VICTORY! There are zero fur farms in Japan
No animals had to be sacrificed for fur in Japan in the year 2016 In 2016, it was revealed that the last mink farm in Niigata was closed. By this closure, the number of fur farms is now zero in…
Animal Rights Center
Petition”Please do not lock down laying hens”
Please sign & share this petition! To prioritize maximum output while minimizing costs, most chickens in Japan are raised on factory farms where they suffer greatly, leading short, miserable lives in overcrowded cages. Considered as “things”, not living beings,…
Survey result for welfare at Slaughterhouses
■ Survey period: May through July 2016 ■ Survey conducted by: NPO Animal Rights Center ; ■ Target of Survey: Slaughterhouses (177 facilities in operation) ; ■ Number of Respondents: 96 facilities (54% answered) *We did not include the facilities…
End owls café where the birds are constrained and immobile
“interactive” cafe using raptors such as owls A business aimed at “interaction” with animals has been spreading the last few years. Among them, cafes using owls are increasing in number. Being healed by interacting with charming owls with big round…
Fashion magazine WWD[Spreading FUR FREE]
13th June 2016, a fashion magazine WWD Japan wrote about ECO fur titled [spreading FUR FREE]. They said the reason why fur free is spreading in Japan in this decade is Japanese organization against real fur. Of coource it’s Animal…
Itoman Harley: Abolish the Duck Picking Competition.
Itoman Harley” is held every year on the fourth day of the fifth lunar month in Itoman City, Okinawa.The “Duck Catching Competition” is held during the race. Ducks are thrown into a fishing harbor, and the frightened ducks are caught…
Save mother pigs!
15 celebrities have commented against the restraint of pigs: sow stalls. Musician Masami Akita, Professor of Animal Behavior at the University of Colorado Mark Bekov , Faculty of History, Bukkyo University (Tibetan Buddhist Culture) Professor Toshinzo Onoda, Rissho University Associate…
Petition to ban “Pig Rodeo” in Seiyo City, Ehime Prefecture
It’s been decided that the pig rodeo will be discontinued in 2017. What is Pig Rodeo? The event called ;Okuchi no Umi Carnival; in the town of Mikame, Seiyo City, Ehime Prefecture, is where the Pig Rodeo takes place.…
Maruhan Puts Up Fur-free Posters
Maruhan, a pachinko parlor that has 300 shops nationwide, agreed to put up our fur-free posters at their shops. On March 2nd 2016, Maruhan asked every branch to hang the fur-free posters and the no-pet shop poster by Juridical Foundation Animal environment &…
In front of the Skylark general meeting of stockholders. Action to end the sale of Foie Gras
Today we held a demonstration in front of the Skylark general stockholder’s meeting. During the general meeting, one of the Skylark stockholders suggested that Skylark sell a replacement version of fois gras like faux gras instead. He told us that one of the director’s of Skylark had said…
Poster Session at the 121st Japanese Society of Animal Science Convention
We presented our poster at the 121st Japanese Society of Animal Science Convention. Among over 300 presentations, there were only us and another organization that presented on the topic of animal welfare. The issue of animal welfare is still developing…
Yamahisa Stop Selling Pet Toys with Real Fur!
Two years ago, we handed a petition to Yamahisa asking them to stop using real fur for their pet toys, and discussed it with them in detail. They responded that they could “not stop immediately but can look at reducing the…
VICTORY! Rohto Stops Animal Testing for Cosmetics!
Thank you very much for signing the petition to stop Rohto from testing cosmetics on animals. Because of your support, we have finally received confirmation from Rohto that they have stopped testing cosmetics and raw materials on animals! On February…
Change in Fur Importation in 10 years from 2005 to 2015
The Animal Rights Center began our anti fur campaign with just two people in 2005. Before that, we educated only by presenting panels locally. However, since the cruelty in the Chinese fur industry was revealed around that time, we started…
1,670,000 animals were killed for fur consumption in Japan in 2015
Import of apparel with fur accessories dropped drastically In 2015, the number of imports of apparel with fur (including accessories and hats) was 4,271,681 items, of which the weight was equal to 2,188,900 kg. In 2014 it was 6,321,058 items…
Victory!Import of Foie gras reduced 20% in 2015.We saved 61,735 gooses!
Japanese government announced the trade statistics of 2015. The import of the foie gras in 2015 decreased 37,041 kg (20%) from 2014.It is one of the factors that Japan was not able to import foie gras by the bird flu…
Urge ROHTO to stop cruel animal testing for beauty products!
ROHTO,whose cosmetic lines include Hada Labo, Obaji,Gojyu No Megumi,Episteme,and Mentholatum,continues cruel animal testing. Please sign our pettition to urge ROHTO to stop torturing animals for beauty products. *This campaign was successful and ROHTO is now animal testing free! FACTS What is cosmetic animal…
Sakura’s Story: A Mother Pig Destined for the Slaughterhouse
We met Sakura at a slaughterhouse in the winter of 2016. She was loaded onto a truck, bloody, with her intestines protruding from her body. She endured most of her life in a gestation crate, small crates designed for pregnant…
An article of Animal Rights Center was posted on DAYS JAPAN
An article of a pig which I wrote at the Animal Rights Center on January DAYS JAPAN released on December 19 was published. The real appearance of pigs, the present situation where mother pigs are placed, and the children who…
The End of Egg-Laying Hens: Excruciating Thirst
In Japan, there are no regulations regarding animal welfare before and during slaughter. As a result, many animals are not provided with enough water to be comfortable, and after suffering from excruciating thirst, they are slaughtered. The conditions of hens…