...after 1 week,
...together with a pet owner who had to leave behind her cat,
...this pet rescue team goes to her home.
To enter the Fukushima evacuation zone,
this team members are equipped themselves with...
... special gears and headed to Minami Soma City.
The cat is a 23-year-old female cat.
Because the owner had to leave the house immediately,
the cat has been left behind inside her home without any food.
(owner crying)
(owner) 'I'm sorry, I'm sorry'
As if the cat was sleeping,
she was waiting for her owner to return.
'There are some cats there, put them into three cages.'
UKC Japan which rescues pets...
has been actively rescuing animals...
...immediately after the Great Tohoku Earthquake.
(the head of UKC Japan) Pets have no means of...
...helping themselves out in a situation like this.
And I feel so sorry for them...
....so we want help these dogs and cats.
People within the 20km of the Fukushima nuclear power plant have been
forced out of the area and can't return home for a long time.
The evacuees thought it was just for a short time
and many evacuated the area with their pets behind.
'There are some dogs!'
'Come this way, come here!'
'So you've been scared ha?'
'You've done well, you've done well.'
Those pets that look obviously left behind will be...
...transported to the UKC Japan headquarter in Kanagawa Prefecture where
... they are bathed just in case (from radiation) and sheltered.
Because some pets are not active during the day time,
the rescue is carried out during the night as well.
(UKC Japan) 'This dog doesn't seem to have his owner, so....'
(police) 'People in the area will be glad' (that he's rescued)'
This roaming big dog on the street within the no-go zone...
.... didn't have his collar around anymore.
Together with a dog owner headed to her home,
...UKC Japan helps a reunion after 1 month of her being away.
As she goes around the house to look for her dog...,
(owner) 'Come here Coo, come here...'
(owner) 'this is great...'
(UKC Japan) 'We'll take you, don't worry anymore...'
Ever since the disaster,
the number of dogs and cats UKC Japan has rescued...
exceeds more than 150.
With regard to the reality of lagging support for pets...
the head of UKC Japan says:
'Japanese Self Defense is superb in rescuing humans' lives,'
'and they have rescued a lot of lives'
'But no help has been given to animals,'
'why those kids (pets),'
'....those who can't say a word, have to be left behind?'
Pets are waiting for their owners to return.
The rescue is being still carried out (by NPOs).
