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A belief in safety of windowless poultry houses is widely accepted in Japan. However, it’s only a myth that bird flu can be prevented if contact with wild birds is prevented. It is true that some wild birds, out of dozens, who died in Japan carried bird flu, but bird flu of broiler chickens has not been prevented by cutting contact from wild birds through windowless poultry houses. See types of poultry houses in which bird flu was discovered here.(JP) And yet, the number of windowless poultry houses has been increasing because of this false belief. Poultry houses Open Semi-windowless Windowless total 2007 Number of poultry house 6,991…
On June 14th in 2017, Katsuya Ogawa, the first Animal Welfare Study Group was held, which was called by a member of the House of Councilors and Takashi Shinohara, a member of the House of Representatives. In the beginning, Mr. Ogawa pointed out that he had raised the issue of how behind Japan was in terms of animal welfare in the diet, how the discussion with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan had not progressed, and he felt a sense of crisis that we must do something now to move forward to meet standards similar to foreign countries’, towards the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics held in 2020.…
On April 1st, the standard of JGAP (Certificate of agriculture), which was included in the standards of procurement for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, was announced after solicitation of public comments. Some items became mandatory, which had not been in the initial proposal. An animal welfare issue for transportation was also added to the standard. However, the overall standard is really loose in terms of animal welfare, just as we were concerned with. Points for Management in light of Animal Welfare Must set a person who is responsible for care and management Must document policy and objectives including animal welfare issues Must improve [animal welfare] by conducting self-check at least…
Following the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics 2020, public comments were called for upon the draft of the Sustainable Sourcing Code on procurement for sustainable food. In the draft, the standard of animal welfare was stated as follows: (4) Livestock products produced by taking appropriate measures to raise livestock animals in a comfortable environment with reference to the Animal Welfare-oriented Livestock Management Standards. The draft also referred to JGAP or Global G.A.P as acceptable certifications. Those who are not certified by JGAP or Global G.A.P may also consider the GAP Acquisition Challenge System, which is a prior step before acquiring a JGAP certificate. JGAP is a certificate system that is being…
Please sign & share this petition! https://www.change.org/p/the-egg-industry-please-do-not-lock-down-laying-hens 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, no consideration is given to their well-being, or the fact that they have their own lives, feelings and emotions. The low price of eggs has remained constant since the1960’s, while chickens have paid the price in suffering. This must end. This petition will be delivered to the egg industry, egg retailers, food manufacturers and restaurants using battery cage eggs and will also be used to lobby the government. The use…
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 Professor Muneyuki Nakamura , Princeton University Human Value Center Bioethics Professor Peter Singer, Professor Rakugo Tachikawa Hachibayashi Rakugo, Musician SunPlaza Nakano-kun, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, The University of Tokyo Prof. Masaki Ichinose, Peer Counselor Human Rights Activist Yuho Azumi, Picture Book Writer / Painter / Poet Sakiaki You, Sculptor Kumi Kanatsu, Animal Journalist Eiki Sato Tenri University Faculty of Human Studies Professor Chihiro Asakawa, Japan Women’s University…
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 in Japan, not to mention the issue of animal rights. However, many people stopped to see our poster, and asked for more documents, so we thought many are, in fact, interested in animal welfare issues. Most visitors were associated with animal husbandry research universities, national research institutions, and also students of animal husbandry colleges. We ask those who are, or wish to pursue professions in such fields, to research and…
On June 3, 2025, at a Lower House Environment Committee meeting, Representative Kenko Matsuki of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan pointed out that the prior loss of consciousness at poultry slaughterhouses is highly problematic because more than 70% of such practices are not done in Japan, despite the fact that loss of consciousness is a prerequisite in the world. In response, the Ministry of the Environment, as usual, shifted the responsibility to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW), although we know that there are opinions that said it is inappropriate. The Ministry of the Environment has never once…
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