In 2000, the Law for the Humane Treatment and Management Animals
was amended to recognize animals as beings 'with life'. Subsequently,
at animal control centers all across Japan, the tendency has shifted
away from having animals put down in favor of adoption. In Kauai,
Hawaii, an island with a population of just a few million, there
is an animal shelter facility with a management commissioned by
public authorities. Studying this management method can be very
helpful to Japan. A wide range of services and activities are offered
at the facility including the protection and adoption of animals,
operations to neuter animals (castrations etc), as well as administration
tasks commissioned by the authorities such as quarantine procedures,
inspections and registrations for dogs, the promotion and enforcement
of animal related laws and regulations, and animal cremation services
on offer to owners. In Kobe City, the system is different, but
an adoption program has been started by citizen organizations and
this model will also be introduced at the symposium with citizen
participation. Ultimately, and most important of all, the successful
management of such shelters is essential to ensure that as many
animals are rescued as possible. In the bigger picture, this is
not just a system related to animal shelter management, but one
that relates to a greater acceptance of cooperation of authorities
working with citizen organizations in multiple other fields. An
excellent opportunity is therefore on offer and we look forward
to giving a greater and deeper consideration to the way we run
our shelters, by way of case studies, including studies from Japan.
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| ●Dates |
Sunday
10th September 2006
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| ●Venue: |
Portopia
Hotel
URL：http://www.portopia.co.jp/en/index.html
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| ●Organizer: |
NPO Knots |
| ●Joint Organizer: |
Kobe City |
| ●Target: |
General Public,
People involved in Veterinary Practice, Animal Welfare, Public
Administration Work, etc.
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| ●Purpose: |
With the amendment
of the Japanese Law Concerning the Protection and Control of Animals,
more and more animals are now being adopted rather than put down.
Citizen demand to adopt animals is also rising and the social environment
facilitating this is becoming more organized. By introducing case
studies about animal shelters managed jointly with official cooperation,
our objective is to deepen our consideration on the direction of
shelter management system in the future. Furthermore, we hope that
by attracting more interest to such activities, we can promote
the spirit of animal protection and thereby contribute to realizing
a society in which man and animals can exist together.
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| ●Special
Sponsor: |
Nestle
Purina PetCare |
| ●Sponsor: |
Asahi
Breweries, Ltd.,
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| ●Helping Organization: |
Tsutomu Nakauchi Foundation |
| ●Supporting Organizations : |
Ministry of Environment / Hyogo Prefecture /
Hyogo Prefecture Board of Education /
Kobe City Board of Education /
Japan Veterinary Medical Education /
Veterinary Association of Hyogo Prefecture /
Veterinary
Association of Kobe City /
Japan Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals /
Japanese Society of Humane Care of Animals /
Japan Animal Welfare Society /
Japan Pet Care Association /
Japanese Animal Hospital
Association /
American Consulate General Osaka-Kobe Kansai American Center
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| ●Chairperson: |
Ms.
Keiko YAMAZAKI (Companion
Animal Study Group ‘Go’)
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| ●Speaker: |
Introduction
of Case Studies (each 45 mins)
◎Dr. Rebecca Rhoades
Executive Director
of Kauai Humane Society (USA)
‘Kauai Humane Society’
◎Ms. Sanae MATSUDA
Consultant of Japan Animal Welfare Society Hanshin Branch
‘Adoption Program KURO at
Kobe City
Animal and Pet Manegement Center’
◎Mr. Teruhisa KAKINOKI
Deputy Board Chairman of the NPO Ashiya Museum Management
‘Management of Non Profit Organizations’
Panel Discussion with Time for Question and Answers
Panelists
・Dr. Rebecca Rhodes
・Ms. Sanae MATSUDA
・Mr. Teruhisa KAKINOKI |
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