The killing list for one district. And, each district will have their own kill list. To date, they have been granted a reprieve via Mother Nature. No killing can occur while the typhoon was on-going, but that can’t last forever. Please don’t let the Government of Japan , Prefecture officials, and local district officials continue with the killing. There is no reason for this. There have been many rescue organizations that are trying to stop this campaign of abuse and animal cruelty. Please add your voice to theirs and speak out for the animals in Fukushima. Haven’t they suffered enough?
The local Fukushima government decided to cull the animals for public health reasons.
Six local government officials in protective suits were dispatched to the area.
A local livestock hygiene service centre said the workers would slaughter animals in Minamisoma’s Odaka district, where 887 cows, 80 horses, about 6,200 pigs and around 260,000 chickens were raised as of October, Kyodo News reported.
Hasn’t this Fukushima animal already suffered enough?
Japan to cull dying livestock in no-entry zone near nuclear plant
Apr 25, 2011, 8:37 GMT
Tokyo – Japanese officials moved into the no-entry zone Monday within a 20-kilometre radius of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to start culling dying livestock, reports said.
Tokyo Electric Power Co’s nuclear power station was crippled by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and has been leaking radioactivity ever since.
The local Fukushima government decided to cull the animals for public health reasons.
Six local government officials in protective suits were dispatched to the area.
A local livestock hygiene service centre said the workers would slaughter animals in Minamisoma’s Odaka district, where 887 cows, 80 horses, about 6,200 pigs and around 260,000 chickens were raised as of October, Kyodo News reported.
The district was also struck by the March twin disasters, and some livestock units in the area were destroyed or swept away, Kyodo said.
Unnamed officials told Kyodo that local health authorities would slaughter only livestock on the verge of death after obtaining the consent of the owners.
But it was reportedly difficult to contact all the owners who have left the restricted areas.
The disasters killed more than 14,300 people and left about 12,000 missing.
