Fukushima Archives - ILoveDogsAndPuppies https://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/tag/fukushima/ The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs Sun, 29 Nov 2015 22:28:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Fukushima Archives - ILoveDogsAndPuppies https://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/tag/fukushima/ 32 32 The Guardian of Fukushima’s Abandoned Animals https://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/the-guardian-of-fukushimas-abandoned-animals/ https://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/the-guardian-of-fukushimas-abandoned-animals/#respond Sun, 29 Nov 2015 23:10:16 +0000 http://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/?p=11987 According to BBC News, a man by the name of Naoto Matsumura is the last person living in Tomioka, Japan.  The area was devastated after the disasters at the Fukushima power plant, causing almost all of it’s residents to flee. People left in such a rush, than many doors were left open, and many animals were left abandoned.  Matsumura has taken it upon himself to be the personal guardian of the animals still living in the area. He takes car of all of the abandoned animals, and lives by candle light.  He’s become known as the Guardian of Fukushima’s Animals. He does his best to ensure that he gets as much food as possible for himself and the animals from outside the disaster zone. However, because he’s decided to stay behind to help, he’s most likely the world most radioactive man as well.

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According to BBC News, a man by the name of Naoto Matsumura is the last person living in Tomioka, Japan.  The area was devastated after the disasters at the Fukushima power plant, causing almost all of it’s residents to flee.

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People left in such a rush, than many doors were left open, and many animals were left abandoned.  Matsumura has taken it upon himself to be the personal guardian of the animals still living in the area.

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He takes car of all of the abandoned animals, and lives by candle light.  He’s become known as the Guardian of Fukushima’s Animals.

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He does his best to ensure that he gets as much food as possible for himself and the animals from outside the disaster zone. However, because he’s decided to stay behind to help, he’s most likely the world most radioactive man as well.

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]]> https://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/the-guardian-of-fukushimas-abandoned-animals/feed/ 0 Fukushima Man Returns to Radioactive Town and Saves the Pets https://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/fukushima-man-returns-to-radioactive-town-and-saves-the-pets/ https://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/fukushima-man-returns-to-radioactive-town-and-saves-the-pets/#respond Wed, 01 Apr 2015 01:18:35 +0000 http://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/?p=4016 In 2011, Fukushima, Japan, experienced a massive earthquake that damaged the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Anyone living within the plant’s reach was evacuated. Sadly, most people abandoned their pets. Naoto Matsumura lived in Tomioka, Japan, he owns a farm and like everyone in the area, he too evacuated. However, he has been the only person to return to the radioactive town and he did it to take care for his farm animals and the many pets abandoned to their own fate. “I had no choice but to stay,” Matsumura told Animal Equality. “I couldn’t leave the animals behind.” When he first returned, the heroic man realized that many pets were left in cages or trapped inside their homes without food and water, most died of starvation. The lucky free ones roamed the streets looking for a safe place to rest and some food. Matsumura is an animal lover and he knew he couldn’t just care for his farm animals, he needed to help all abandoned pets from the deserted town. Today, he cares for dogs, cats, cows, horses and ostriches. Everyday, the last man in Fukushima walks the town carrying food to feed his four-legged neighbors. He repaired parts of...

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]]> In 2011, Fukushima, Japan, experienced a massive earthquake that damaged the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Anyone living within the plant’s reach was evacuated. Sadly, most people abandoned their pets. Naoto Matsumura lived in Tomioka, Japan, he owns a farm and like everyone in the area, he too evacuated. However, he has been the only person to return to the radioactive town and he did it to take care for his farm animals and the many pets abandoned to their own fate.

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“I had no choice but to stay,” Matsumura told Animal Equality. “I couldn’t leave the animals behind.”

When he first returned, the heroic man realized that many pets were left in cages or trapped inside their homes without food and water, most died of starvation. The lucky free ones roamed the streets looking for a safe place to rest and some food.

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Matsumura is an animal lover and he knew he couldn’t just care for his farm animals, he needed to help all abandoned pets from the deserted town. Today, he cares for dogs, cats, cows, horses and ostriches.

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Everyday, the last man in Fukushima walks the town carrying food to feed his four-legged neighbors. He repaired parts of the town where many strays seek rescue and thanks to generous donors, he is able to buy food for his rescue pets.

In Matsumura’s eyes animals and people are equal, and that is why he is happy helping the Fukushima four-legged victims no one else wants to help.

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