Ситуация с животными в Японии
Письмо Elizabeth Oliver из ARK (Animal Refuge Kansai http://drupal.animalrefugekansai.org/?q=en/)
Situation still in chaos especially due to radiation fears. The weather is getting better but still cold in the north. Most things are in short supply. Petrol situation still severe but a volunteer has a licence to handle petrol and can get us a supply.
In Chofu and Saitama there are evacuation centres housing thousands of people. At present people keep their pets in cars outside, but these centers will close at the end of this month, so we worry where people will move to and what will happen to their pets. All the Aigo Animal Control Centres have pledged to hold earthquake animals without killing them. Normally they hold animals for three to five days and if their owners don't appear, gas them. The Aigo Centre still has space for animals and several veterinary clinics in the area are boarding pets. The vet, Iwasaki sensei, who joined up with ARK this time is setting up a temporary clinic, with local vet Abe sensei, in Ishinomaki, Miage Prefecture. They are also working with the local Aigo Centre. Koriyama Aigo Centre has been neutering and micro-chipping dogs before adoption so in that sense is quite advanced among Aigo Centres in Japan. We have also heard a report that clinics in the Minami Soma area are full of animals which may have lost owners and that they may have to euthanise some of these if owners do not appear. We think it is better if pets can stay close to their owners, where possible, in nearby areas. If these pets come down to Osaka, it is a long way for owners to come and visit them, also costly in terms of transport.
Our staff from Osaka and from Tokyo are in Sendai. They have met up with Isabella Aoki Galleon from Niigata Animal Garden(associated with Japan Cat Network and Heart, Tokushima). Some animal can be transported by road to Isabella's place but others will be sent by air to Osaka ARK from either Fukushima or Yamagata airports. Hearing Dogs for Deaf People in Nagano Prefecture, who recently entered into an association with ARK, have offered to transport animals to airports.
The staff are now concentrating on the area of Ishinomaki in Miage Prefecture which was devastated by the tsunami. It is a huge area. There are 200 evacuation centres including 12-15 places with over 1000 people staying there. Pets are kept in cars outside, the evacuees spoken to want to keep their pets with them. Difficult to enter 30 kilometre area from Fukushima nuclear plant without protective wear and we don't want to risk the lives of our staff. There are many animals within that area, dogs left tied outside houses and others inside, left behind when residents were told to evacuate.
BBC world news had footage from within the 20 mile radius of the nuclear reactor. Several large dogs running around. I am will be traveling to Tohoku to see for myself the situation on the ground , have dialogue with local officials, and find out what ARK can do to help and what is needed. The situation is changing day by day. We have reports of many animals; dogs, cats, chicken and cows, released by owners or by other people, wandering around the Fukushima area of Minami Soma. The local hokensho (dog pound) there, is overwhelmed, with 11 dogs being rescued in one day and another 24 the following day. Our plan to go to other areas may change if we concentrate on rescue in the Minami Soma area. Animals rescued would have to be reported to the local authorities and checked for radiation. They would need to be shampooed/washed before transporting to Tokyo or Osaka. Until recently people were going in and out of the restricted area of 15 kilometres around the nuclear plant but now the police are restricting entry. We have had a report that two 40 day old puppies are awaiting rescue in this area.
The facility of a breeder in Ibaragi was damaged by the earthquake and left without water or electricity. 6 dogs, all male, have been given up (one Mini Pincher, one Shih Tzu, two Toy Poodles, two Chinese Crested) so after processing and neutering, they can be rehomed. The husband is working round the clock to care for these animals without power or water while his wife is in Tokyo. They have given ARK permission to take 100 dogs and has 'agreed' to stop breeding. However we cannot be sure how far we can trust this couple. There are many females with young puppies which we should take first. Also valuable dogs like the four Shar Pei, a Pug and a Bulldog. We cannot take them all at once. Some other valuable dogs and puppies may well be hidden.
Another more urgent case, also in Ibaragi not far from the breeder above and near the sea, are four mixed dogs, a Pomeranian, a Chihuahua, and a French Bulldog. Another dog, a Dax was killed when the house partially collapsed. They had 35 cats but they mostly escaped. We need to get these animals out within a week.
We have also been offered the use of a building, once an inn, in central Osaka. We are trying to negotiate with the owner to allow pets together with owners to stay there, so that they could be looked after by people they know rather than having our staff go down there to care for them.
Foreigners are still evacuating from Tokyo. Less are leaving now but we are still getting foreigners wanting us to board their pets so we have issued guidelines for pets coming to board at ARK to make sure they get the best care and that they get reunited with their families as soon as possible. Our staff have just gone down to Kansai airport (a 200 km round trip again!) to collect a 15 year old Husky mix female and an 8 year old, male Shiba which have come up from Fukuoka in Kyushu. The American woman is returning to the States and wants to give them up.
I went to Sasayama to see progress on the land for our planned sanctuary and shelter. They are speeding up the work and the basic ground work with drainage and fencing should be finished by the end of April. Until this is done it may not be possible to put up even temporary housing due to city regulations.
Joyama san has sent us a detailed list of things needed for animals at the different evacuation centres; especially cages, varikennels and circles, plus dog food, cat food, cat toilet sand, pet sheets, collars and leads. ARK will ask a pet supplier to send them by takkyubin to the separate locations.
Update 6th April 2011
Spring has come to ARK with daffodils, tulips, magnolia in bloom and soon cherry blossoms. It gives us a bit of happiness at this time of sadness.
The van is loaded to full capacity with cages, food for animals, food for people, everything for survival for the next three days. Boys leaving soon and should be in Fukushima this evening. I am flying to Fukushima later today. Travelling light so unable to take the computer but hope to be able to send updates from Fukushima from some other computer so that Chandra can send them out. Tokyo ARK will drive upto Fukushima with one staff member and volunteer so we can move about independent of the boys who will concentrate on rescue.
If they find tied dogs they will leave food and water with a note for the owner saying ARK can board the dog If after three days there is no change we may take the animal, and inform the local authorities of this.
There is a shortage to pet food in Minami Sanriku-cho. We will ask a pet supplier to send food via takkyubin.
There are still the 7 dogs to be picked up but probably cannot catch and transport the 35 cats. Also request from Iwaki-shi of 5 cats and a dog that the owner cannot look after.
My stay in Tohoku may be extended due to changing circumstances but until I get there I can't predict when I can come back to Osaka.
Wish us luck !
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Situation still in chaos especially due to radiation fears. The weather is getting better but still cold in the north. Most things are in short supply. Petrol situation still severe but a volunteer has a licence to handle petrol and can get us a supply.
In Chofu and Saitama there are evacuation centres housing thousands of people. At present people keep their pets in cars outside, but these centers will close at the end of this month, so we worry where people will move to and what will happen to their pets. All the Aigo Animal Control Centres have pledged to hold earthquake animals without killing them. Normally they hold animals for three to five days and if their owners don't appear, gas them. The Aigo Centre still has space for animals and several veterinary clinics in the area are boarding pets. The vet, Iwasaki sensei, who joined up with ARK this time is setting up a temporary clinic, with local vet Abe sensei, in Ishinomaki, Miage Prefecture. They are also working with the local Aigo Centre. Koriyama Aigo Centre has been neutering and micro-chipping dogs before adoption so in that sense is quite advanced among Aigo Centres in Japan. We have also heard a report that clinics in the Minami Soma area are full of animals which may have lost owners and that they may have to euthanise some of these if owners do not appear. We think it is better if pets can stay close to their owners, where possible, in nearby areas. If these pets come down to Osaka, it is a long way for owners to come and visit them, also costly in terms of transport.
Our staff from Osaka and from Tokyo are in Sendai. They have met up with Isabella Aoki Galleon from Niigata Animal Garden(associated with Japan Cat Network and Heart, Tokushima). Some animal can be transported by road to Isabella's place but others will be sent by air to Osaka ARK from either Fukushima or Yamagata airports. Hearing Dogs for Deaf People in Nagano Prefecture, who recently entered into an association with ARK, have offered to transport animals to airports.
The staff are now concentrating on the area of Ishinomaki in Miage Prefecture which was devastated by the tsunami. It is a huge area. There are 200 evacuation centres including 12-15 places with over 1000 people staying there. Pets are kept in cars outside, the evacuees spoken to want to keep their pets with them. Difficult to enter 30 kilometre area from Fukushima nuclear plant without protective wear and we don't want to risk the lives of our staff. There are many animals within that area, dogs left tied outside houses and others inside, left behind when residents were told to evacuate.
BBC world news had footage from within the 20 mile radius of the nuclear reactor. Several large dogs running around. I am will be traveling to Tohoku to see for myself the situation on the ground , have dialogue with local officials, and find out what ARK can do to help and what is needed. The situation is changing day by day. We have reports of many animals; dogs, cats, chicken and cows, released by owners or by other people, wandering around the Fukushima area of Minami Soma. The local hokensho (dog pound) there, is overwhelmed, with 11 dogs being rescued in one day and another 24 the following day. Our plan to go to other areas may change if we concentrate on rescue in the Minami Soma area. Animals rescued would have to be reported to the local authorities and checked for radiation. They would need to be shampooed/washed before transporting to Tokyo or Osaka. Until recently people were going in and out of the restricted area of 15 kilometres around the nuclear plant but now the police are restricting entry. We have had a report that two 40 day old puppies are awaiting rescue in this area.
The facility of a breeder in Ibaragi was damaged by the earthquake and left without water or electricity. 6 dogs, all male, have been given up (one Mini Pincher, one Shih Tzu, two Toy Poodles, two Chinese Crested) so after processing and neutering, they can be rehomed. The husband is working round the clock to care for these animals without power or water while his wife is in Tokyo. They have given ARK permission to take 100 dogs and has 'agreed' to stop breeding. However we cannot be sure how far we can trust this couple. There are many females with young puppies which we should take first. Also valuable dogs like the four Shar Pei, a Pug and a Bulldog. We cannot take them all at once. Some other valuable dogs and puppies may well be hidden.
Another more urgent case, also in Ibaragi not far from the breeder above and near the sea, are four mixed dogs, a Pomeranian, a Chihuahua, and a French Bulldog. Another dog, a Dax was killed when the house partially collapsed. They had 35 cats but they mostly escaped. We need to get these animals out within a week.
We have also been offered the use of a building, once an inn, in central Osaka. We are trying to negotiate with the owner to allow pets together with owners to stay there, so that they could be looked after by people they know rather than having our staff go down there to care for them.
Foreigners are still evacuating from Tokyo. Less are leaving now but we are still getting foreigners wanting us to board their pets so we have issued guidelines for pets coming to board at ARK to make sure they get the best care and that they get reunited with their families as soon as possible. Our staff have just gone down to Kansai airport (a 200 km round trip again!) to collect a 15 year old Husky mix female and an 8 year old, male Shiba which have come up from Fukuoka in Kyushu. The American woman is returning to the States and wants to give them up.
I went to Sasayama to see progress on the land for our planned sanctuary and shelter. They are speeding up the work and the basic ground work with drainage and fencing should be finished by the end of April. Until this is done it may not be possible to put up even temporary housing due to city regulations.
Joyama san has sent us a detailed list of things needed for animals at the different evacuation centres; especially cages, varikennels and circles, plus dog food, cat food, cat toilet sand, pet sheets, collars and leads. ARK will ask a pet supplier to send them by takkyubin to the separate locations.
Update 6th April 2011
Spring has come to ARK with daffodils, tulips, magnolia in bloom and soon cherry blossoms. It gives us a bit of happiness at this time of sadness.
The van is loaded to full capacity with cages, food for animals, food for people, everything for survival for the next three days. Boys leaving soon and should be in Fukushima this evening. I am flying to Fukushima later today. Travelling light so unable to take the computer but hope to be able to send updates from Fukushima from some other computer so that Chandra can send them out. Tokyo ARK will drive upto Fukushima with one staff member and volunteer so we can move about independent of the boys who will concentrate on rescue.
If they find tied dogs they will leave food and water with a note for the owner saying ARK can board the dog If after three days there is no change we may take the animal, and inform the local authorities of this.
There is a shortage to pet food in Minami Sanriku-cho. We will ask a pet supplier to send food via takkyubin.
There are still the 7 dogs to be picked up but probably cannot catch and transport the 35 cats. Also request from Iwaki-shi of 5 cats and a dog that the owner cannot look after.
My stay in Tohoku may be extended due to changing circumstances but until I get there I can't predict when I can come back to Osaka.
Wish us luck !
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