Tokyo Shimbun reports on the establishment of the "12 Peace Party"

The establishment of the Dog and Cat Peace Party (12 Peace Party) caused a big stir throughout Japan, and was even featured in major media! The Tokyo Nippo newspaper reported on the day of the press conference (February 12th) that "The New Deal Dog and Cat Peace Party is aiming to enact a law banning the eating of dogs and cats, and to win seats in the House of Councillors election . "

According to the report, "The meeting was co-chaired by Hiroshi Horiike, founder of the World Dog Alliance, and called on all countries to enact laws banning the consumption of dogs and cats and to sign the International Agreement to Prohibit the Eating of Dogs and Cats. The World Dog Alliance has been lobbying Japan to enact laws banning the consumption of dogs and cats since 2018, but has not yet achieved this. This is also the motivation for the establishment of the 12 Peace Party." At a press conference, Dewi pointed out that the government has acknowledged in its Diet response that there are restaurants that serve dog meat in some parts of Japan, and said that Japanese people do not understand the reality of eating dog meat in Japan. "We want to eliminate the practice of eating dog meat, but dogs are our family." The World Dog Alliance pointed out that the lack of laws banning the consumption of dogs and cats leads to problems such as theft of pet cats and dogs for food purposes and the illegal trade of abandoned cats and dogs.

Related report links:

https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/384912