☆Kumamoto prefecture. The example of “zero animal culling” is nearby.
☆Kumamoto prefecture. The example of “zero animal culling” is nearby.
Both “Kumamoto Prefecture Animal Administration Center” and “Kumamoto City Animal Welfare Center” are in Kumamoto city.
“Kumamoto City Animal Welfare Center” is attracting attention for being a pioneer of zero culling.
“Kumamoto Prefecture Animal Administration Center” killed animal victims of the Kumamoto earthquake.
Volunteers from the same humane associations support both centers, and cooperate to help find foster families.
In spite of that, what difference differentiates between saved animals and those that will be slaughtered?
They have an example of “zero animal culling” nearby.
Kumamoto Nichinichi News paper. March 4.2017.

The example of zero animal culling.
In the top page of our news paper “Takarabako (treasure box)“ dated February 23, there was a poem named “Important thing”, written by a fifth grade elementary student.
“I want to protect the life of animals” “I want to abolish animal culling” “Also to the animal” “Precious life”
A heartbreaking case became clear.
“Kumamoto prefecture animal Administration Center” (Higashi-ku, Kumamoto city) resumed the killing of dogs last December.
5 months before that they killed, all together, 14 cats.
Kumamoto prefecture temporarily stopped killing dogs and cats, pets afflicted by the Kumamoto earthquake in April, 2016.
Kumamoto governor Kabashima held an urgent press interview, and explained, “Those cats might give harmed someone, and may have carried disease.”
The governor pledged to aim for zero culling during the gubernatorial election last March.
He included that pledge as part of the prefectural government administration policy last December.
This is the opposite of that pledge.
Moreover, it was crisis-afflicted pets.
He must be irritated.
A civic volunteer who helped save animals by finding foster families pointedly asked “Did that cat really have it’s claws out?“ and “Was treatment for that cat really impossible?”.
Seeing this kind of culling at the center leads to increased distrust.
On the other hand, it is known that Kumamoto city animal welfare center has, since many years ago, risen to the challenge of zero culling, ahead of the whole country,
They continued to take care of dogs and cats, hold adoption events, and also persuade owners who knew their pets would be killed to embrace the center staff’s “Hate to kill” ideas.
Such steady action needs veterinarians and volunteers who have a good, trusting relationship with staff.
We can appreciate that Kagoshima prefecture set a policy of zero culling.
However, it is necessary to maintain that system with appropriate staff and budget.
They have an example of “zero animal culling” nearby.
(Koji Kamei)
What Kumamoto Kousaikai, which is funded by Kumamoto Animal Administration Center, did with trust money of 100 million yen a year.
※They killed 14 afflicted cats during the period when they should not have done so without permission.
※They didn’t report on it to Kumamoto prefecture.
※Those 14 cats were killed because they tore a bag of the cat food, which was to be supper supplies.
※The director of the center (Kousaikai) knew it.
※If they had given those 14 cats to volunteers, they would still be alive.
We wanted to live.
Please raise your voice loudly for us.
Please ask the governor to prosecute Kumamoto Kousaikai to avoid repetition of such tragedies.
Failure to understand could result in further killing.
Mail form to the governor of Kumamoto.
https://www.pref.kumamoto.jp/chiji/entry/pub/AnsForm.aspx?c_id=6&entry_ins=1
TEL 096-333-2022
FAX 096-385-2066
E-mail hisyo@pref.kumamoto.lg.jp
☆Kumamoto prefecture governor Urashima should prosecute Kumamoto Kousaikai.
☆Kumamoto prefecture governor Urashima should prosecute Kumamoto Kousaikai.
In order to avoid killing lost pets, Kumamoto prefecture stopped euthanasia in the animal administration center after the Kumamoto earthquake.
Volunteers worked hard to find new families for many dogs and cats in the center.
But behind that…
What Kumamoto Kousaikai, which is funded by Kumamoto animal administration center did:
※They killed 14 afflicted cats during the period when they should not have done so without permission.
※They didn’t report on it to Kumamoto prefecture.
※Those 14 cats were killed because they tore a bag of the cat food, which was to be supper supplies.
※The director of the center (Kousaikai) knew it.
※If they had given those 14 cats to volunteers, they would still be alive.
The Kumamoto prefecture governor, Mr. Urashima, should prosecute Kumamoto Kousaikai.
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☆To the governor of Kumamoto prefecture, Mr. Ikuo Urashima.
Inquiry about Kumamoto Kousaikai.
Dear sir,
I saw an interview about the scandal of the Kumamoto animal administration center by Kumamoto Kousaikai.
I sympathize with you during this difficult time.
You said that you are sorry about it.
However I would like to suggest that you prosecute Kumamoto Kousaikai, as was done with the animal casualties case at Kanagawa animal welfare center.
I would like to know your opinion and hope to get your answer within a week.
The killing of 14 cats at the Kumamoto Kousaikai, in the Kumamoto animal administration center, violated the “Act on Welfare and Management of Animals, Article 2” and can be seen as abuse.
Also they harmed the property of the prefecture according to “Criminal law Article 261 (property destruction)”.
I request that Kumamoto prefecture cooperate with related parties in an investigation into a possible violation of laws, and instigate legal proceedings with the police department.
I would like to ask your show of determination to avoid other such scandals, by prosecuting in accordance with law.
I would like to ask you, as a public employee and public institution, to follow the Criminal Procedure Code Article 239 Clause 2, “A government official or local government official shall file an accusation when they believe an offense has been committed.”
March 2, 2017
Inuneko Kyusainowa, TNR Japan Animal Welfare hospital
Representative
Akiko Yui
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We wanted to live.
Please raise your voice loudly for us.
Please ask the governor to prosecute Kumamoto Kousaikai to avoid repetition of such tragedies.
Failure to understand could result in further killing.
Mail form to the governor of Kumamoto.
https://www.pref.kumamoto.jp/chiji/entry/pub/AnsForm.aspx?c_id=6&entry_ins=1
TEL 096-333-2022
FAX 096-385-2066
E-mail hisyo@pref.kumamoto.lg.jp
We, Inuneko Kyusainowa, rescue afflicted animals from Fukushima and Kumamoto.
We won’t, for some time yet, be able to reduce the 160 cats currently under our protection.
Please support our efforts to care for those cats.
Bank Name : Bank of Yokohama , Oshima Branch (Code 821)
Account No : Ordinary Account 1189874
Account Name : Inunekokyusainowa