Since the original publication of this entry, it was found that Naoto Matsumura and not just Endo-san are both working on the farm owned by Sosei Water Company. All the cattle on this farm are part of an animal research study being conducted by Sosei Water Company on the Decontamination of Cesium contaminated cattle.
福島被災家畜を守る会、６月８日のブログより
From ASAFAF’s blog on Jun.08 (Translation into English after Japanese message)
松村さんの柵で悲劇的な事が全員号泣
松村さんの柵でオス牛が消えてる？さらには干からびてる？放置してある死体が目がくり抜かれて、、、どうして？
何日か放置？干からびてる(涙)直ぐにスタッフがときブーさん、松村さんに連絡を取ったら、今朝死亡したらしい、、、この状体で、、さらには脱走も今日だとか、そんなに都合良く今日に限って、、？私が数日新たに頼まれた牛達の面倒を見ていた間に？
私がお経を唱え終わるまで、辺りは悲しみにつつまれ、号泣する人も
餌も無く、ダンボールに食いついてくる牛まで、、ときブーの時間ではキチンと餌やりをしているようだったので安心していましたが、何で！？違うの？さらにはオスの牛が一匹もいない！なんで？？ときブーさん曰く竹を食い破って脱走したとか？その割には我々が来たら寄ってきました。餌をくれる人を覚えていたんでしょうか？(^ ^)
こっちは柵の外側
空っぽ、竹を食い破って脱走？全部？食い破ってもそこは川で登る事もできないのですが、、、、？ホントはどうなの？
とても辛い一日中でした、、、
ときブーさんのブログで安心していましたが、、
大場久美子さんもいらっしゃって、、、何か複雑です、でも自分が留守中に、、もし自分がいたら？ガッツさんは創生の方に入ってるし、松村さんだけでは無理です、悔しいです、ここの柵は、がんばる福島とガッツ福島の2団体でやると、ときブーさんのブログで出てたのでお任せしてたのですが、やはり自分のすべきことをもっと拡げて、頑張らないといけなかったみたいです。2度とこんなのは絶対嫌です。
又、絆牧場は団体関係無く全ての牛達に利用していただける牧場です、牧場さえ出来れば、こんな悲劇はおきえないでしょう。プロジェクトは順調に進んでいます。それまで各々の団体がキチンと管理するよに願います。 コメント求む！
山元志流
Tragic situation in Matsumura-san’s fenced areas
All cows had disappeared from the fence for male cows. And there was a dead cow in the female fenced area. The body had been already dried up and its eyes had been bored.
One of the Zenkouji staff called Tokiboo-san and Matsumura-san, they said the cow died and all male cows deserted this morning. We could not understand why all had happened just today. We had not come to this place for a while because Tokiboo-san had declared that these fences would be taken care by Matsumura-san (Ganbaru Fukushima) and Endo-san (Guts Fukushima), even though they were supposed to be temporary fenced areas of Kizuna farm project, so ASAFAF had been taking care of other farms in Tomioka.
While I was reciting the sutra, nobody talked.
There was no feed in the containers. When we brought cardboard into the fenced area to hide the face of the dead cow, other cows tried to eat the cardboard…
According to Tokiboo-san the male cows escaped by tear eating bamboo trees in the woods next to the fence. But there is a river there, so we don’t believe they could climb the bank. And actually male cows were running toward us, we thought they remembered me who had given them feed.
It was a sad day.
Endo-san (Guts Fukushima) works for Sosei World, we think it is not possible for Matsumura-san to do everything here all by himself. We are considering to get involved again.
Kizuna farm project will accept all cows from any organizations. We hope we would not have any more sad stories like this and each organization would take responsibility in each cow care till Kizuna farm is completed.
We are trying to materialize the project as soon as possible and it is running well.
Shiryuu Yamamoto
