List of products to request at supermarkets
To reduce the sacrifice of animals as well as impacts to the environment, let’s request better products every time we…
Bribery by a poultry executive afflicts chickens around the world
A former representative (then president) of an egg poultry giant Akita Foods handed about 5 million yen in cash to…
Gateau d’ange Tenshi-no-pancake is cage-free
In response to an inquiry from Animal Rights Center Japan, Gateau d’ange Tenshi-no-pancake in Kamakura District, Kanagawa Prefecture, responded that…
Burger King announces a global cage-free policy
Coalition of 75 nonprofits persuades Restaurant Brands International (RBI) to source 100% cage-free eggs worldwide. One of the world’s largest…
Oninoie, a social welfare corporation is cage-free
In response to an inquiry from Animal Rights Center Japan, Oninoie, a social welfare corporation based in Saitama that develops…
What happened to Japan’s comments to OIE? (with the bribe?)
In the media reports of the poultry bribe suspicion case in which the former Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries,…
Short film [50 Days of a Broiler: The World Viewed by Mei] created, English version distributed
The year-end and new year holidays are the season for international film festivals. Based on the breeding record footage of…
Major egg producer Akita Foods alleged to have bribed the Agriculture Minster to protect battery cages in favor of Japan’s poultry industry
Japan’s leading egg producer Akita Foods is alleged to have bribed the Agriculture Minister so that the OIE (World Organization…
Environment Minister Koizumi for ethical diet, too, “avoids eating foie gras”
On November 17, 2020, at the House of Representatives Environment Committee, Representative Keinin Horikoshi explained the cruelty of foie gras…
The livestock industry is also subject to animal cruelty; what’s wrong in the light of the sound common sense of the general public is a crime
Animal cruelty, in treatment of any animals that humans deal with in society, is something that must not exist, either…
“Can we continue our agribusiness like this in Japan?”Asked at Standing Committee on MAFF
A member of the House of Representative, Mr. Seiichi Kushida from Kanagawa, asked questions about battery cages for chicken hens,…
Secrets about Milk
We made a manga about secrets behind milk. Please take a peek into what kind of environment milk is being…
2020: “Welfare” not improving at slaughterhouses
Animal Rights Center Japan has collected signatures and submitted the petition calling for improvements to slaughterhouse animal welfare, and has worked…
50DAYS of Mei born as a broiler
On the very day she was born at a hatchery, she was taken to the farm.She is a chick of…
The Cruel Last Day of Hens: Being left for a long time at a slaughterhouse
Many hens in Japan have a short miserable life in a battery cage. The result of an investigation conducted by…
Ban Gestation Crates in japan!
Breeding sows are impregnated (through artificial insemination or copulation with boars) about 8 months after their birth. After impregnation, each…
Setting Better Standards to handle animals other than cats and dogs Stop making distinctions among animals!
The Act on Welfare and Management of Animals was revised in 2020, which added a new chapter to Article 21…
Bio sweet’s capocapo, a confectionery studio in Kyoto, is cage-free
In response to an inquiry from Animal Rights Center Japan, bio sweet’s capocapo in Funai District, Kyoto Prefecture, responded that…
Animal Rights de GO! manga brings to you “Self-quarantine is rough? Huh?”
This is the 4-panel manga written by Vege Manga Natsumi for Animal Rights Center’s ARC NEWS newsletter. No. 10, we’re…
Oenosato Natural Farm is cage free “respecting chickens’ natural ways”
Oenosato Nature Farm in Yazu-gun, Tottori Prefecture has supported ARCJ’s Cage-Free & Egg-Smart Campaign. Eggs used in restaurants, cafes, and…
Exposing the reality behind Japan’s chicken meat production
Internal survey published Website documenting the 50 days of a broiler chicken: 2020/10/7 Tokyo: Animal Rights Center Japan has exposed…
Is chicken meat really healthy? The truth compared to beef and pork
Many people seem to have the impression that meat of a bird is healthier than that of fellow mammals like…
Innovation Design, Ltd “SDGs management as a comprehensive weapon” goes cage free, and adopts Meat Free Monday
In response to ARCJ’s cage-free and egg-smart campaign calls, Innovation Design Ltd has declared cage-free, promising the future use of…
MAMAHALO and kinon cafe & arts are cage free
In response to an inquiry from Animal Rights Center Japan, MAMAHALO in Miyoshi City, Aichi prefecture, responded that all the…
【Petition】Fast Food Companies! Please shift from chicken to alternative meats!
We’ve launched a petition to reduce the suffering of (broiler) chickens who are made into “Japanese chicken”. As a…