Kokeshi from Tohoku with Love (the first version) has sold out but we will continue to have flash sales and support people in Tohoku.
Before you go -- dont people need the money too? actually if I lost my house, and my life and got stuck in a temporary village where pets aren't allowed, to have to leave my dogs behind in a nuke no-go zone to starve, that would kill me. Also a lot of the owners are going back for their pets once their living situation has changed, so as much as I am animal nut, this is also for the people of Tohoku too.
They took 150 from Fukushima and now are left with 40 as most got adopted or taken back. Amazing!
If you want to pitch in check their FB and they have periodic requests for things you can buy off amazon for them.
and you can also donate directly off their HP using a credit card. This place has a good reputation (as well as Ark -- I really do research these places!) so your money will go directly to where it is meant to.
this is from their HP:
Ku was rescued from Futaba, Fukushima. He was friendly and obviously well-loved. After extensive searching we managed to track down his owners, who had been displaced due to the disaster. They were delighted that he was safe, but couldn't take him back immediately, so we promised to take care of him for as long as they needed us to. They came to visit Ku as often as they could and he really missed them when they left. After a long wait his owners finally finished building their new home and they came to pick up. Everyone was overjoyed to see Ku return to his family. It's been over 4 years since the 2011 earthquake and we still care for many cases like Ku's. More than half of our 340 animals come from Fukushima's evacuation zone, and more still come from other prefectures affected by the tsunami. Many of them have lost their families and homes forever, and caring for them as they enter old age is becoming increasingly difficult due to the financial burden of elderly animals.
