Japan Rescued Animal Has 72 Hours Before Killled......Misleading Info

I am sure by now many of you watched the video of 2 poor dogs survived quake and tsunami. You may also probably have heard or read about Japan's policy of killing unclaimed animals after 72 hours. Well, don't worry. Japan isn't a cruel country as some people who are spreading false rumor and lie try to make you think as such. Japan has a new policy after Kobe quake in 1995, which went into effect very very quickly only a day or two after the quake. All animals rescued from disaster like this one will not be killed after 72 hours. They all will be kept alive and healthy until they are claimed by the owners or put on adoption.

For your information, Japan isn't the only country that has the policy to kill unclaimed animals in animal shelter after 72 hours. In the U.S., we also have the similar policy. Each state may different period of time. California, for example, has the policy to kill unclaimed animals after 72 hours just like in Japan. The purpose of this policy is, since each shelter has very limited room to accommodate, they need to make room for new animals coming in everyday. I believe we can't blame this policy. It is very unrealistic to accommodate unlimited number of animals. What to blame is the animal owners. If irresponsible owners don't throw their animals away in the first place, these poor animals would be in the animal shelter in the first place.