Gov't backs campaign to change pet disposal sites to shelters

Gov't backs campaign to change pet disposal sites to shelters

TOKYO, Japan - A staff member of the Animal Protection Guidance Center in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, takes one of the abandoned dogs and cats on a walk on Jan. 27.

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