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…
What’s “unreasonable” in the definition of animal cruelty crime?! To be effective, please define correctly!
Dogs and cats have been subjects of charges with animal cruelty, but other animals continue to be “non-prosecuted” as if…
August 2020 – July 2021 Animal handing at Japan’s slaughterhouses: New investigation footage released
Animal Rights Center Japan has been working to improve the handling of cattle and pigs at slaughterhouses. 2016年に改善を要望していたD屠殺場は改善したのか？2020: “Welfare” not…
Cruelty in shrimp farms exposed, #ShrimpsMatter campaign launched!
In August, Animal Rights Center Japan, the leading animal protection organization in Japan, launched a campaign to raise awareness about…
Tokyo Olympics without Concerns for Animal Welfare is Starting…
The Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will begin on July 23, 2021, under the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Controlling the pandemic is…
Food Footprint Calculator – Know your impacts –
When you trace back where your food came from, you’ll find many footprints. By the time they get on your…
Tokyo Olympics: Will Animal Welfare Stay Neglected?
The Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics are expected to begin in July 2021 after a one-year postponement. As the Tokyo Games…
ORGANIC GRILL KUGENUMA-KAIGAN IS CAGE-FREE AND BETTER CHICKEN
In response to an inquiry from the Animal Rights Center Japan, the organic restaurant “Organic Grill Kugenuma-kaigan” in Kanagawa responded…
MAFF, unable to escape from its intimate relationship with the industry, is far from regaining trust
On 2021/6/3, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) issued the following report related to the bribery case of…
Non-profit organization Asahi and bakery Boulangerie Mike are cage-free
In response to an inquiry from Animal Rights Center Japan, a non-profit organization Asahi in Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture, responded…
Classical swine fever 2018-2021: Massacre, not euthanasia
Since it occurred at a pig farm in Japan in September 2018, classical swine fever has no sign of stopping.…
In 2019, more than 51 thousand chickens were put into boiling water alive.
What if it happened to you…? With their legs fixed, chickens are hung upside down before having their heads cut…
Izakaya “Shusai Tenmi” and bakery “Casse-tete” are cage-free
In response to an inquiry from Animal Rights Center Japan, Shusai-tenmi in Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture, responded that all the…
Ai matiere and Natural yeast bread bousyu are cage-free
In response to an inquiry from Animal Rights Center Japan, Ai matiere in Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima, and Natural yeast bread…
Cocoropan and Sakurasaku Farm are cage-free
In response to an inquiry from Animal Rights Center Japan, Cocoropan in Kitaurawa City, Saitama, responded that all the eggs…
Challenge to Make Lifestyle Sustainable
The committee members discussed a bill to revise the current act on climate change at the Environment Committee on April…
Izakaya Takahashi Shoten, which chose to switch to barn-raised eggs, is cage free
This month, we received a message from Takahashi Shoten, an izakaya in the city of Seki in Gifu Prefecture, that…
The Value of Animal Lives Livestock housing exempted from the Building Standards Act
If anyone believes the world is becoming a better place, think again. In terms of animal welfare, it seems to…
Tsuchiyu Inn Satonoyu has switched to cage free in response to customer inquiries
Someone contacted the Animal Rights Center this month saying that there is an inn that has switched to cage free.…