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Courageous battle to save Fukushima’s abandoned animals

The Hachiko Coalition is calling for the organized, and immediate evacuation of all uncontaminated domestic animals and livestock inside the exclusion zone.

Tens of thousands of concerned people have signed on to multiple petitions requesting evacuation on the Internet..

Hachiko Coalition: Animal Rescuers Defy Orders, Enter TEPCO Radiation Exclusion Zone to Rescue Starving Pets  SF Gate, May 04, 2011 The Hachiko Coalition calls attention to the plight of pets left inside the evacuation zone in Japan.

On April 21, the Japanese government decided to begin enforcing a “no-go” policy within the 20km radiation evacuation zone inside Fukushima Prefecture [1]. This decision prevents access inside this zone by private Animal Search and Rescue (SAR) teams who were previously evacuating domesticated animals inside the zone…….. n a stunning example of selfless action, yet another video shows a family who re-entered the zone attempting to rescue and feed animals while also recovering the dead [4]. Mr. Hosti, who obtained the video footage, reported the radiation levels in that location were 70-90?Sv/h.

In a message posted to Facebook, Hosti also stated: “The government deserted the animals. Animal[s] dies if there is no food. We violated the law, invaded, and helped the dog[s]. However, a lot of animals are left. These are animals sacrificed in [sic] the Fukushima nuclear power plant [5].”

……. Today, The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has convened a conference of international radiation experts and other representatives including: Japanese Ministry of Environment, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA): APHIS Animal Care and Wildlife Services, United States Army Veterinary Corps, veterinary and toxicology experts, academics, and IFAW [8].

While this conference may result in a new measures being taken to evacuate the animals, the Japanese government must allow these measures to be implemented. If not, the only recourse may be filing a positive injunction in order to regain access inside the exclusion zone.

The Hachiko Coalition provides evacuation support during disasters and Coalition members are concerned with the welfare of these animals. The Hachiko Coalition is calling for the organized, and immediate evacuation of all uncontaminated domestic animals and livestock inside the exclusion zone.

Tens of thousands of concerned people have signed on to multiple petitions requesting evacuation on the Internet… http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/05/04/prweb8373747.DTL#ixzz1LVh0Wbpb

May 5, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | - Fukushima 2011, Japan, Religion and ethics