National Nov 8, 2020
Another bird flu outbreak confirmed in Shikoku's Kagawa Prefecture
About 48,000 chickens being raised at the farm in the city of Higashikagawa will be culled.
National Nov 5, 2020
Culling of 330,000 chickens begins in Kagawa after bird flu confirmed
The last bird flu outbreak in Japan, in January 2018, also occurred in Kagawa Prefecture, which is located on the island of Shikoku.
National Nov 4, 2020
Japanese health officials find 164 dogs crammed into tiny house
Japanese health officials have found 164 emaciated dogs crammed into a tiny house in one of the country's worst cases of animal hoarding, an animal rights activist said Wednesday. The parasite-infested animals were found in a 30 square-meter (323 sq. foot) house in the city ...
World Oct 17, 2020
Zoo closures put conservation programs in jeopardy
by Amandas Ong
Animal welfare and research facilities around the world are feeling the financial pinch of the coronavirus pandemic.
National Sep 1, 2020
Dolphin 'drive hunting' season begins in Wakayama whaling town
The controversial hunting technique, in which fishermen herd dolphins and small whales into a cove where they can be killed or captured, was depicted in the 2009 documentary film "The Cove."
National Aug 13, 2020
'Carcass feeding' a game changer for Japan's zoos and farmers
Initiative gives animals in captivity a taste of the wild while helping hunters dispose of pests.
National May 20, 2020
Police have seen increasing numbers of violations of the animal law, such as animal abuse, which hit a record high last year.
World May 13, 2020
A Canadian zoo is shipping two pandas home to China after the coronavirus pandemic left it struggling to source the massive bamboo stockpiles needed to feed the giant creatures. Er Shun and her mate Da Mao have lived in the country since 2013 as part ...
National / History | THE LIVING PAST Apr 18, 2020
The dogs have their day in old Edo
by Michael Hoffman
The Laws of Compassion that Tokugawa Tsunayoshi issued trickled down to the lowest rungs of Edo Period (1603-1868) Japan, which included the capital's many feral dogs.
National / Crime & Legal Mar 26, 2020
The number of suspected animal abuse cases investigated by police across the nation reached 105 in 2019, setting a record, and included some cases in which videos of abuse were uploaded online, police data showed Thursday. The figure has been rising in recent years, according ...
National / Social Issues Mar 25, 2020
A Tokyo share house where shelter dogs and humans live in harmony
by Donican Lam
Share houses in Tokyo come in all shapes and sizes, but a nonprofit organization for rescue dogs has taken a fresh approach with a home where abandoned canines are housemates. "Wans Heim," which draws its name from a colloquial Japanese word for "dog" and the ...
World / Science & Health Feb 21, 2020
Lab-grown meat? Dutch start-up keeps pork on your plate without wrecking the planet
A Dutch start-up may have found a workaround for eco-conscious consumers struggling to give up meat: pork grown in a laboratory that doesn't harm animals or damage the planet. Meatable will this summer unveil its first pork prototype made entirely from cultured animal cells instead ...