A man carries his dog in the city of Ofunato on March 15, 2011. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
A woman with her pet dog and belongings pauses on the way from her devastated area in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, three days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country's east coast. | source AP
This relief recipient stayed in her house for three days because she did not want to abandon her dog after the tsunami devastated the areas of Japan. | source Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue and Support
A woman holding her dog reacts after evacuating following a tsunami warning in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan three days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country's east coast. | Source AP
Dog rescued and reunited with owner in Japan
- March 16: A woman holds her dog as they are scanned for radtiation exposure at a temporary scanning center for residents living close to the quake-damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Koriyama Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. | source AP
- March 17: A dog receives a radiation exposure scanning in Koriyama, northern Japan after Friday’s earthquake and tsunami. | source AP
- Gregory Bull | The Associated Press A woman holds her dog as they are scanned for radiation at a temporary scanning center for residents living close to the quake-damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
- An official in a full radiation protection suit scans an evacuated woman and her dog with a geiger counter to check radiation levels in Koriyama city in Fukushima prefecture, about 60km west from the crisis-hit Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) Fukushima Nuclear plant, on March 16, 2011. | source KEN SHIMIZU, AFP/Getty Images
- a mother tries to talk to her daughter who has been isolated for signs of radiation after evacuating from near the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant to a makeshift facility to screen, cleanse and isolate people with high radiation levels in Nihonmatsu | Source Reuters
- A girl who has been isolated at a makeshift facility to screen, cleanse and isolate people with high radiation levels, looks at her dog through a window in Nihonmatsu, northern Japan, March 14, 2011, after a massive earthquake and tsunami that are feared to have killed more than 10,000 people. | source Reuters
- A woman holds her pet dog while scanning the vacant lots where a town used to be near Ishinomaki, Japan. | source AP
- March 16, a 79 year old woman cuddles her puppy at an evacuation center in Iwate. They were both rescued from the earthquake by the neighbors on March 11. | Source Xianhua
- Residents read a newspaper with their pet dog at an evacuation center for pets and their owners near a devastated area hit by an earthquake and tsunami in Kesennuma, north Japan March 17, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
- A woman and her son eat food as her dogs sit around them at an evacuation center for pets and their owners near an area devastated by an earthquake and tsunami in Kesennuma, north Japan March 17, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
- A family and their pet dog take shelter in an evacuation center for pets and their owners near a devastated area hit by earthquake and tsunami in Kesennuma, north of Japan, March 17, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
- A woman holds her dog at an evacuation center for pets and their owners near an area devastated by an earthquake and tsunami in Kesennuma, north Japan March 17, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
- A family takes a rest with their dog at a shelter at Minamisanriku town, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan on March 14. | source Tsuyoshi Matsumoto/The Yomiuri Shimbun, Daisuke Uragami/AP
- A woman takes care of a dog at an evacuation center for pets and their owners near an area devastated by an earthquake and tsunami in Kesennuma, north Japan March 17, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
- A woman shares her food with her dog at an evacuation center for pets and their owners near a devastated area hit by an earthquake and tsunami in Kesennuma, north of Japan March 17, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
- A woman shares her food with her dog at an evacuation center for pets and their owners near an area devastated by an earthquake and tsunami in Kesennuma, north Japan March 17, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
- A woman comforts her dog during an aftershock at an evacuation center for pets and their owners near an area devastated by an earthquake and tsunami in Kesennuma, north of Japan March 17, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
- A woman sleeps with her dog at an evacuation center for pets and their owners near a devastated area hit by an earthquake and tsunami in Kesennuma, north of Japan March 17, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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It is so heartwarming to see the owners with there beloved pets, after the devastation japan had, i just pray things get back to normal fast, and these people have some peace of mind,
I'm really worried about cats because of their nature. It would be a lot harder to rescue a cat than a dog. Also, even after being rescued, cats might not stay around the owners like dogs do.
Dogs in Japan are often tied outside and I fear many have died, unable to escape from the tsunami. Also, like Ellie, I worry about cats who will hide away from people trying to rescue them. This is a tragedy on so many levels, it is unthinkable… but Japanese people are strong and resilient and they know how to help each other, and they will help animals too when they can.
Touhoku no minasama wo ouen shimasu node gambatte kudasai.
Powerful images, the tragedy of it all, it brings a tear to the eye to see the love these people have for their furry companions
Too bad they forced port owners too abandon their animals after katrina..they must realize how stupid that was…many people died bc they would not leave their pets…let's hope the usa learns something about handling tragedy from the japanese
These pictures bring tears to my eyes… I wish all of this hadn't happened to Japanese people and their pets.