Why send dogs to Britain and why to Battersea?
Battersea Dogs Home is the oldest shelter in the world, with an 160 year old history. It has enormous prestige and it is said that it is more difficult to adopt a dog from Battersea than it is to adopt a child in Britain. Dogs adopted from Battersea are called “Battersea” dogs and their owners are immensely proud of them. In Britain, dogs are no longer sold in pet shops. When people want a dog they go to a breeder directly or more often they adopt from a shelter. Most of the dogs in these shelters are cross-breeds and neither age nor handicap is a deterent to British people seeking a pet. In Japan, on the other hand, most people want a pedigree puppy, which is why they buy from pet shops. They tend to buy fashionable dogs which means when a dog is no longer “in fashion”, it is often sent to the hokesho (pound). Sad to say, but over 1200 pet dogs and cats are gassed everyday in the hokenshos throughout Japan. One of the reasons we are sending 10 ARK dogs to England is to highlight this
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