How to help pets in Japan
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How to help pets in Japan
http://www.mnn.com/family/pets/stories/how-to-help-pets-in-japan “Japan is a country that loves its pets. According to the website
WhatJapanThinks.com, 35 percent of Japanese own pets. Of those animals,
46 percent are dogs and 31 percent are cats. Birds and rabbits are also popular pets in Japan.“
Unlike the United States response after Katrina, Japanese shelters are allowing pet owners to bring their pets with them. However,
many pets have been separated from their families and are either in
shelters where they could be euthanized soon or are on the streets
struggling to survive.
woman is seen with her pet dog at a temporary quake-relief location in a
middle school in Sendai, northeast Japan, on March 12, 2011. Over 1,000
people has been killed after Friday’s great earthquake and ensuing huge
tsunami hit northeast Japan, public broadcaster NHK reported Saturday.
(Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
CANINE HELP: Kyoko Nagasawa holds her dog at a
shelter in Ofunato in east Japan’s Iwate prefecture. This pair was
fortunate to land at a shelter that accepts pets. (Photo: ZUMA Press
Rescue
workers pull a small dog from rubble in the wake of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami. Photo: Associated Press
NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images
13, 2011
A tsunami devastated street In Hishonomaki, Miyagi
Prefecture, on March 15,
2011
6 Ways You Can Help Animals In Japan
03/16/2011
Watching the tragedy unfold in Japan this week has been absolutely
devastating and many of us may feel helpless as we sit in the comfort of
our homes as tsunami victims are dealing with unimaginable challenges.
While the focus in Japan is on helping people affected by the divesting
earthquake and Tsunami, many people are also concerned about animals
affected by the disaster. Here are six ways you can help, courtesy of
The Pet Dish.
A coalition of three groups – HEART-Tokushima, Animal Garden Niigata
and Japan Cat Network, their intention is to keep animal rescue on the
agenda, provide shelter space and coordinate some earthquake/tsunami
animal rescues.
is also accepting donations. The organization says they have facilities
in place and a team of experienced staff able to deal with traumatized
animals.
They have deployed disaster response staff to the region and reached
out to Japanese partner organizations involved with animal care and
rescue to identify where and how best to provide emergency support and
veterinary attention.
FOR
INFORMATION ON HOW TO HELP AND DONATE TO LOST AND INJURED PETS IN JAPAN, PLEASE VISIT WWWGLOBALANIMAL.ORG
(see photos below)
Japanese
dogs lost in Tsunami have but a few days for the owners to claim them
before being euthanized. Various organizations in the United States are
trying to help. Worth the read.
http://shibainus.ca/japanese-dog-owner-earthquaketsunami-relief-challenge/
Beloved pet makes it through the tsunami
http://yourlife.usatoday.com/pets/pawprintpost/post/2011/03/tsunami-happy-ending-pet-comes-home/148024/1
2 pet dogs defy the
tsunami
http://www.myfoxla.com/dpps/news/two-pet-dogs-defy-tsunami-in-japan-dpgonc-20110315-fc_12328681
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