☆Cooperative rescue activity in Fukushima on June 24 and 25.
☆Cooperative rescue activity in Fukushima on June 24 and 25.
I was worried about the weather but rain stopped before 8AM on the first day.
At Naraha base, volunteers started to load and then a cat helper came.
Good morning!
You seem to enjoy life in spacious Naraha.

It rained until early morning.
So I think rain water is collecting in the area.
But we bring clean water.

We go to Tomioka first, before checkpoint staff begin for the day.
Decontamination for trees and plants is repeated over and over again, but the numbers on the dosimeter don’t readily fall at many spots.

Young raccoons in the capture cage which volunteers set yesterday.
They’re almost the same size as cats, and they don’t hesitate to go into the capture cage to eat the tasty food.
There are especially many at this time.
They look like brothers.
I am sorry.


The resident offered their storage space us to use for feeding.
But the floor gets muddy from rainwater sometimes, and wild boar knocked over the feeding box.
So one of our purposes this time was to avoid wild boar and crows, to make the food last till next time.

Set the feed box at a higher place.
And cover it with a big cloth to avoid crows.
These materials are almost all from your relief supplies.
To fill the food at a higher place is difficult for short people, or someone like me, who has weak legs or handicapped hands.
Food is heavy and difficult to lift it up.
But Madao noticed me struggling, and stepped in to take the load off my hands.
The residents come home sometimes.
So I want to keep everything clean.

While Madao was working, I cleaned the feeding box with rain water.

In the next place, last time I was there I met the resident.
I told him about wild boar measures.
He said he will make something to deal with the problem.
And this time, he had really made it!
He offered a better place, where the rain doesn’t come in, and made a strong standing unit.

Madao set the feeding box on the shelf, and put up the curtain to avoid crows.
I filled the food box.
And put silvervine powder all around.



I visited this place as soon as the disaster happened, after the resident’s request to protect cats.
I have never seen them since then, but I still visit here.
There are so many wild animals here.
So I put food underneath the mini-tractor, at a place slightly away from the house.
The resident’s house was decontaminated.
Much big agriculture equipment has gone.
Only small equipment is left.

Maybe they left it because of our activity.
Most of the feeding locations are the places of residents who asked me to protect their cats.
So many cats were saved because of these places.
I really don’t have time to call them to offer my thanks.
I apologize in my heart for this impoliteness, and continue to work.
Set the capture cages in the mooring.
Collect the capture cages in the evening, at the end of the activity.
But recently, cats don’t go in.
I think the residents want to come home, when they finally get the permission.
Till then we borrowed their place for feeding, and check the cats that remain.
I report again in 20km area.
A black and white cat that was found by sensor camera.


Ms. M protected this cat in Akibadai, Okuma.
The pattern on the back is the same.
It is certainly that cat.




Thank you Ms. M, as always.
☆Cooperative rescue activity in Fukushima on June 10 and 11.
☆Cooperative rescue activity in Fukushima on June 10 and 11.
I have not felt well, and I went to Fukushima with a driver.
I could have slept in the car, but actually I have to plan the details of coming work, and can’t sleep.
Beyond the checkpoint, I always have to think of excuses to use if I meet police.
The stress is hard on my health.

It will be hot.

When I arrive at Naraha base, so much food was arriving at our storage place.
Thank you so much for your support.

Matatabi worked a lot on the 10th to set the capture cages, change SD cards of sensor cameras, and do the feeding.
The next day, he had a sterilization campaign in his clinic in Saitama.
I have heard that they did sterilization for over 50 cats.
All volunteers are working so hard, and continue the rescue activity for animals.



The next day, on 11th, it is time for Yukki and I to take a turn.


This time, I tried to set the food box at a higher place to avoid wild boar.
It looks like it won’t fall down if we tie it with a rope.

Tied the capture cage on the shelf and hung the cloth to avoid crows.

Never mind how it looks.

We do the same thing at this place.
Set the capture cage on a shelf.

Hung the cloth to avoid crows.
Never mind how it looks.

Then clean the storage, which the residents offered for us to use.
I have asthma and the dust is not so good, but I can’t be concerned about that.

Looks much better.

It is now the rainy season, but there’s a shortage of water.
I brought so many water tanks and left lots of clean water.



Set the food at higher place.

And also a lower place.
Madao is thinking about how to do it at this place.
Maybe next time.

A black and white cat is confirmed with a sensor camera this time.
It looks so skinny.

It may be still a child.
It is good he/she is eating.

In our limited time, we collect the capture cages.
Young raccoon.
They are almost the same size as cats, and sometimes go into the capture cages.
Right now, so many animals are born.

They look like brothers.

Young wild boar.

When I stopped the car, they ran to their mother.
I feel some contradiction in not saving these animals.

A brown tabby that came into the capture cage was lactating.
So we released it.
Hope her kittens grow up well.

Leave all of the water.


After the inspection, we take off the protective clothing and go around one more time.
Then so many seeds are sticking on my legs.

It was hot.
Finished cleaning up.
The driver will take the wheel again for the return trip.
The resident brought these.
I guess this is alcohol ??
Will I drink?
Maybe I can sleep well.

Thank you so much for your support and cooperation.
We continue to work to protect abandoned cats.
☆Volunteer cooperative rescue activity in Fukushima for May completed. Rescued a brown tabby in the difficult-to-return area of Okuma.
☆Volunteer cooperative rescue activity in Fukushima for May completed.
Rescued a brown tabby in the difficult-to-return area of Okuma.
The cats that were left on the inside of the barricade of the difficult-to-return area in Fukushima have to live in a environment severe beyond discription.
There are very few volunteers now.
One person worked each day, setting the capture cages for as long as possible.
Matatabi&Nekokatsu started on the first day.
Capture cages set, SD cards changed in sensor cameras, check the capture cages, change the food in the capture cages, change the SD cards of sensor cameras, do the feeding, and supply wanter…
They separated for 2 days, and then joined together on the last day to collect the capture cages and see to the feeding, and water supplies.
Loading food from Kawasaki in 2 cars.



So much food arrived in Naraha base through your support.
So 3 cars full of food.
Thank you so much for your generous support.



At first, check the capture cage.
We have to change the food in the capture cage because of hot weather.


The water bowl is empty.
If we clean the bowl, it takes more time.
But we want to give them clean water.



Tied the feeding box up to a shelf mounted high on a wall to avoid wild animals.

I am clumsy, but tried to repair the feeding box.
I was pressed for time, but it’s better than do nothing.

And

Protected one cat in Okuma.

White brown tabby, male, no sterilization, maybe about 1 year old.

Maybe this is a brother of the one that we protected last time, and Matatabi&Nekokatsu brought back to their shelter in Saitama.

Nekono Maria, who was in charge of rescue activity on the last day, welcomed this cat into her shelter.A young male, he’s full of energy, and can be forceful to the point of being a bit intimidating.


We have been there over 5 years.
We have never seen this cat and never filmed it by sensor camera.
But they are desperate to find food, and finally arrived at a feeding point in a town where no one lives.
I can’t stop this activity while leaving such cats behind.