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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 chicken slaughterhouse owned by the same owner of this broiler chicken company went bankrupt first, which resulted in the inability to relocate the chickens , then starvation. They claimed they could not afford putting these chickens down, either. The prefecture didn’t step in to help euthanize the birds, either. And yet, the prefecture promptly executed an aid to clean up the corpses that cost approximately 100 million JPY, and handed…
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 visit by the health center was on March 18, after which they had been told to just wait for a public announcement from the operating company. Just the day before the announcement was made, Animal Rights Center Japan staff had gone to view. Yesterday’s report 2020/4/3 16:00. Looking at the Inubozaki Marine Park from the road, a caretaker was seen feeding dozens of penguins by the pool. In the small pool…
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 products. And when we introduced a cage-free egg farm available in Aomori, they went cage-free right away. They researched the current state of the animals and made the decision immediately. All shelled eggs used have already been switched immediately. They are also gradually switching over eggs contained in processed foods like mayonnaise. Currently, travel is difficult due to the novel coronavirus, but hopefully this pandemic will subside in the summer,…
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 not lie down, and even limited his ability to move the head up or down. The cow with his behavior severely restricted continued to stand there, stepping and licking around the mouth with his tongue. Not even a water drinking facility. Even if there were, his mouth probably couldn’t reach there with the short rope. He is in this state until he is killed the next day. Ability to drink…
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. It began to spread from prewar to postwar, and the technology related to animal agriculture, let alone animal welfare, has been introduced late. Whether factory-style animal farming or the cruel in-line slaughter lines, they came in late. Today’s terrible animal farming technology that restrains animals was only imported from the West. Animal welfare is lagging equally. And that delay is gradually widening, like 30 years, 50 years. For example in…
Since 2016, Animal Rights Center Japan has been conducting a survey once a year using a private company to find out how much awareness there is about the actual rearing conditions of livestock animals. We have now conducted a survey for 2020, so will report the results. The questions are the following 10 items. Do you know that many of the mother pigs are confined in gestation stalls, small enclosures in which they can’t turn around? Do you know that many of the piglets are castrated and have their teeth and tails clipped without anesthesia? Do you know that many of the chickens for eggs are kept in metal wire…
HORIZON FARMS has made animal welfare declarations, one for stall-free in February, and then cage-free and better chicken in March. Horizon Farms, which has been procuring meat with commitment to animal welfare in rearing methods since its beginning, is a company that has always considered the inquiries of us animal protection groups seriously and thinks about what they can do for farm animals. The company, as noted on its website, only procures meat from farms that thoroughly take care of the reared animals. For this reason most is imported from overseas, but this time it will begin procuring cage-free eggs from a carefully selected domestic poultry farm; the triple declarations…
The comments by our government were the worst The comments by our government were the worst The OIE (World Organization for Animal Health) submitted the third draft for animal welfare codes for egg laying hens. It will be adopted in May 2020 after concerned countries review it and give feedback about this draft. Japan also reviewed and submitted its comments to the OIE after holding committees called “OIE liaison committee” from the end of December 2019 through January 2020. You can view each member’s comment here. The government’s feedback was as though it would overwrite these members’ opinions.* Here is the summary of the comments by our government: They commented…
On 2020/2/19, the Parliamentary League for Animal Welfare was established as suprapartisan (including ruling, opposition, and independent parties) led by Constitutional Democratic Party members. The introduction said that the establishment was based on a strong desire to work on animal welfare, livestock animals, and laboratory animals that are left behind in the Animal Protection Law. Thank you to all the interested members of the Parliament. We strongly hope that we will be able to achieve world-standard animal welfare while involving the industry. One week prior, on February 12, a study session was held for an introduction to animal welfare with the invitation of Tohoku University Emeritus Professor Sosuke Sato. Introduced…
After considering animal welfare alone, HORIZON FARMS, which is committed to free-range grazing, has made a stall-free declaration, promising to never lock mother pigs into gestation stalls, now and in the future. According to HORIZON FARMS staff, they make procurements while constantly checking with rigorous eyes whether especially the pregnant pigs are spending time relaxed, whether they have good care during child bearing, and whether the interactions between piglets and mother pigs are realized. At HORIZON FARM, which asserts that “In low-cost, high-volume animal agriculture, animal welfare is ignored. We never compromise the health of the animals and the consumers for the sake of increasing productivity”, they offer meat from…
Broiler chickens — 700 million are killed every year within Japan alone. Nearly double if imports are included. Japanese chickens suffer from overcrowding. Poultry farms in Japan are 1.7 times denser than in the EU and 1.8 times denser than in Brazil. While Thailand and other countries are improving, Japan is not improving. Why? Because people living in Japan do not know anything. They haven’t even noticed that chicken farms for meat in Japan are much worse than the world standard. A number like 700 million may paralyze your senses. But can you not tell by looking at the individual face and the facial expressions? That he or she is…
The 2000s were really terrible. Everyone had animal fur around their necks. In 2006, fur garment imports peaked and as many as 21,331,530 fur items were imported. This means in one year, 20 million people purchased fur garments. The campaign against fur was launched in the wake of an investigation video showing the actual situation of the Chinese fur industry released from late-2005 to 2006, and a march against fur began in the same year 2006. Actions in front of stores, simultaneous campaigns around the world, letters and requests to companies, public outreach, whatever we could do, the movement continued to spread. Demonstrations marches were held simultaneously in 12 regions,…
noFollowing January, we’re very happy to be able to announce to youyou m fur-free companies. We will introduce the nice companies that has declared fur-free in the order that we received their response! meagratia: brand centered around the history of European second-hand clothes YUKI: domestic brand for ladies clothing roundabout: maker brand not influenced by trends Montbell: leading Japanese outdoor brand mina perhonen: world-reknowned brand in the textiles area proef: brand reknowned for patterned stockings Licht Bestreben: brand to watch since 2016 Licht Bestreben responded that they’re doing it for animal welfare! Numerous brands are declaring fur-free. The cnsumers are the ones building a society where companies can easily declare.…
On January 26, “March for Animals — Compassion for All Animals” was held in Tokyo. 326 people marched in Shibuya, Omotesando, and Harajuku, calling for compassion for all animals and eliminating animal suffering. This time was a new endeavor. To transform the society into one without animal suffering and one with compassion for animals, it was an event encouraging joining forces, instead of criticizing each other, to form opinions. With a focus on common feelings for the animals instead of differences, we were able to make it successful. 326 participants may still be few. Still, it was a peaceful and memorable march. Interviews of participants It being in…
At Animal Rights Center Japan, we’re advancing surveys of the apparel industry about handling of fur. In 2020 at this point, there have already been 6 companies that revealed being fur-free. The following companies newly revealed their fur-free policies this time around: WCJ（WCJAPAN） CORONA 49, Ltd beauty:beast Newly joining the fur-free industry along with MIKI HOUSE and Honeys Holdings! There are increasing number of companies who make sustainable and compassionate decisions. Probably there are many companies who have already stopped handling fur and decided to be fur-free as internal policy. However, it is only when they tell consumers that they actually declare being fur-free, and consumers will then increase their…
Honeys Holdings, famous for casual fashion for teens, turns out to be fur-free! Although Honeys had not replied as being fur-free as a company despite having already stopped handling real fur a while ago, and therefore could not be called fur-free, in response to an inquiry from the Animal Rights Center, it replied clearly that “We have already abolished handling of fur including in the future”. Finally it has become a fur-free company! Honeys Holdings has several brands and manufactures and sells fashions for young women in general, not only for teens but also for offices. The company ranks 24th in the apparel industry and has 865 stores. We…
The first good news of 2020 is MIKI HOUSE for baby and children’s clothing being fur free! In response to an inquiry from the Animal Rights Center, MIKI HOUSE replied that it had already stopped handling animal fur and will not do so in the future. With its reputation where it’s rare for people to not have heard its name in Japan, Miki House being fur-free is a huge step forward for animals. Heart-felt thanks to MIKI HOUSE (Miki Shoko Co., Ltd.) for making such an admirable decision. Other apparel companies, please follow suit. To eliminate cruelty from the fashion industry, please recognize that it is important to communicate the…
Immediate halt to dolphin drive hunting in Futo for the purpose of selling live bodies to aquariums! In October 2019 Ito Fishery Cooperative in Futo area of Ito-city Shizuoka prefecture resumed dolphin drive hunting, which had not been performed for the past 15 years. If it’s a live capture, it’s not cruel. Based on such understanding, Ito Fishery Cooperative announced to the media the reopening of the hunt. However, the truth is very different. “Ocean-Dolphin-Human” released a video of live capture of bottlenose dolphins by dolphin drive hunting in Futo. The dolphins driven to the Futo fishing port struggle in the net, panic and collide with each other, and…
2019 was a year with many natural disasters due to violent typhoons. Animal Rights Center Japan has investigated livestock animals in the affected areas and saved records of them. A 3-minute film “Don’t leave me” edited based on footage taken at those times received the Murakami Hiroyasu award (director of films such as “Tokyo Higata”) inithe 3-minute video corner at the Labor Festa (an event about documentary films, etc) held in Tokyo Tamachi Transport Hall on December 21. (★ There are some scenes that are difficult to watch in the footage.) It’s a small piece, but that the livestock animals in the affected areas are…
OIE (World Organisation for Animal Health) in September 2019 prepared and presented the 3rd draft of the “Animal Welfare and Laying Hen Production Systems”. The development of the “Animal Welfare and Laying Hen Production Systems” has been under discussion since 2017, and especially for the second draft last year, there were embarrassing opinions from Japan that the animal welfare standard should be significantly lowered. Similar opinions were expressed not only by Japan but also by the United States, but Japan’s strong and backward attitude seems to have left a strong impression in the world. In response, 3rd draft was created, but the content was reduced to a level that would…
The multi-partisan parliamentary group aiming for zero killing of dogs and cats has established a project team for amending the Animal Welfare Act. Since its launch on August 25, 2023, the PT has held 21 meetings to hear from stakeholders and deliberate on the direction of amendments. Out of these 21 sessions, however, only one touched on livestock animals, and just one on laboratory animals. Despite 1 billion livestock animals being killed annually, the issue remains far from the priorities of lawmakers. In the sole PT meeting addressing livestock, the discussions showed promise, but it is unlikely to expect significant amendments by 2025 at this rate. 17th PT: Hearings on…
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