Over 330 pets rescued from Fukushima no-entry zone
Many pets have been abandoned in the no-entry zone around the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. More than 330 dogs and cats were rescued in December.
The Environment Ministry and Fukushima Prefecture have conducted rescue operations for dogs and cats in the no-entry zone. The animals were left there because, either their owners died in the March 11th disaster, or they could not take them to evacuation shelters.
The Environment Ministry and other relevant offices put together guidelines for special permits to enter the restricted zone to rescue dogs and cats before the cold weather set in.
16 animal protection groups had entered the off-limits zone by the end of December and rescued 332 dogs and cats which were loose in the streets. Some of them were reunited with their owners.
Several hundred more pets are believed to be in need of rescue. The ministry plans to continue the operations after observing the situation in the no-entry zone.
Sunday, January 08, 2012 07:10 +0900 (JST)
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KawamotoDragon.com
Saturday, January 7, 2012
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