Comments | thinlizzy2: Please spread the word to your Japanese friends/flisters

thinlizzy2

Please spread the word to your Japanese friends/flisters

Aug 16, 2011 22:12

Animal Refuge Kansai is a wonderful nonprofit animal charity, that takes in and cares for lost, abandoned or otherwise homeless animals ( Read more... )

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embroiderama August 16 2011, 14:48:59 UTC

Aw, so cute! And so sad. The thought of losing my animals in a disaster is just horrible. I think I'd end up being one of those people who refuse to evacuate for fear of leaving the kitties behind. :(

thinlizzy2 August 16 2011, 21:08:44 UTC

The idea just breaks my heart. To have lost so much, and not even knowing if your furry friends are safe on top of it all - I don't think I could cope.

I know a lot of people specifically want to adopt an animal from the disaster, but I think they're doing the right thing looking for the owners. Can you imagine the looks on the family's faces when the ARK volunteers showed up with their rescued pets? I wouldn't stop smiling for weeks!

embroiderama August 16 2011, 22:19:54 UTC

I've been thinking about this all day today, and I'm going to do some pet-related disaster planning this coming weekend. I'm thinking I'll put together a duffel bag with a small litter box (I already have one from when Tori was a kitten) some food, water and litter, and a dog-size pop-up carrier that can be folded down small. At least that way I could grab the cats and keep them safe in a motel room or borrowed room or even my car. Maybe I should throw in a flashlight and some protein bars for myself. ;)

thinlizzy2 August 16 2011, 23:06:17 UTC

It's probably a good idea. Hopefully, you'll never have to use it, but if something does happen, it'll be one less worry for you and your kitties. And if the ever do have to move to an unfamiliar location, they'd probably be really relieved to have their preferred kind of food with them.

Are those your cats in your icons? They're lovely!

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ryuosen August 16 2011, 18:41:40 UTC

What a cute kitty...^^
I'll give a friend of mine a nudge. He had just moved to Tokyo prior the disaster. Maybe he'll be interested.

thinlizzy2 August 16 2011, 21:11:30 UTC

Thank you! ARK has a shelter right in Tokyo and the bios of the adoptable animals from there are right on the website.

thinlizzy2 August 16 2011, 21:12:13 UTC

And yep - supercute kitty is supercute! What a little face!

shallowz August 17 2011, 20:44:31 UTC

A cause well worth supporting. Nice to see they have Paypal. Thanks for passing the info along.:)

Aww... those pics. Who could resist those faces?

thinlizzy2 August 18 2011, 08:44:52 UTC

You are made of awesome!!!

Sweet lil guys, aren't they? I'm equally a dog and cat person, so they're doubly irresistible!