Don’t use Pacoma to Kill Animals

In June 2022, we learned horses were killed by getting disinfectant, Pacoma, injected without anesthesia at Kasamatsu Racecourse in Gifu. With this information, we submitted a demand letter to improve this situation to the Gifu Prefectural Racing Association, the governor Yoshida, and the National Association of Racing. On June 30th, we received their response.  Gifu prefecture replied that they had requested Kasamatsu Racecourse to make a change, to which  Kasamatsu Racecourse responded with the following new policies:   Horses will be administered an analgesic to get sedated first, then, will move forward with the procedure while administering anesthesia as well as a muscle relaxant drug.  The entire procedure from stunning to…

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Please sign! “Please eliminate cockfighting in Okinawa Prefecture!”

The severity of harm to chickens from cockfighting taking place in Okinawa was reported previously, but this has not been resolved yet. Cockhouse that protects the chickens submits a petition to create a regulation in Okinawa Prefecture that bans cockfighting, and reexamination will take place in July. Even without examination, cockfighting is cruel, causes many illegal activities, and also causes uncertainty in confidence in Okinawa Prefectural police and Okinawa Prefectural government who can not control these crimes altogether. ARCJ has launched a signature campaign with Cockhouse. This will not be a formal petition because the signatures are on the Internet, but we believe that delivering voices from around the country…

How long should this continue? –Agonized horses at Ageumashinji festival

Horses rolling down Horses strangled by people Horses surrounded by unfamiliar crowd A horseman clutches tightly to the horses back Bits are tightly pulled Horses are usually timid and are unable to move forward when strangers surround them. Such animals are in a situation where people in colorful clothes, unfamiliar men who are excited, and there is a tall wall in front of them. Such an event is thought to be the Shinto ritual, and the crowds cry out loud to round up horses. It is obscene that people cheer to see horses tumble down, and humans get injured. Accidents have happened even after the angle of wall has improved…

Horses killed for meat – Raised in horrific conditions

What do you imagine when you hear a word “horse”? Horse race Horse ride History drama Horse carriage Processions (Daimyo-Gyoretsu) Horses used at events Hormone agents Shampoo made of horse oil … and Horse meat Horses are used in many scenarios. However, almost all horses end up being killed for their meat. Where do horses in Japan come from and what’s their destiny? How much sacrifice are we talking about? The number of horses raised in Japan, except for the ones raised for meat, is approximately 70,000. The number slaughtered in 2015 was 12,466. Kumamoto prefecture killed more horses than any other, of which the number was 5,642, followed by 2,701…