Following the rescue of two birds who have been fostered by the Open Sesame sanctuary, the Animal Rights Center rescued two egg-laying hens from a battery cage farm. They had difficulty walking and were about to be killed because they…
Mother Sows in Captivity:sow stall in Japan A rearing method which has been illegalized in many countries is still used at more than 88% of pig farms in Japan. These are photos taken between 2015 and 2017 at Japanese hog raising farms.…
We are submitting these petitions to companies that use animal-derived ingredients. “Please Do Not Lock Down Laying Hens in Japan” “Petition against Sow Stall” We are also explaining the comapanies about animal welfare, and also giving them suggestions of what…
Dairy Cows Some forms do not tie cows until cows get old enough to be able to produce milk. However, often farms tie cows after they became able to produce milk until they die. Tie-stall housing system Survey taken by 畜産技術協会＊1 shows…
At the athletes village we are asking for the 100% sourcing of eggs from non-cage facilities (cage-free / free-range) and for the 100% sourcing of pork from gestation crate-free facilities (no gestation crates.) We ask the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games…
The Fujisaki Hachimangu Shuki Reitaisai festival was held on September 16th 2018 in Kumamoto prefecture at which abuse against horses took place again. The most noticeable incident was where horses were beaten with whips numerous times during the break, and…
From 2006 to 2017 fur free march, many people supported.Let’s gather the power once again in the end!For animals to be made fur. Walk for animals! Join us for animals! November 10th 2018(Saturday) 13:30 Meeting point : Yoyogi park…
The revision of the Act on Welfare and Management of Animals will take place soon. We, the Animal Rights Center, JAVA, and PEACE, have been working together to make suggestions to improve the enforcement of the act for all animals.…
Veterinarians of each prefecture are not professional of each species. They may diagnose that Honey has no problem because she is alive and her scars are getting better. However a veterinarian who’s professional of marine mammal did not diagnose the…
Honey was pregnant when she was captured Honey is left alone in Inubousaki Marine Park which is already closed. She is a wild bottlenose dolphine that was captured by drill hunt in Taiji in Wakayama prefecture in February 2005. She gave birth…
In the restaurant chain, Jonathan in the family restaurant chain began selling foie gras products again from September 6, 2018. Not only these menus are very cheap, they overlapped foie gras in two tiers. It is a menu with no ethics…
The Animal Rights Center’s goal is to improve animal welfare. We’re starting to see some companies and producers who are implementing good practice in Japan. However, animal abuse is so common as though it cancels out all these good deeds.…
On 26th August, we educated the issues of the aquarium in front of Shibuya station and appealed with 20 members. Check photographes on ARCJ’s Flicker Handborn dolphin “Honey” is left alone in closed Inubosaka Marine Park.”Save Dolphin’s Honey! Postcard action”…
Inubousaki Marine Park in Chiba prefecture was closed down in January 2018. Honey, a bottlenose dolphin is left in the park alone. There were 4 other dolphins at the park but all of them died already. Inubousaki Marine Park do…
It was an incredible sight. Cows are handled relatively carefully because they sell higher, the industry explains. That is not true. The calf was immersed in their waste. This is a premium branded beef’s farm in Japan. It is June…
In August 2018, 8 people at Kagoshima University Hospital *1 and 2 people at Shizuoka City Hospital *2 were reported to have been infected with multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter (MDRA) and died. The number of deaths due to the effects of drug-resistant…
In 2016, Koharu was living in battery cage. She became blind and unable to produce eggs, and was about to be killed. A warm-hearted worker rescued her and gave her to Animal Rights Center Japan. She got better soon after…
Olympians from US, Canada and New Zealand advocate for sourcing of 100% cage-free eggs and 100% stall-free porks. .
10 Olympians started the campaign to demand animal welfare at 2020 Tokyo Olympics. They said “If you do not update the policies and food quality acceptable in our city’s Olympic Games, your city could be viewed as behind the global…
Many pigs get transported to slaughterhouses from noon to night one day before they get slaughtered. Their breath is heavy already, and some are foaming at the mouths. Then, they get showered to rinse off their feces and urine. This…