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ANN/JAPAN NEWS – Implanting a microchip in pet dogs and cats and registering the owner’s contact information became mandatory under the revised Law on Welfare and Management of Animals in Japan. Breeders and pet shops will be required to implant a microchip in dogs and cats before they are sold. The aim of the new […]
A savannah monitor lizard kept at a zoo. A conspecific reptile appeared in a video uploaded by a man accused of animal cruelty. (Provided by Shirotori Zoo in Higashi-Kagawa, Kagawa Prefecture)
OSAKA An animal rights group has filed a criminal complaint of animal cruelty against a YouTuber who showed videos of his pet reptiles devouring live prey, including a rabbit and a hamster.
Legal experts say bringing charges in this case may be difficult.
The Law on Welfare and Management of Animals bans killing or injuring “protected animals,” or mammals, birds and reptiles in the possession of humans, without good reason. It also bans acts of cruelty, including physical abuse, breeding under wretched circumstances and neglect.