Indeed, it seems that the PR wheels are spinning for the Headquarters for the Relief of Animals in Emergency created by the Government of Japan consists of JSPCA, Japan Pet Corporation, Japan Veterinary Medical Association, and Japan Animal Welfare Society. AKA : doubutsukyuen.org. The organization created to help the disaster animal, the animals that are in the Fukushima Prefecture. The Animals that survived the earthquake, tsunami, Fukushima nuclear disaster, and the forced abandonment of them when everyone was evacuated.
The article below is about a second temporary shelter that was opened for the Fukushima pets. It goes on to discuss the number of animals that have been rescued and also the money used to help the animals. To date: it says that the task force has spent 28 million of the 37 million yen that it has received.
Curious thing about those numbers that have been spent is : If the Doubutsukyuen aka Headquarters for the Relief of Animals in Emergency had 535,433,839 yen at the end of August. By the end of September they spent 297,508,506 yen.
Let’s say that the task force was given 37 million yen out of the remaining balance, that would still leave a balance of 216,671,294 yen.
So, the question would be, how is it that they are claiming that they don’t have enough money for the animals? The 37 million yen that was given to this ” task force” is nothing compared to the bulk balance.
Rather than use public funds, the task force is relying on donations as well as a fund established by the Japan Veterinary Medical Association to help pets during emergencies and disasters.
The task force has spent about 28 million yen ($365,000) from the 37 million yen or so it has received.
With the number of pets collected expected to increase and due to the need to care for the animals for a long period, the task force faces manpower and budgetary shortages.
My source tells me a different story. I am going to believe my source on this.
via Anonymous:
He said there used to be a sheter with 100 pets in Fukushima. Then there was a shelter to have 30 pets in Miharu and another one with 100 pets in Miharu. Rescue main office sent the shelter at Fukushima health center 2,500,000 yen. The other two shelters in Miharu were built by a dirty plan of a pet shop chain Kojima and the chair of Kanagaway veterinary association, Dr Baba. The first shelter can have only 30 pets and they brought tons of donation money to the shelter. The second shelter does not accept any rescued pets. They pretend they have by accepting animals from near by vet clinic. They used a huge amount of donation money there for their pokect. A new shelter was open in Hino city Tokyo on Oct 11th. It was used correctly for this shelter. Kojima and Baba veterinarian have very much controlled how donation money went/goes.
via Anonymous :
This shelter was supposed to be built by Fukushima and local rescue center. However, it used to be a local Fukushima health center. The prefecture did not pay 1 yen and animal rescue main office says the prefecture did not pay anything. So even though they have 500 million yens donation, they did not build shelters. So at the end local workers at a health center got all work. Even though they said they would build shelters no shelter was built, the government did not pay any support, the prefecture ignores, they are eliminating all animal rescue groups and ignore the animal life in the zone. Behind of this news there are private shelters who worked 4 times more than they did. They take care of more animals and they are helping more animals.
At the same time the government and the prefecture claimed the health centers are rescuing animals but only local workers are doing it. It is completely over-work. Tajima reps said they rescued 600 animals. Where are they now? The private rescue groups rescued 4 times more animals even though they were called as thief by the government, prefecture, off site and emergency animal rescue main office.
Second temp shelter opens for pets of Fukushima evacuees
October 20, 2011
By AKIKO TADA / Staff Writer
Close to 400 pet dogs and cats have been forced into temporary makeshift shelters in Fukushima Prefecture because their owners live in temporary housing or other arrangements that do not allow animals.
The animals were found in the no-entry zone established in a 20-kilometer radius from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
A prefectural task force made up of Fukushima prefectural government officials as well as members of the prefectural veterinarians association opened the second temporary shelter in Miharu on Oct. 1.
Renovations were done on a vacant pet shop to create 78 private rooms for dogs and 40 spaces for cats. What used to be the pet shop parking lot is now used to allow the dogs to run around.
Each dog room has dimensions of about 1.7 meters in depth, about 1.2 meters in width and about 2 meters in height. A folding bed is installed by the far wall.
The rooms for cats are somewhat smaller, but there is still enough space for the animals to jump around.
Soon after the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake, the task force opened the first temporary shelter in Fukushima city. The pets were placed in cages and the stress felt by the animals led to diarrhea. The animals also became more aggressive, biting staff members.
For those reasons, plans for a new facility called for measures that would relieve the stress felt by the pets.
Many of the pets left behind in the no-entry zone were collected by prefectural government and Environment Ministry officials after requests to do so were obtained from their owners. There have also been cases of pets being picked up during patrols of the zone by officials.
The number of pets collected increased from about June when more residents began returning to their homes for short periods of a few hours. On some days as many as a dozen pets were found.
Until now 489 dogs and 282 cats have been rounded up.
While many of the 771 animals have been returned to their owners, a total of 367 are still in temporary shelters. That includes 273 dogs and 94 cats.
In addition to the two temporary shelters, veterinary hospitals in Fukushima Prefecture and elsewhere have taken in the animals.
The owners of those pets now live in housing that does not allow animals. In some cases, the identity of the owner is unknown.
The task force faces a constant shortage of staff workers and funds.
Rather than use public funds, the task force is relying on donations as well as a fund established by the Japan Veterinary Medical Association to help pets during emergencies and disasters.
The task force has spent about 28 million yen ($365,000) from the 37 million yen or so it has received.
With the number of pets collected expected to increase and due to the need to care for the animals for a long period, the task force faces manpower and budgetary shortages.
Balance activity (31 August 2011)
Everyone we receive your donation is being used as follows.
Grants to animal rescue organizations around the 113,565,500 yen 1,478,463.32 USD
Consumables in a shelter 14,979,788 yen194,997.93 USD
Aid office expenses 1,895,451 yen 24,667.11USD
Transport cost relief 5,888,461 yen 76,652.47 USD
Overhead storage facilities aid 5,642,573 yen 73,443.42 USD
Transportation relief efforts 2,520,565 yen 32,793.16 USD
Expenditure 144,492,338 yen 1,879,880.47 USD
| Grants to animal rescue organizations around: |
Grants to each animal rescue organizations |
| Transport cost relief: |
Aid transportation costs |
| Consumables in a shelter: |
Launcher for capture net, cage, and air conditioning |
| Overhead storage facilities aid: |
Rent facilities, security costs, labor costs |
| Office expenses relief: |
Office expenses, fees for trademark registration and website building costs |
| Transportation relief efforts: |
Transportation costs, travel expenses, Fukushima, animal rescue, such as bus fare |
|
| Luggage donation amount |
535,433,839 yen |
|
| Number of deposit donations |
Of 23,509 |
|
| Expenditure |
144,492,338 yen |
|
| Outstanding deposits donations |
390,941,501 yen
|
( for your convenience I have converted the yen to dollars using rates for Oct. 13, 2011 )
■ Activities budget (as at 30 September 2011)
Everyone we receive your donation is being used as follows.
| Grants to animal rescue organizations around the |
247,225,500 yen |
Transport cost relief |
5,888,461 yen |
|
| Shelter expenses relay point |
20,944,330 yen |
Overhead storage facilities aid |
6,697,022 yen |
|
| Aid office expenses |
12,192,151 yen |
Transportation relief efforts |
42,52,679 yen |
|
Expenditure 297,508,506 yen
| Grants to animal rescue organizations around: |
Grants to each animal rescue organizations |
| Transport cost relief: |
Aid transportation costs |
| Consumables in a shelter: |
Rent facility operating costs, vehicle expenses, cages, and protective clothing |
| Overhead storage facilities aid: |
Rent facilities, security costs, labor costs |
| Office expenses relief: |
Office expenses, fees for trademark registration, production costs HP (~ July 2011) |
| Transportation relief efforts: |
Transportation, including travel expenses, Fukushima |
|
| Luggage donation amount |
551,179,800 yen |
|
| Number of deposit donations |
Of 24,080 |
|
| Expenditure |
297,508,506 yen |
|
| Outstanding deposits donations |
253,671,294 yen |
|
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