July 2013 Monthly Report

English

Thank you so much for your generous donation in July.
We deeply appreciate your continuous commitment to helping Mr. Sakamoto and his animals.

Category Item Requirement Support
Food Dogs 91kg 88kg
Cats 36kg 36kg
Birds 794kg 302kg
Pasture Grass 15kg 15kg
Others Water 96bottles 48bottles
Dog Poles 12 0
Leash 19 5
Pest control goods 12 10

There are some good news in July!
Mr. Sakamoto told us that he resumed selling a small amount of fresh eggs to a NPO support group. The radiation level of the eggs has been checked and passed the authorized test.

Before Fukushima power plant disaster occurred, Mr. Sakamoto earned his living by selling fresh eggs at grocery shops of JA (Japan Agricultural Cooperatives) and an official service plaza on Route 6 in Fukushima.

Some of his chickens are very special kind of poultry (such as Ukokkei) and their eggs were highly popular and were sold at a high price before the disaster. After 3.11, as Naraha area had been restricted, he'd totally lost his income.

The amount of the current selling is still very small and far from enough to make Mr. Sakamoto's living.
Yet, this is a big first step for him to move on and restore his and his animals' life.
(*The picture is Daibutsu, a friendly 1 year old boy. Daibutu means "Big Budda" in Japanese!)

Also, let us inform you that our Twitter followers are over 1,500! (as of August 8.) We thank you for all of your warm messages and retweets. Each of your words always encourage us. Naraha Iyashi-no-mori on Twitter is: @naraha184

Finally, we learned Yamato Transport Co., Ltd. resume their collection and delivery service in Naraha area. So far, the goods you offered to Mr. Sakamoto via Amazon Wish List has been sent to Matsuya pet shop in Iawaki city where Mr. Sakamoto comes to pick them up. It is not for all items yet, but from now on it is possible to send your heartfelt gifts to Mr. Sakamoto directly.

Again, we truly thank you for your continuous warm help and understandings very much.
＊The number of animals cared by Mr. Sakamoto at the end of July:Dogs 21, Cats 15, Birds 400, Guinea pigs12, Rabbits 11, Goats 2

Amazon Wish List updated for August

  • Foods
    Taking account of the amount of stocks, foods for birds, dogs and cats are listed. A lot of bird food and dried dog food are needed.
  • Dog poles and leashes
    We wish to replace the damaged poles and leashes with the stronger ones.　We thank you for 9 poles and 7 leashes, which have been already donated by July.(Please see the wish list for the current remaining numbers.)
  • Household pest control items
    Rat, fly, and mosquito control items are still highly needed. Particularly, rats are the current worst annoying pest at Mr. Sakamoto's residence. A TV program about the damages caused by animals in Fukushima evacuated area was televised on NHK.
    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/tv/closeup/archive201307120600.html