Captain Paul Watson is a hero to animal advocates and a thorn in the flesh to Japan. He is the protector of whales. He will risk his life to protect whales. He feels that it is necessary to take extreme measures; direct physical measures in …
The infographic below explains what is going on. Japan have allegedly been circumventing the protection of whales for years under the spurious declaration that they are involved in scientific research. Does anyone believe that when 1,000-2,000 tonnes of whale meat is consumed in Japan annually? …
There has been an increase in bear attacks in this region for the following reasons: The Tottori Prefecture in Japan has witnessed a surge in brown bear attacks recently. Over the past year, six people have lost their lives, and more than 200 individuals have …
Normally, Japan businesses export £33.5 million’s (6.3 billion yen) worth of koi carp to China annually. The exports require a licence from China and Japan’s 15 domestic carp farmers were licensed by the Chinese government for three years but those licences expired at the end …
NEWS AND COMMENT: This is a reversal of the usual human-animal conflict caused by an expansion of human population and new settlements on the home ranges of wild animals which bring them into conflict. In this instance, there’s been a surge in sightings and attacks …
In November 2023, admirers of the dog ‘Hachiko’ will celebrate the 100th year after his birth. Locals of his birthplace Odate, Akita Prefecture are organising Hachiko Week to mark a century since Hachiko was born in 1923. He died in 1933. He is regarded as …
I had never heard of this tradition until today when I bumped into it on Twitter which I am pleased about because it is bloody cruel on the horses. The tweet video is nothing but horrific from an animal welfare standpoint. A mass of baying, …
The picture shows a bunch of dogs in the train carriage, free of their carrier, as they enjoyed special treatment on Saturday on a pet-friendly bullet train from Tokyo to the resort town of Karuizawa near Nagano in central Japan. They normally have to travel …
NEWS AND COMMENT: Ayukawa in north-eastern Japan have a long history in the whale meat industry. They are linked to whaling and they are proud of it. For 30 years they weren’t allowed to whale commercially. This is because of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) …
