We want to let those animal lovers of a more rugged type, know that ARK is putting together a November work day/camping trip, to help clear the land at their new building site in Sasayama. This is a great opportunity to be part of animal welfare history in the making–a state of the art animal welfare facility in Japan! The location is in the beautiful Hyogo ken countryside, and is a great place to get your fill of fresh air and autumn leaves. Pick up is scheduled from the nearest train station, but if you’ll be coming out by car, dogs are welcome to come along (cats will want to wait until they install the sofas!). Check out the information page, in English or in Japanese, and contact ARK to reserve a place on the team.
And speaking of work….
…One of our adopters and volunteers is looking for an English teaching position in Tokyo, along with cat friendly accommodation for her kitties, her son, and herself. She has a two year college degree, and has been teaching in her current location for 2 years. She is ready and willing to work towards a TEFL certificate. If you have any information or advice on how she can get started in the Tokyo area, please contact us, and we’ll forward it along!
This is Tango, now Tin Tin, enjoying his new life at home! We provide our rescued kitties with love, care, and a stimulating environment, but nothing can compare to life with a family of their own. It’s thrilling to see them go out to their new lives, particularly when they’ve overcome so many obstacles to get there. Tango was found under a car, abandoned at 8 weeks old, his skin eaten away by scabies. Even in the terrible shape he was in, he was still full of love and affection! Now healthy and adopted by a wonderful, loving family, he’s found someone to give that love to everyday. This week we visited TNR sites and took pictures of more sweet kittens in need of what Tango has found. Take a look, and think about opening your heart and home to one (or two!) of them…the world is a much nicer place when we can share a little love! 
We received the nicest scrapbook from Cafe Nyanny, where our Hinata and Naruto (Now Kota and Waka) went last year (See the entire book here!). The cat cafe recently held a charity event to encourage donations towards these two cats’ “hometown” and were able to raise ¥57,930! Thanks very much to the staff at Cafe Nyanny and their visitors, for their generous donations. The money will go towards the cost of care for kittens in much the same situation as Hinata and Naruto were in last year. Found in a park, these kittens would previously have been destined for destruction or a traumatic death in the surrounding area. JCN, with the help of local volunteers, is able to help start TNR projects in these areas and accept kittens found there, to re-home from our shelter. All healthy kittens rescued on TNR projects last year were re-homed, and we need your help to have an equally successful record this year. Please do what you can to promote and support adoption! Every kitten adopted through JCN supports population control and a step closer to a future of no more homeless cats.
Take a look at who’s in our nursery this week!
The kitties are all making the best of these hot days by sprawling and snuggling on the cool concrete! 8 went out to new placements last week, and we are planning another trip to Tokyo for the 28th and 29th. This is a great time to get your applications for adoption in, so that we might be able to process them in time for the next trip out with kittens. A casual volunteer meeting is planned in Tokyo, for August 29th, so contact us for details if you are interested in stopping by for that.
Join us in Kansai for our Summer Barbecue Fiesta this SUNDAY (very sorry for the previous mistake), August 9! Fajitas, Spanish rice, nachos, and quesadillas will be on the menu, not to mention some interesting cold drinks. Donations of ¥3,000 for adults, or ¥1,500 for children will go towards shelter care costs. The party will be held at the beach, but we’ll provide shuttle service from JR Inae station. For more details and to reserve a place, please contact us A.S.A.P.
