My cat, Koi, is 19 years old. She is a grey/brown tabby with white markings. She was almost perfectly silent for most of her life, but she has recently starting yowling like a banshee and it is driving me insane. I decided to write this post to document what I...
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My Visit to the JCN Inawashiro Shelter
On Thursday, I went up to Japan Cat Network‘s Inawashiro shelter. The shelter is located in a building called “Club Lohas” that is actually a dog cafe and a guest house. Inawashiro is a beautiful resort town in northern Fukushima. Lake Inawashiro, famous for its glassy surface and the swans...
Continue reading...Richard the Lionheart and his Medical Fees
During the summer of 2010, my neighbours moved out. Three days after they left, their dog was still at the house. (This is a picture of him when I found him. Note the very short leash.) I asked around the neighbourhood and no one seemed to know what was going...
Continue reading...Help My Friends Help the Kitties
There is a cat rescue group called Japan Cat Network in Shiga Prefecture and it is run by an American couple, David and Susan Wybenga. They are really doing amazing work in trying to decrease the stray cat population, find new homes for animals that get abandoned, and educate the...
Continue reading...Tactics and Techniques for Controlling the Pet Population: Spaying and Neutering Cats
I work as a volunteer web designer for several animal advocacy groups in Japan. One of the biggest problems these groups face is trying to make a dent in the number of dogs and cats that are put down by public authorities. The Ministry of the Environment of Japan has...
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