities (Read here how to donate: http://on.fb.me/gX8brK). The Nippon SPCA is an “Association Corporation”, the NPO status in Japan for a small organization (http://on.fb.me/i7rHFQ), and we depend on memberships and contributions to make it possible to do our work.
If you have any experience in your country with situations like this and campaigns to change the law, we would be more than happy to hear from you about how the laws were amended to truly protect animals and whatever recommendations you may have about how to bring this change about (Here are the general Japanese laws on Animal Welfare: http://on.fb.me/fuVXjU). We are grateful for all advice and expertise that you can convey.
Pino-chan clean and happy in Yokohama
Read our plan for our second rescue mission here: http://on.fb.me/fmGbxA
Donate here: http://on.fb.me/gX8brK
Read the Japanese Animal Welfare Law here: http://on.fb.me/fuVXjU
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Nippon SPCA (NPSCA) leaves for another animal rescue and relief mission to disaster areas
by Nippon SPCA on Thursday, 24 March 2011 at 20:39
日本語は英文の後に続きます。
Nippon SPCA Schedule for the Second Northern Japan Animal Rescue Mission
Mission: Rescue of animals, temporary fostering of animals, delivery of emergency provisions for pets, report on the current situation of animals in the area and in shelters
March 25, 2011 (Friday)
10 AM – Pick-up rental cars
Location: Totsuka Ward, Yokohama
11 AM – Pack cars
Location: Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama
12 noon – Meet up with full team; head out on Route 6 and the Joban Expressway to Ibaraki Prefecture Location: Ueno Station, Tokyo
6 PM – Arrive at Shinopo no Takama Shelter; hold group meeting
Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture
March 26, 2011 (Saturday)
9 AM – Team A departs for locations in Ibaraki Prefecture; Team B provides pet care and other assistance at Shinopo no Takama Shelter
12 noon – Team A delivers supplies for pets to northern Ibaraki
7 PM – Team A & B meet back at Shinopo no Takama Shelter
March 26, 2011 (Sunday)
9 AM – Return to Tokyo with 10 cats and dogs from overwhelmed shelters
2 PM – Arrive at Senju Station in Tokyo and drop off some team members; prepare dogs for health check at Umejima Animal Hospital
5:20 PM – Arrive at Umejima Animal Hospital in Takenotsuka Adachi Ward, Tokyo for the health check
9 PM – First drop off for dogs at Kazuna Orthopedic Clinic (Supporters of Animal Welfare in Japan)
10 PM – Drop off team members at Ueno Station, Tokyo
11 PM – Return with remaining dogs to the Nippon SPCA Headquarters in Matsumidai Heights, 4-944-13 Matsumi-cho, Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama
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お問い合わせ先：info@nipponspca.com
横浜／日本
一般社団法人日本動物虐待防止協会 スケジュール
目的：動物の救済 一時預かり 人、動物の救援物資配布、記録
2011 年３月２５日(金)一日目
朝
10:00 レンタカー 受付
1１:00 荷物車載
A 地点 横浜市戸塚区
B 地点 横浜市神奈川区
昼
12:00 上野駅
待ち合わせ場所：丸井前
（國分さん、荒木さん）
国道６号
常磐道
夜
18:00
着：「しっぽのなかまシェルター」
打ち合わせ
2011 年３月２６日（土）二日目
朝
9:00
A 班 茨城・いわき市
B 班 待機
昼
A 班：北茨城
B 班 ：犬のケア
しっぽのなかまシェルター
手伝い等
14:00 着：北茨城
※犬救援物資配布をします。
夜
19:00 A 班／B 班
：「しっぽのなかまシェルター」
打ち合わせ
2011 年３月２６日三日目（日）
朝
9:00
発：しっぽのなかまシェルター
車載
※犬、猫あわせて10 匹目標
昼
14:00
千住駅 一次解散
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17:20 頃 預かり犬健康診断
着：梅島動物病院
夜
21:00
①犬の降車
着：かずな接骨院
22:00
上野駅 二次解散
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23:00
②犬の降車
横浜 三次解散
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Nippon SPCA continues its animal rescue and relief in the disaster areas
A top priority is to get displaced animals out of animal control centers that may start to kill animals (the usual method being gassing).
So far the Nippon SPCA has recieved US$14,821 -- A great thank you to everyone has made this possible! The Nippon SPCA is continuing to accept donations to support our next visit to Japan's disaster areas starting this Friday March 25. We will be takin...g a team up to visit the government "protection" centers (Aigo) where animals are being euthanized between 1 to 5 days after being dropped off. There we will ask the staff to hand the animals over to the Nippon SPCA for care and to be made available for adoption; and for the center's directors to uphold the suspension of the law that puts these animals to death. On an earlier trip immediately after the quake, we saved 4 dogs whose shelter was without water, electricity or food. See the photos section for more information about that trip.
If you want to contribute, please visit PAYPAL and direct a donation to the email address akiko@nipponspca.com
If this link does not work, simply visit www.paypal.com, select the tab marked "Personal" then click over the banner heading "Send Money" and choose "Internationally". All you will need to do is follow the directions on the right side and enter the email address akiko@nipponspca.com when prompted to direct the contribution to the Nippon SPCA
If you are in Japan and can read Japanese, you can find out more about the Nippon SPCA Fund here:
and contribute through justgiving.com All contributions will go toward:Water and food supplies for the shelters and rescued animalsAntiobiotics, other medicines and medical gear to take care of injured and sick animalsCages to put animals in to transport themNet laundry bags to hold catsCar rentalSecuring a substantial supply of gasoline and gasoline tanks.
At least one Geiger Counter to be sure of the safety of radiation levels when travelling into the Fukushima areaWhatever food and supplies are necessary for voluneteers to travel into the disaster areas We'll keep you informed of our actions via the NSPCA page. Any help is appreciated! Let's rescue all the animals that we can!
by: Nippon SPCA
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