Japan Quake Animal Rescue - Dispatches from the Frontline #4

17 March 2011


Animal Friends Niigata (AFN) reports from the disaster area:


We found this spaniel living with its owners in a house slightly removed from the area of most damage. They were running low on dog food and gratefully accepted the bags that we gave them. We also gave them some of the water we had brought as getting fresh water is difficult.

Japan Quake Animal Rescue - Dispatches from the Frontline #3

Japan Quake Animal Rescue - Dispatches from the Frontline #3



16 March 2011

Animal Friends Niigata (AFN) writes on Facebook:

Before we hit the disaster stricken areas of Sendai today, we spoke to this woman on the street toward the center of the city. She broke down and in tears, told us how she was from a hard hit area, but didn't evacuate because they wouldn't let her take her dog (Yusuke). She stayed with him in a shaking house for three days she said, and told us Yusuke was extremely stressed from the ordeal. She thanked us for being there to help.

Japan Quake Animal Rescue - Dispatches from the Frontline #2

15 March 2011

Some photos of the mission AFN is on to the quake-and-tsunami-struck region of NE Japan.

 

The Animal Friends Niigata mission had to sleep in the car.

 

In Sendai, about which AFN writes:   

We are at the Sendai district hall now where there are blankets in a pile and people charging their devices. People here very receptive and we have been told there is a local volunteer center and animal holding facility. Will go investigate now.

Later they sent via FB app for iPad:

The scenes we saw today were utterly devastating - we saw human bodies still being pulled out of rubble in tsunami struck area. No animal bodies however.

 

Elizabeth Gallaon-Aoki is an Italian/British citizen and longtime resident of Japan. She is the founder of the NPO Animal Friends Niigata (see English link)
http://bravenewclimate.com/2011/03/13/fukushima-simple-explanation/

Her work does NOT only involve animals in the Niigata (northwest Japan) area but nationwide.

She is now on the road and heading into the areas worst hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

Her mission is to find and rescue as many animals as she can and bring them to safety.

She needs help. Other groups are also helping in the efforts but this blog and chip-in account has been set up specifically to help her activities directly.

We will be updating her progress here. Please stay tuned for reports.

Your help is greatly appreciated.