GOOD NEWS! HOTEL SENKEI DECLARES CAGE FREE BY 2030!
On March 18, 2022, Hotel Senkei, focusing on both animal welfare and SDGs, announced that the eggs used at the…
Ise Foods, which confines the largest number of animals in cages in Japan, filed for corporate reorganization
In March 2022, Japan’s largest egg producer Ise Foods, faced by financial difficulted, filed for corporate reorganization, drawing much attention…
2022 Awareness Survey regarding Livestock Animals
Since 2016, Animal Rights Center Japan has been conducting a survey once a year using a private company to see…
Cage-free and egg-free mayonnaise spreading
Mayonnaise is one of the most competitive products regarding animal welfare. Mayonnaise is said to be a “semi-solid dressing made…
No more animal fur – The number of animals killed down to 500,000
In 2021, 497,000* animals were killed for Japanese people’s fashion. You would be horrified if the same number of humans…
#ShrimpsMatter campaign final report
From July 2021 to January 2022, ARCJ ran a 6-month campaign about eyestalk ablation in shrimp farming, thanks to a…
No more foie gras! Import of foie gras decreased by 44%
Compared to 2020, the import of foie gras dropped by 44% according to the 2021 statistics presented by the Ministry…
Awareness Survey Regarding Shrimps #2, January 2022
From last July until January, Animal Rights Center Japan ran a #ShrimpsMatter campaign to raise awareness about shrimp eyestalk ablation.…
Good news! Wacoal is fur & fur-wool free.
Wacoal, a leading manufacturer of innerwear, will be fur & fur-wool free. Wacoal had already abolished the use of fur,…
Rescued from cockfighting ground in Chiba Prefecture. Crushed eyes, bloody heads, rings covered with blood.
In 2021, we, Animal Rights Center Japan, together with the animal protection group Cookhouse in Okinawa, identified the location of…
Slaughter-themed piece wins a film award
In recent years, we have been making films for the general public based on footage of animal farms sent to…
Japanese Culture and Animals
An artist Ujiie-san, who is also a foster parent of chickens we rescued, donated a Buddhist art piece to the…
Aman Tokyo 2023: fast-paced commitment to cage free, with ARC egg support!
Aman resorts, which operate a resort hotel chain mainly in Southeast Asia, Europe, the United States, and China, released a…
Good news! NH Foods Group announces gestation-crate free!
On 2021/11/11, we are able to deliver great news for pigs. NH Foods Group made an announcement as follows. Promote…
Good news! Ikaho Onsen Hotel Matsumotoro declares cage free by 2027!
On 2021/11/1, Hotel Matsumotoro, focusing on both animal welfare and the SDGs, has announced that by 2027 it will switch…
Gazami crab’s last day
Until now, ARCJ has been raising awareness about aquatic animals, especially crustaceans, about “ethical” killing and cooking methods, and has…
Yamanashi Prefecture Announces Animal Welfare Certification. Let’s go free range!
Previously in Japan, JAS Certification for organic livestock was the only animal welfare certification with standards that could satisfy the…
JEI Ethical Standards Announced; One of the Eight Categories is Animals
The Japan Ethical Initiative (JEI), a general incorporated association in which Animal Rights Center participates, has released the “JEI Ethical…
Former head of Akita Foods found guilty, but won’t any chickens be saved?
On October 6, 2021, a trial of the former Akita Foods representative in the egg corruption case was held and…
Animal welfare campaigners urge Japanese government to stop octopus factory farming on World Octopus Day
New report reveals 8 reasons why it’s cruel and unsustainable Compassion in World Farming and Animal Rights Center Japan have…
Asahikawa Koen Guest House and Tomoya Farm are cage free
Asahikawa Koen Guest House In response to an inquiry from Animal Rights Center Japan, Asahikawa Koen Guest House in…
Request for guidance to animal welfare administration regarding pig cruelty at slaughterhouses (2020-2021)
As mentioned in this article, to the slaughterhouse C and slaughterhouse F, which had been abusive to pigs from 2020…
Awareness survey regarding shrimps, July 2021
At the end of July, we commissioned a public survey in advance of the #ShrimpsMatter campaign. After briefly describing the…
The lives of mom pigs are miserable even their slaughter: Please reduce pork consumption
Mother pigs, who are used as machines for producing meat pigs, continue to be detained in gestation crates and farrowing…
Good news!!! The Cabinet Office is cage free!
On 2021/8/10, we learned that the Cabinet Office had adopted cage-free. Eggs procured in the Cabinet Office cafeteria will only…