Certificate from "protected dog" to "contact activity dog" 8 dogs Tokushima September 22, 17:22
This week is "Animal Protection Week".
At a facility in Tokushima Prefecture, a protected dog whose new owner was found was trained and certified as a dog to interact with the elderly and children.On the 22nd, eight dogs that passed the test were certified. It was.
At the Prefectural Animal Welfare Management Center in Kamiyama Town, Tokushima Prefecture, we receive training such as disciplining a protected dog for which a new owner has been found, and we certify it as a "contact activity dog", a dog that interacts with the elderly and children. ..
On the 22nd, eight new animals that passed the test were certified, and their owners received the certificate.
Of these, the male "Akebi" was taken over by Ms. Emi Hara (55) from Anan City last year, and after training for about three months, she passed the exam.
Mr. Hara said, "I'm too energetic, so I trained to listen calmly. I want to work while hoping that there will be no children abandoned like Akebi."
According to the Tokushima Prefectural Animal Welfare Management Center, although the number of dogs and cats to be protected by being abandoned is decreasing year by year, 752 dogs were killed as disposal last year, so the Prefectural Animal Welfare Management Center Takuma Wakisaka, the chief of the company, said, "When you keep an animal, you should be aware of your responsibility."