Exposing the horrific reality of the pet business… Asahi Shimbun reporter Masahiko Ota, who has been covering the matter for 17 years, has published “Who Will Save the Cat?”
“Slaves” in the Pet Business” (Asahi Bunko) Released on September 6th *Asahi Shimbun Publishing Co., Ltd.*
Press release: September 10, 2024
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Exposing the horrific reality of the pet business… Asahi Shimbun reporter Masahiko Ota, who has been covering the matter for 17 years, has published “Who Will Save the Cat?”
“Slaves” in the Pet Business” (Asahi Bunko) Released on September 6th * Kudos to Shinobu Sakagami! A complete version with approximately 100 pages of major additions and corrections from the original book* Asahi Shimbun reporter Masahiko Ota’s “Who will save the cat?” “Slaves” of the Pet Business” was released by Asahi Bunko on Friday, September 6, 2024. A reporter who has been reporting for 17 years has uncovered the horrific reality of the pet business. After making major additions and revisions from the original book, Shinobu Sakagami wrote an explanation. This book, which Mr. Sakagami praises as “textbook level,” is a must-read not only for pet owners, but also for those who want to own a pet in the future, and for those who love animals. Be sure to learn about the reality of the pet business, where behind the scenes of “cute” cats have become “purchased items” and dogs are treated like “slaves.”
At least 25,000 animals are killed every year during the distribution process from breeding to retail sale.
Unreasonable breeding for human convenience, mating that causes disease, shipping even when young, underground business that takes in “defective stock”… Behind the scenes of being “cute,” dogs and cats become “slaves” in the pet business, and this gruesome reality is uncovered through careful interviews.
“Dogs and Cats Who Became ‘Slaves'” (2019, published by Asahi Shimbun Publishing) has been made into a paperback with approximately 100 pages of significant additions and revisions and an explanation written by Shinobu Sakagami. Special commentary by Shinobu Sakagami is available.
The truth about the pet business that everyone should know. Please give it a try.
* [Explanatory article] *
The “anger” of a reporter who felt that Shinobu Sakagami could be trusted reveals the horrific darkness of the pet business where dogs and cats become “slaves”
https://dot.asahi.com/articles/-/233138
* [Content introduction] *
Cats can give birth three times a year if exposed to fluorescent light for at least 12 hours a day. Unreasonable breeding for human convenience, mating that causes disease, shipping even when young, underground business that takes in “defective stock”… Behind the scenes of being “cute,” dogs and cats become “slaves” in business. A faith-based interview exposes the gruesome reality.
《Explanation/Sakagami
Shinobu》
* 【table of contents】*
Paperback edition preface
Chapter 1 Behind the cat boom, the tragedy caused by increased cat production Chapter 2: Where did “family” come from? The growing pet business Chapter 3 Ambiguous regulations revised in 2012 create “hell” for dogs and cats Chapter 4 2019 revision, 8-week age regulation finally realized Chapter 5: Battle over numerical regulations
Chapter 6: From the Animal Momotaro incident to the fifth legal revision Final Chapter: A happy cat
Paperback version afterword
Commentary Shinobu Sakagami
* [Author Profile] *
* Masahiko Ota *
Born in Tokyo in 1976. Asahi Shimbun reporter. Graduated from the Faculty of Letters, University of Tokyo. Joined Asahi Shimbun in 2001. After being in charge of reporting on the distribution industry as a reporter for the economics department, he began reporting on pet distribution while working in the AERA editorial department. Belongs to the special news department as a specialist reporter, and has been working in the culture department since 2021. He is the author of “Who Kills the Dog?”
His co-authors include “The Darkness of Pet Distribution,” “Dogs and Cats Who Became Slaves,” and “Thinking about Animal Lives,” and “Zoo Nation at a Crossroads.”
* “Who will save the cat? The “slaves” of the pet business” (Asahi Bunko) * Author: Masahiko Ota
List price: 792 yen (720 yen tax 10%)
Release date: Friday, September 6, 2024
https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/402262101X