Japan Quake Video: Dog Survivor Protects Injured Friend
source: http://blog.ifaw.org/2011/03/17/japan-quake-video-dog-survivor-protects-injured-friend/
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JAPAN QUAKE VIDEO: Dog Survivor Protects Injured Friend
2011/03/17 By Dick Green
The International Fund for Animal Welfare Emergency Relief team continues to closely monitor the situation and the radiation from the Fukushima nuclear reactor. As soon as the situation stabilizes and ensures responder safety, our IFAW team intends to be on the next plane in to begin our animal relief mission.
In the meantime, we are actively seeking to provide local animal groups with funding to help provide food, shelter, medicines and whatever else is needed.
And while we along with everyone else in the world has been watching the unthinkable coverage of the devastation, there has also been some amazingly touching footage of animals doing their best to survive.
Reporters filming the destruction from last Friday’s earthquake and tsunami came across a spaniel mix amid the rubble of a destroyed town. The spaniel led the reporters to another dog who was injured and appeared unable to stand up. The loyal spaniel stood watch over his mate as the reporters approached.
Here’s an English translation of the video (translation courtesy of Toshiyuki Kitamura and copied from yahoo news):
> We are in Arahama area. Looks like there is a dog. There is a dog. He looks tired and dirty. He must have been caught in the tsunami. He looks very dirty.
> He has a collar. He must be someone’s pet. He has a silver collar. He is shaking. He seems very afraid.
> Oh, there is another dog. I wonder if he is dead.
> Where?
> Right there. There is another dog right next to the one sitting down. He is not moving. I wonder. I wonder if he is alright.
> The dog is protecting him.
> Yes. He is protecting the dog. That is why he did not want us to approach them. He was trying to keep us at bay.
> I can’t watch this. This is a very difficult to watch.
> Oh. Look. He is moving. He is alive. I am so happy to see that he is alive.
> Yes! Yes! He is alive.
> He looks to be weakened. We need to them to be rescued soon. We really want them rescued soon.
> Oh good. He’s getting up.
> It is amazing how they survived the tremendous earthquake and tsunami. It’s just amazing that they survived through this all.
The reporters managed to reach veterinarians from an animal rescue group and both dogs were rescued and are now at a local shelter.
The video echoes the sentiments conveyed by Japanese Emperor Akihito’s whose plea for his countrymen not to give up and to “treat each other with compassion and overcome these difficult times” was also quite moving, even via an English translation.
Please continue to monitor http://www.ifaw.org for updated information as we get it.
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About Dick Green
Dick is currently the Emergency Relief Manager for Disasters at the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). He has responded to scores of international and national disasters and his teams have rescued thousands of animals from floods, tornadoes, fires, and hurricanes. Recent responses include Typhoons Morakot (Taiwan) and Ondoy (Philippines), Albay Volcano (Philippines), Iceland volcano, and Haiti earthquake.
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Dick has trained hundreds of responders in disaster prevention and response and has developed a training curriculum and text for Water Rescue for Companion Animals. Since 2000, Dick has delivered nearly 100 domestic and international presentations and/or trainings on animal rescue.
He currently is the Chair-Elect of the National Animal Rescue and Sheltering Coalition, on the Board of Directors for the National Alliance of State Animal and Agricultural Emergency Programs, co-chairs the Evacuation and Transportation Best Practice Working Group and is a member of the Animal Search and Rescue Best Practice Working Group and the FEMA Animal Emergency Response Working Group.
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Dick’s doctorate is in Biomechanics and he was an educator for 27 years, the last 10 at Gonzaga University in the Department of Exercise Science. Over the last several years, he has presented his work in disaster preparedness and response to professional groups in China, Costa Rica, Australia, Mexico, Canada, Chile, Philippines, and the United States.
2011/03/17 By Dick Green
The International Fund for Animal Welfare Emergency Relief team continues to closely monitor the situation and the radiation from the Fukushima nuclear reactor. As soon as the situation stabilizes and ensures responder safety, our IFAW team intends to be on the next plane in to begin our animal relief mission.
In the meantime, we are actively seeking to provide local animal groups with funding to help provide food, shelter, medicines and whatever else is needed.
And while we along with everyone else in the world has been watching the unthinkable coverage of the devastation, there has also been some amazingly touching footage of animals doing their best to survive.
Reporters filming the destruction from last Friday’s earthquake and tsunami came across a spaniel mix amid the rubble of a destroyed town. The spaniel led the reporters to another dog who was injured and appeared unable to stand up. The loyal spaniel stood watch over his mate as the reporters approached.
Here’s an English translation of the video (translation courtesy of Toshiyuki Kitamura and copied from yahoo news):
> We are in Arahama area. Looks like there is a dog. There is a dog. He looks tired and dirty. He must have been caught in the tsunami. He looks very dirty.
> He has a collar. He must be someone’s pet. He has a silver collar. He is shaking. He seems very afraid.
> Oh, there is another dog. I wonder if he is dead.
> Where?
> Right there. There is another dog right next to the one sitting down. He is not moving. I wonder. I wonder if he is alright.
> The dog is protecting him.
> Yes. He is protecting the dog. That is why he did not want us to approach them. He was trying to keep us at bay.
> I can’t watch this. This is a very difficult to watch.
> Oh. Look. He is moving. He is alive. I am so happy to see that he is alive.
> Yes! Yes! He is alive.
> He looks to be weakened. We need to them to be rescued soon. We really want them rescued soon.
> Oh good. He’s getting up.
> It is amazing how they survived the tremendous earthquake and tsunami. It’s just amazing that they survived through this all.
The reporters managed to reach veterinarians from an animal rescue group and both dogs were rescued and are now at a local shelter.
The video echoes the sentiments conveyed by Japanese Emperor Akihito’s whose plea for his countrymen not to give up and to “treat each other with compassion and overcome these difficult times” was also quite moving, even via an English translation.
Please continue to monitor http://www.ifaw.org for updated information as we get it.
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About Dick Green
Dick is currently the Emergency Relief Manager for Disasters at the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). He has responded to scores of international and national disasters and his teams have rescued thousands of animals from floods, tornadoes, fires, and hurricanes. Recent responses include Typhoons Morakot (Taiwan) and Ondoy (Philippines), Albay Volcano (Philippines), Iceland volcano, and Haiti earthquake.
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Dick has trained hundreds of responders in disaster prevention and response and has developed a training curriculum and text for Water Rescue for Companion Animals. Since 2000, Dick has delivered nearly 100 domestic and international presentations and/or trainings on animal rescue.
He currently is the Chair-Elect of the National Animal Rescue and Sheltering Coalition, on the Board of Directors for the National Alliance of State Animal and Agricultural Emergency Programs, co-chairs the Evacuation and Transportation Best Practice Working Group and is a member of the Animal Search and Rescue Best Practice Working Group and the FEMA Animal Emergency Response Working Group.
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Dick’s doctorate is in Biomechanics and he was an educator for 27 years, the last 10 at Gonzaga University in the Department of Exercise Science. Over the last several years, he has presented his work in disaster preparedness and response to professional groups in China, Costa Rica, Australia, Mexico, Canada, Chile, Philippines, and the United States.
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