In response to an inquiry from Animal Rights Center Japan, Sustainable Kitchen Rosy, an organic restaurant in Chiyoda ward, Tokyo, responded that all the eggs they use are already cage-free, and that they would support the cage-free declaration. This restaurant…
How we leverage for the movement for livestock animals A revision of the Act on Welfare and Management of Animals came into effect on June 1st 2020. In cooperation with other groups, we had made several suggestions to make this…
Stunning may not be allowed in religious slaughter, such as with Islamic halal. Animal Rights Center Japan has been addressing this issue in some cases where religious slaughter is performed in Japan without stunning. Currently (May 2020), 6 companies are…
Spice curry Paretaco Shokudo is a curry restaurant that operates by appearing at events and holding cooking classes around Japan. The owner Takumi Seto is particular about the natural ways of animals and food, and all eggs used in the…
Tamagokakegohan Tamanosuke is a restaurant in Tamba Sasayama City, Hyogo Prefecture that specializes in raw eggs over rice. The owner already knew the term “cage-free declaration”, and agreed with this cage-free proposal without hesitation. In addition to the main eggs…
In response to an inquiry from Animal Rights Center Japan, Morinokazoku, an organic restaurant with the motto “delicious vegetables are good vegetables” with two locations in Kagoshima City and Aira City, responded that all the eggs they use are already…
This cafe is located in Takeda City, Oita Prefecture, Japan. In response to an inquiry from Animal Rights Center Japan, they responded that all of the eggs they use are already cage-free, and that they would support the cage-free declaration. …
There are various support systems for the livestock industry implemented by the country, and one of them is the Comprehensive Subsidies for Developing Strong Agriculture & Leaders. As previously reported in another article, from 2018, when using this grant to…
The world is panicking about the novel coronavirus, but what effects is it having on animal agriculture? In many places eateries have closed due to restrictions on going out, and food is being bought out at supermarkets. A problem is,…
The vegetable garden Chiisanate, run by Mr. Yoshiki Takashiro, a unique owner who has studied technical agriculture, worked at a food company, and has the experience of joining the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), has made a cage-free…
One of the animal welfare indicators of broiler chicken production is FPD (Footpad Dermatitis). The rate of the FPD incidence indicates the quality of bedding, if there’s overcrowding, or if the strain* of broiler is appropriate or not.**A high rate of FPD…
Companies that contributed to expanding animal welfare Animal Welfare Award (AWA) is an award annually* selecting and giving thanks to companies that consider animals and work on animal welfare in Japan which is lagging behind the world in terms of…
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A well-known company in the laboratory animals industry, Japan Laboratory Animals, Inc*1, began its bankruptcy process on April 1, 2020.*2 This company was founded in 1949 and established in 1965. Mainly handling medium-sized animals such as monkeys, beagle dogs, and…
Cover photo from Wikimedia Chicken eggs, which sometimes only cost about 10 yen (~0.10 USD/EUR) each, are often said to be nutritious… but should we really be eating them? The average person in Japan consumes as many as 337 eggs…
Say NO to Practice of Starving Animal to Death in Industry A broiler chicken company in Wakayama prefecture reportedly starved 140,000 chickens to death in 2020. The company belonged to the Arita Poultry Agricultural Cooperative. According to Wakayama prefecture, a…
The dolphin “Honey”, who had been confined to a small cage called a pool at Inubosaki Marine Park (closed), died of obstructive enteritis, as released to the media on March 29 *1. When our partner organization PEACE checked, the last…
In March 2020, we inquired the young owner of Tabinoyado Saikawa about making a cage-free declaration. This ryokan was an inn that newly created a vegan option, and they knew the significance of a lifestyle that promotes diversity and eliminates animal…
December 2019, midnight. At a slaughterhouse in Japan, this cow was tied with a very short rope passed through the nose ring, awaiting slaughter the next morning. The length of the rope was so short that the cow could…
We will answer questions from people who wonder “Why is animal welfare in Japan so far behind the world”. Reason 1: In the first place, Japan’s animal agriculture is behind In Japan, there was no animal agriculture to begin with. …