Japan - animal rescues & news of

**ChrisH** · 04-04-2011, 02:11 PM

We came out to an animal control center here, to see if we could take out a dog who was pulled from the rubble after 11 days. Maruko's fate hung in the balance, because of aggressive behaviour and the fact that the family had decided that they could no longer provide care.
Discussions were tense at first...there was some resistance to releasing Maruko into our care. The vet helping us spoke up to the room at large, insisting we be allowed to give Maruko a chance. Finally they consented to release Maruko into the vet's care and let him give a professional evaluation. That has since happened and soon Maruko will be heading out with us. There were tears of joy for this survivor, all way around!

**ChrisH** · 04-04-2011, 02:16 PM

Stranded tsunami dog rescued in Japan, a dog stranded at sea for three weeks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puXbqK3tNbM

SENDAI, Japan - Supplied photo shows a dog, which was rescued from a roof drifting on the sea off earthquake and tsunami-hit Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 1, 2011, at an animal care center run by the prefectural government on April 4. The female dog was reunited with its owner on April 4 after the owner saw a TV news report on the rescue and visited the center. (Photo courtesy of the Miyagi prefectural animal care center)(Kyodo) Kyodo

https://www.facebook.com/notes/kk-ky...11041332311482

Video of the reunion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaNPz...ature=youtu.be

**ChrisH** · 04-04-2011, 02:21 PM

3/30 - 3/31/11: "FOR 2 WEEKS, MY DOG LIVES ON SCRAPS. NO FOOD." (Kinship Circle - Japan Field Notes)

http://www.facebook.com/notes/kinshi...75913492456467

**ChrisH** · 04-04-2011, 02:24 PM

Kinship Circle Dog Rescue - Japan 2011
March 29, 2011 - A Kinship Circle-JEARS team rescues this forlorn cocker spaniel, concealed in tall grass in Minami-Soma. Like most animals we find, he wears a collar. We do not know if this dog is orphaned or abandoned, but reunion efforts are made for rescues brought to the Animal Friends Niigata

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxyzj2TuExU

**Freedom** · 04-04-2011, 02:27 PM

What a WONDERFUL thread! Thank you for compiling and sharing all of this!

**ChrisH** · 04-04-2011, 02:42 PM

Three days on a roof.

"He bites," were the first words Isabella heard about this little corgi. Traumatized after floating for three days on a roof, he struggled at the evacuation center in Niigata. "I've never seen an expression like that on a dog's face," said Isabella. Found after floating on a roof for three days, profound fear and stress kept the corgi on the defensive in the somewhat unsettled surroundings of the center. Answering a call for help, JEARS brought the dog to Animal Friends Niigata. After a few days of careful attention, an amazing change occurred. Calmer and happier and no longer terrified, the dog has bonded with one of the staff, a young male, which makes them suspect his owner must have been a younger fellow. But for the moment, he remains nameless and the JEARS team is looking for suggestions for the little guy.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?fb...8979&aid=57607

**ChrisH** · 04-04-2011, 02:49 PM

Originally Posted by Freedom

What a WONDERFUL thread! Thank you for compiling and sharing all of this!

You are welcome.

I cannot praise the people who are doing such wonderful work enough.

**ChrisH** · 04-06-2011, 08:26 AM

Some of you are probably wondering about "Susie", the spaniel from the video. She has settled in at Animal Friends Niigata as you can see. The area we found her is now under mandatory evacuation and there's no telling if her owner will show up, or if they were victims of the tsunami. If she comes up for adoption though, you'd be getting a real sweetheart.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...228979&theater