Pop Art Pet Unleashed

We have made our donation to the Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue and Support, which is made up of three Japanese animal welfare groups, Animal Friends Niigata, Japan Cat Network, and HEART-Tokushima, who have coordinated their relief efforts for animals in the wake of the multiple disasters there.

On foxnews.com of all places there’s a great story about their operations:
“We want to take those pets and hopefully reunite them with their families once the families can figure out what they want to do,” said David Wybenga of Japan Cat Network.

There are more than 10,000 people still missing since the quake, and ensuring food and shelter for humans remains an enormous challenge, let alone animals.

But Wybenga says they’re not trying to say that animals are more important than people. “We just don’t want animals to be forgotten,” he said.

JEARS provides shelter for lost animals, and food and water to owners, some whom are camped out at shelters.

For some survivors, pets have been their lifeline. And remarkable stories of pets defying the odds have provided a glimpse of hope, amid all the disaster. For example, the tear-jerking video of the dog that refused to leave his hurt friend became an instant Internet sensation. The two dogs survived the tsunami after they broke free of the ropes that tied them to a shed, and according to local reports have been rescued.

But many animal rescuers in Japan say that these incredible stories are rare.
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Click here to read the complete article.

We hope to be able to donate more by the end of the month and hope you will do you whatever you can as well.

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