Thousands of animals
were left behind in Fukushima
There were many animals left behind around the Fukushima nuclear electric plants when the disaster struck. The Japanese government and the Tokyo Electric Power Company basically threw away the lives of these animals. Thousands of animals were left behind and have died of starvation... but there are thousands more still alive.
Everybody remembers the massive scale earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear plant accident that occurred on March 11th 2011.
As the situation grew worse the Japanese Government ordered the evacuation of all people in a 20-30 kilometre radius around the nuclear plant. This area is now uninhabitable but many animals remain including dogs, cats, cows, pigs and horses.
The Japanese government didn’t make a plan to save those animals that had to be abandoned by their owners. Many of the pets' owners thought that they would have the opportunity to return to their house in couple of days. But as it turned out they could not return for several days and even weeks. When they finally had the opportunity to return and gather up their belongings many owners discovered that their beloved pets had died of starvation or ran away. The owners of farms could not move many big animals such as cows and horses due to lack of resources and man power.
As the situation grew worse the Japanese Government ordered the evacuation of all people in a 20-30 kilometre radius around the nuclear plant. This area is now uninhabitable but many animals remain including dogs, cats, cows, pigs and horses.
The Japanese government didn’t make a plan to save those animals that had to be abandoned by their owners. Many of the pets' owners thought that they would have the opportunity to return to their house in couple of days. But as it turned out they could not return for several days and even weeks. When they finally had the opportunity to return and gather up their belongings many owners discovered that their beloved pets had died of starvation or ran away. The owners of farms could not move many big animals such as cows and horses due to lack of resources and man power.
There were an estimated 15,000 pets (dogs and cats), 3.500 cows, 30.000 pigs, 440.000 chickens and an unknown numbers of horses that were left behind.
It is now (September 2011) six months since the disaster and unfortunately many of the animals have died from dehydration and starvation. However, there are still a few thousand animals that survive. These animals have miraculously survived this tough situation with the help and care from some animal loving volunteers and groups. These groups have been forced to break the law by entering the government’s 20-kilometre radius no-entry zone just to help these animals. Saving animals from the no-entry zone is still prohibited. Unfortunately the Japanese government and the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) still do nothing to help. Their ignorance is behind the loss of all these precious animals. All these animals' voices have to be heard before the situation becomes worse.
Mainstream media in Japan has hardly mentioned the situation these animals face. Therefore, many Japanese do not even know about this tragic situation.
Please help to save the lives of these animals!
Please sign the PETITION and visit the WEBSITE to find out what else you can do to help these animals.
Thank you!