End Itoman Harley’s Duck-Catcher Competition that Turns Fear of Animals into Entertainment.

The Itoman Harley, held annually on the fourth day of the fifth lunar month (June 21) in Itoman City, Okinawa, is reported to be resumed this year after being suspended for four years due to a pandemic. The Harley itself is a very peaceful event in which a large number of people row boats and compete, and is also held in Naha and other cities. However, the one held in Itoman is interspersed with an inhumane pastime in which 50 ducks are tossed into the sea and chased around and captured. The Animal Rights Center has been calling for the event to be stopped since 2015, but it was held…

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 and brought back as prizes. Entertainment and events that involve the suffering and pain of animals are not appropriate in this day and age of heightened awareness of animal welfare. Petition A petition has been set up to call for the abolition of the “Duck-Catching Competition.Please sign the petition if you agree with it.https://goo.gl/uQXwxe Send Opinion Please submit your opinion to Itoman City to abolish “Duck catching competition”!http://www.city.itoman.lg.jpEnter from “Opinions…