Category Archives: Animal Advocacy
ARK Photo Exhibition at Fujimamas in Harajuku
April 20 – May 6 ARK Photo Exhibition at Fujimamas in Harajuku. Eat, relax with friends…..and help save lives! Why not avoid the crowds of Golden Week and enjoy the spring weather in open air café Fujimamas in Harajuku. From April 20 to May 6 Fujimamas is holding a photo exhibition of ARK animals by …
Animal Shelter ARK Celebrates Publication
Every week, the photos of cats and dogs seeking homes are presented in the Japan Times in collaboration with and in support of the nonprofit organization Animal Refuge Kansai. This week, ARK is anticipating the publication of its full-color photo collection “Rescue! Elizabeth Oliver’s Animal Refuge.” (Japanese title: エリザベス・オリバーの動物シェルター) Book-signings with shelter founder Elizabeth Oliver …
Briar Simpson: Offering Shelter from Life’s Storms
Tokyo ARK’s Briar Simpson (who is also a member of Angels with Fur) was recently featured in a huge article by the Japan Times. It’s the single most stressful job I’ve ever had. It’s also the best job,” says Briar Simpson of Tokyo’s Animal Refuge Kansai. “Just sending out one more e-mail can make the …
Nathan Winograd and No-Kill Shelters
Nathan Winograd is an advocate of no-kill shelters who is spearheading a revolution in the way that pet advocacy groups think and operate. If you think of animal-rights activists as rabid, Nathan Winograd disappoints. A cat person in fact, he’s also a cat person in personal style: unobtrusive in appearance, measured in his gestures, fastidious …
Japanese Macaques in Peril
The following is a message from Masako Miyaji of All Life In a Viable Environment (ALIVE). Capture of wild monkeys and their use for animal experiments planned Japan is the only habitat of Japanese Macaques, also known as Snow Monkeys, in the natural environment. However, about 10, 000 monkeys are killed every year under the …
Help the Hirakata Project: Japan Cat Network
The following article is from the Japan Times. David and Susan are members of Angels with Fur. I hope that our group can help them with this important work. The Japan Cat Network, a grassroots animal welfare group in Shiga Prefecture organized and run by David Wybenga and his wife, Susan Roberts, has put out …
Inbreeding Problem in Japan’s Pet Industry
Is there any way to stop this insanity? Care for a Chihuahua with a blue hue? Or how about a teacup poodle so tiny it will fit into a purse — the canine equivalent of a bonsai? The Japanese sure do. Rare dogs are highly prized here, and can set buyers back more than $10,000. …
Anan Dog Rescue Progress
Susan Mercer from Heart Tokushima wrote to us to let us know that they are making slow but steady progress with rescuing the dogs in Anan. She sent us pictures of three of the dogs that they have successfully rescued since we published the last post. Aki Natsu Pichin Please consider helping Heart Tokushima in …
Japan Cat Network Article in Japan Times
The Japan Times has done a great feature on Japan Cat Network, one of AwF’s greatest supporters. For anyone who has wandered the streets of Japan, the sight of a woman carrying her designer-clad lapdog will be a familiar one. Also familiar will be the sight of a dirty, scrawny cat, perhaps covered in bloody …
Nice Kitty. No Jumping!
One of the Angels with Fur members pointed out a new device that is supposed to deter your cat from jumping. Backyard Cat is a simple, safe & effective training system to teach your cat acceptable jumping behavior. [...] Backyard Cat works by disturbing your cat’s balance when attempting to jump. Backyard Cat takes the …
