By now, you should have seen one of the many articles that has been published about the Feral animals in the Fukushima exclusion zone. The most irresponsible of them all is the one that mentions the animals as both vicious and mutant. There is no basis for that description, but I am sure that it gained the public’s eye. And, if I am not wrong, there may have been some comments made about the article that are now no longer able to be seen. I guess the writer didn’t like what was said. This is the lowest form of journalism, the sensationalism.
There is no regard to what this may do the animals that don’t fall into the category that is described by this article, nor does it take into account the actual purpose of the release of information by the Government of Japan. The last time the Government of Japan broke its own blackout about the Fukushima animals, it was to mention the Feral cattle problem, and this was followed by the active “culling” program of cattle. Now, we have the same kind of article, this time mentioning the dogs ( and cats ) becoming feral.
The article is setting the stage. They mention the animals becoming wild. The inability to trap the animals. Then, they mention the kitten. This is to show the animals are vicious and attack other living beings. Next, they mention the diseases that the animals carry. This translates into vicious disease carrying animals that attack helpless animals. Of course the public would read this and think something needs to be done about those animals. So, since the Government of Japan has already stated that they have tried to catch the animals, but they can’t. And, the animals are vicious and disease carrying and attack helpless animals, they will have to use something else to control this problem.
The solution will be poison. Why? Well, this way, if you also remember in the articles, they won’t have to worry about the lack of shelter space. They did mention that they needed more space but didn’t have the money for it. So, by killing the animals then they won’t have to worry about needing more space.
The Government of Japan is signaling its intentions about what is to come. But, the abuses and cruelties inflicted upon the Fukushima animals are not sensational enough to warrant any story. The lies and tricks used on the farmers by the Government of Japan are not enough to warrant a story. BUT, if you say FERAL that is enough to get a story. And, if you add mutant to the title, you get multiple replications of the story.
The animals are still suffering. They are still waiting for help.
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‘Mutant’ dogs to spawn from hundreds of feral pups still living in Fukushima no-entry zone, suggest officialsWednesday, September 21, 2011 by: Jonathan Benson, staff writer |
(NaturalNews) It resembles the plot line of a cheesy horror flick, but the idea that a new generation of vicious “mutant” dogs will one day spawn from puppies still living in and around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster zone is something that Japanese officials are taking very seriously. According to a recent report inThe Seattle Times (ST), efforts aimed at capturing the hundreds of wild dogs still living in the Fukushima no-entry zone are failing, and many of the dogs are growing ever more wild as they freely scour the human-less fallout zone.
“If these puppies become parents, their offspring will be wild dogs with no experience with people,” a government official is quoted as saying to ST. “We want to catch these puppies before they grow up.”
But most capturing efforts initiated thus far have been unsuccessful, as the “dead zone” dogs still living are becoming increasingly more estranged and savage. Though the Japanese government had successfully captured several hundred dogs in the months immediately following the Fukushima disaster, more-recent efforts to locate and apprehend remaining dogs have been fruitless.
For unknown reasons, the remaining wild dogs are not responding to the food-baited cage traps that they once did, which has left authorities scratching their heads as to what to do next. The dogs, many of which would have formerly responded to human petition, have now apparently transformed into beasts of a different variety.
“The dogs have gone wild,” added Kunitoshi Baba, a 63-year-old veterinarian from Kawasaki, who has been helping the local government try to capture the loose canines. “If infected dogs go outside the zone and attack people, disease could spread,” he added, noting that many of the loose dogs apprehended thus far are infected with various diseases.
Back in June, we posted a video clip to NaturalNews.TV that shows what appears to be an earless bunny rabbit allegedly born this way as a result of exposure to nuclear radiation from the crippled Fukushima plant. The mutation, if a legitimate result of nuclear fallout, may have been an early prelude of worse things to come.
http://www.naturalnews.com/033644_Fukushima_mutants.html
Pet dogs in no-entry zone turning wild
POSTED: Tuesday, Sep. 20, 2011
FUKUSHIMA, JAPAN - The Fukushima prefectural government and the Environment Ministry are trying to capture hundreds of pet dogs believed to be living feral in the no-entry zone around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, but their efforts are being frustrated by the animals themselves.
Before the disaster, there were about 5,800 registered dogs in the area that became the no-entry zone, which stretches over a 20-kilometer (12.4-mile) radius from the plant.
From May 10 to the end of August, the prefectural government captured a total of 323 pets, mainly dogs, that were left leashed at empty houses. The government began trying to capture loose dogs on Sept. 5 and has managed to capture three, but none have been caught in its traps baited with food.
Even after accounting for dogs that were captured by volunteers and those that died in the tsunami or from starvation, hundreds of dogs are believed to still be living within the zone.
“No dogs in the traps today either,” a prefectural government official said after checking several traps within the no-entry zone in Narahamachi.
Experts say dogs that have gone feral are prone to infection and could transmit diseases to people if they leave the zone.
Six months have passed since the March 11 disaster at the nuclear power plant, and young dogs born after their parents’ owners evacuated are running loose in the zone.
“If these puppies become parents, their offspring will be wild dogs with no experience with people,” the official said. “We want to catch these puppies before they grow up.”
Kawasaki veterinarian Kunitoshi Baba, 63, found a dead kitten in the zone in mid-August. Baba has been capturing feral dogs with the central and prefectural governments’ permission. The kitten appeared to have been attacked by a dog, as part of its flesh was torn away.
Baba saw two dogs about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) from where he found the kitten, but they ran away from him toward a mountain.
“The dogs have gone wild. If infected dogs go outside the zone and attack people, disease could spread,” Baba said.
A warehouse in Fukushima that is now home to about 150 captured dogs resounded with barking recently. Among them was a puppy brought in Sept. 6, its white hair brown with dirt and a red sore on its face.
“The puppy is infested with fleas,” a staffer said. “It must be suffering from a skin disease.”
Veterinarian Tadashi Toyoda, 60, injected the dog with a vaccine and returned it to a cage.
Most of the dogs’ owners now live in makeshift accommodation units or apartments, so there are no prospects of them collecting the dogs.
The prefectural government said it plans to establish another shelter for dogs, but its budget is tight. Maintenance of the facility is being covered by donations of about 34 million yen ($445,000), of which about 8.9 million yen ($116,300) was left at the end of August.
It is difficult to secure money for pets, as people take precedence, an official at the facility said. “Pets provide people with mental support, so we’d like to return them to their owners as soon as possible, but there’s no end to this problem in sight,” the official said.
In General Japan News,
Fukushima dogs go wild
Evidence that wild dogs are scourging the area was seen after a kitten was found ravaged in what was believed to be an attack by dogs.
Kunitoshi Baba, a Kawasake vet, found the poor creature with part of its flesh torn away and spotted two dogs roughly ten kilometres away from where the kitten lay dead.
The dogs fled from Mr Baba into the mountains.
He told Yomiuri: “The dogs have gone wild. If infected dogs go outside the zone and attack people, disease could spread.”
In other news, a typhoon that swept the country spared the Fukushima nuclear plant further damage earlier this week.
Government struggles to capture dogs gone wild in Fukushima
The nuclear disaster that hit Fukushima Prefecture has not only displaced people in the affected areas but also left hundreds of dogs roaming around the no-entry zone and feared to have gone wild and may cause spread of diseases should they left the zone.
The government of the Fukushima Prefecture and the Environment Ministry has been working on capturing the dogs that have been on the loose but the dogs are not making the work any easier for authorities. As of August, there have only been 323 pets captured. Even with the number of dogs which were killed or vanished from the March 11 quake and tsunami were taken into account, authorities said there are still hundreds of these animals roaming around the no-entry zone.
Prior to the March 11 disaster, the government said there were 5,800 registered dogs in the area declared as no-entry zone.
A facility in Fukushima houses around 150 captured dogs. Considering that the dog’s owners are living in makeshift accommodations, there is no possibility of them claiming their pets. The prefectural government said there is a plan of putting up another shelter for the dogs but budget considerations may be ‘tight’ as maintenance for this warehouse facility is culled entirely from donations and as priority is given to the people’s evacuation needs.
While the government recognizes the need for the pet dogs to be reunited with their owners and is aware that “pets provide people with mental support”, the current situation is bleak with such possibility.
Dogs in Japan’s nuclear zone turning wild
The Fukushima prefectural government and Japan’s Environment Ministry are trying to capture hundreds of pet dogs believed to be living feral in the no-entry zone around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, but their efforts are being frustrated by the animals themselves.
By The Yomiuri Shimbun
Before the disaster, there were about 5,800 registered dogs in the area that became the no-entry zone, which stretches over a 12.4-mile radius from the plant.
From May 10 to the end of August, the prefectural government captured a total of 323 pets, mainly dogs, that were left leashed at empty houses. The government began trying to capture loose dogs on Sept. 5 and has managed to capture three, but none have been caught in its traps baited with food.
Even after accounting for dogs that were captured by volunteers and those that died in the tsunami or from starvation, hundreds of dogs are believed to still be living within the zone.
“No dogs in the traps today either,” a prefectural government official said after checking several traps within the no-entry zone.
Six months have passed since the March 11 disaster at the nuclear power plant, and young dogs born after their parents’ owners evacuated are running loose in the zone.
“If these puppies become parents, their offspring will be wild dogs with no experience with people,” the official said. “We want to catch these puppies before they grow up.”
Kawasaki veterinarian Kunitoshi Baba, 63, found a dead kitten in the zone in mid-August. Baba has been capturing feral dogs with the central and prefectural governments’ permission. The kitten appeared to have been attacked by a dog, as part of its flesh was torn away.
Baba saw two dogs about 6.2 miles from where he found the kitten, but they ran away from him toward a mountain.
“The dogs have gone wild. If infected dogs go outside the zone and attack people, disease could spread,” Baba said.
A warehouse in Fukushima that is now home to about 150 captured dogs resounded with barking recently. Among them was a puppy brought in Sept. 6, its white hair brown with dirt and a red sore on its face.
“The puppy is infested with fleas,” a staffer said. “It must be suffering from a skin disease.”
Veterinarian Tadashi Toyoda, 60, injected the dog with a vaccine and returned it to a cage.
Most of the dogs’ owners now live in makeshift accommodation units or apartments, so there are no prospects of them collecting the dogs.
The prefectural government said it plans to establish another shelter for dogs, but its budget is tight. Maintenance of the facility is being covered by donations of about $444,000, of which about $116,000 was left at the end of August.
It is difficult to secure money for pets, as people take precedence, an official at the facility said.
“Pets provide people with mental support, so we’d like to return them to their owners as soon as possible, but there’s no end to this problem in sight,” the official said.
Pet dogs around Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant turning wild
FUKUSHIMA, JAPAN—The Fukushima prefectural government and the Environment Ministry are trying to capture hundreds of pet dogs believed to be living feral in the no-entry zone around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, but their efforts are being frustrated by the animals themselves.
Before the disaster, there were about 5,800 registered dogs in the area that became the no-entry zone, which stretches over a 20-kilometre radius from the plant.
From May 10 to the end of August, the prefectural government captured a total of 323 pets, mainly dogs that were left leashed at empty houses. The government began trying to capture loose dogs on Sept. 5 and has managed to capture three, but none have been caught in its traps baited with food.
Even after accounting for dogs that were captured by volunteers and those that died in the tsunami or from starvation, hundreds of dogs are believed to still be living within the zone.
“No dogs in the traps today either,” a prefectural government official said after checking several traps within the no-entry zone in Narahamachi.
Experts say dogs that have gone feral are prone to infection and could transmit diseases to people if they leave the zone.
Six months have passed since the March 11 disaster at the nuclear power plant, and young dogs born after their parents’ owners evacuated are running loose in the zone.
“If these puppies become parents, their offspring will be wild dogs with no experience with people,” the official said. “We want to catch these puppies before they grow up.”
Kawasaki veterinarian Kunitoshi Baba, 63, found a dead kitten in the zone in mid-August. Baba has been capturing feral dogs with the central and prefectural governments’ permission. The kitten appeared to have been attacked by a dog, as part of its flesh was torn away.
Baba saw two dogs from where he found the kitten, but they ran away from him toward a mountain.
“The dogs have gone wild. If infected dogs go outside the zone and attack people, disease could spread,” Baba said.
A warehouse in Fukushima that is now home to about 150 captured dogs resounded with barking recently. Among them was a puppy brought in Sept. 6, its white hair brown with dirt and a red sore on its face.
“The puppy is infested with fleas,” a staffer said. “It must be suffering from a skin disease.”
Veterinarian Tadashi Toyoda, 60, injected the dog with a vaccine and returned it to a cage.
Most of the dogs’ owners now live in makeshift accommodation units or apartments, so there are no prospects of them collecting the dogs.
The prefectural government said it plans to establish another shelter for dogs, but its budget is tight. Maintenance of the facility is being covered by donations of about 34 million yen ($445,000), of which about 8.9 million yen ($116,300 U.S.) was left at the end of August.
It is difficult to secure money for pets, as people take precedence, an official at the facility said. “Pets provide people with mental support, so we’d like to return them to their owners as soon as possible, but there’s no end to this problem in sight,” the official said.
Dogs elude capture in nuclear no-entry zone
Cheryl Hanna, Pet Rescue Examiner
Abandoned dogs left in the Fukushima Number One Plant are turning wild and eluding capture. Authorities worry that these dogs are becoming feral.The Fukushima prefectural government and the Environment Ministry report they have only captured 323 pets from May 10 to August 30 in the 12-mile evacuation zone around Fukushima Number One Nuclear Power Plant. Most of the dogs rescued had been left either leashed or kept in abandoned homes.
In the first few weeks after the earthquake, residents were able to enter the zone for short periods of time to care and feed their farm animals and pets, but were not allowed to remove any of the animals for fear of radiation. By the end of April, strict policies prohibiting citizens from entering the zone resulted in the deaths of farm animals and domestic pets.
At the time when the no-entry restrictions were deployed, there were 5800 registered dogs.
Since September 5, only three feral dogs have been captured.
Thousands of dogs are still thought to be roaming free, and authorities fear many of the dogs have turned feral. As these dogs have puppies and the canine population continues, the animals will be wild since they will have had no human contact. Feral animals are prone to infections and the spread of infectious diseases.
