Ibaraki Prefecture of Japan announced the new Guideline on killing dogs and cats. The objective is to justify the killings for the reasons of “being inappropriate for adoption”. 

The decision-making of “inappropriateness of adoption”  is secretly done without any third-party involvement. Under the new Guideline, these killings are not counted toward a number of killings under the “Ordinance for Zero Sacrifice of Dogs and Cats” enacted in 2017.  

This kind of Guidelines may spread to other local governments in Japan to justify killings of dogs and cats while claiming the fake "zero killings".  

Currently, there is only one animal protection facility in Ibaraki Prefecture, and its capacity is clearly short of handling demands. 

In the short term, an additional facility space should be expanded at the current site of the Animal Guidance Center in Ibaraki in order to avoid overcrowding and better individual management of all animals. 

Please help us:

1. Immediately abolish the Ibaraki’s “Guidelines of selecting dogs for adoption” which allows the fake “zero killing” claim and neglecting life of innocent dogs. 
2. More facility space should be added for expansion to the site of the Animal Guidance Center, avoiding overcrowding and better individual management of all animals
3. Increase the number of locations for an animal protection facility from the current ONE facility in Ibaraki Prefecture
4. Increase the number of staff, and hire dog trainers and accept volunteers (They do NOT currently accept volunteers.)