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1 | Japanese University Turns a Blind Eye to the Plight of Campus Cats | Tsy Miraharaha Ny Manjò Ireo Saka Ao Amin'ny Tobim-pianarana Ny Oniversite Japoney |
2 | Pongo and Sebastian, two cats Charles Januzzi rescued and now live with him at home. Photo courtesy Charles Januzzi. | Pongo sy Sebastian, saka roa novonjen'i Charles Januzzi ary miara-mipetraka aminy ankehitriny any an-tranony. |
3 | Copyright and all rights reserved to Charles Januzzi. | Sary nindramina tamin'i Charles Januzzi. |
4 | After nearly 25 years working to help control the cat colony on his campus in regional Japan, Charles Januzzi is running into stiff opposition from university administration. | Taorian'ny 25 taona niasana tamin'ny fanampiana fanarahamaso ireo saka ao amin'ny tobim-pianarany any amin'ny Faritra ao Japana. Miatrika fanoherana goavana avy amin'ny fitantanan'ny oniversite i Charles Januzzi ankehitriny. |
5 | After being forbidden from feeding or otherwise care for a large colony of stray cats at his university, Januzzi has launched an online petition. | Nanatontosa fanangonan-tsonia an-tserasera i Januzzi rehefa noraràna tamin'ny famelomana na fikarakarana ireo saka mirenireny marobe ao amin'ny oniversiteny. |
6 | The petition is titled “To University of Fukui: Stop starving the cats who live on campus” and has so far collected just over 2,300 signatures. | Nitondra ny lohateny hoe “Hoan'ny Oniversiten'i Fukui: Atsaharo ny fampijaliana ireo saka monina ao amin'ny tobim-pianarana ” ny fanangonan-tsonia ary efa nahazo sonia maherin'ny 2.300 hatreto. |
7 | Januzzi is a longtime associate professor at the University of Fukui‘s Bunkyo campus in rural Fukui Prefecture, about seven hours by train from Tokyo. | Mpampianatra mpiara-miasa efa ela be tao amin'ny tobim-pianarana Bunkyo an'ny oniversitin'i Fuku ao amin'ny Prefektiora ambanivohitr'i Fukui, adiny fito mandeha lamasinina miala ao Tokyo i Januzzi. |
8 | “I have been helping outdoor cats since I was a child,” says Januzzi, who is originally from Pennsylvania. | “Manampy ireo saka mirenireny hatramin'ny fahazazako aho,” hoy i Januzzi, izay mpiavy avy ao Pennsylvania. |
9 | “I can remember I got started helping cats in Fukui as soon as I got here because there were so many feral, stray and abandoned cats around the city.” | “Tsaroako nanomboka nanampy ireo saka ao Fukui aho raha vao tonga teto, satria marobe ireo sakadia, saka mirenireny sy nariana manodidina ny tanàna.” |
10 | Januzzi practices a technique called “TNR”, or Trap, Neuter and Release. | Mampiasa teknika antsoina hoe “TNR” Trap, Neuter and Release, na Misambotra, Mamositra sy Mamotsotra i Januzzi. |
11 | The purpose of TNR is control the population of feral cat colonies over time. | Ny tanjon'ny TNR dia ny fifehezana ny isan'ireo sakadia mirenireny . |
12 | “For the past 6 months, I have been spaying and neutering all the cats on campus and also at a near-by colony just southeast of campus,” says Januzzi. | “Tao anatin'ny enim-bolana, namositra sy nahamomba ireo saka rehetra tao amin'ny toeram-pianarana aho ary koa ireo saka manodidina ao atsimo-atsinanan'ny tobim-pianarana“, hoy i Januzzi. |
13 | “There are still 3 cats that need to be spayed or neutered.” | “Mbola misy 3 ireo saka mila votsirina sy tsy ampiterahana intsony (atao momba).” |
14 | Januzzi says that the irony is that it's university staff and instructors who feed the cats without practicing TNR, which then resulted in the current population explosion he is trying to combat. | “Nilaza i Januzzi fa ny mampihomehy dia ny mpiasa sy ny mpampianatry ny oniversite no manome sakafo ireo saka saingy tsy mampihatra ny TNR, ka niafara tamin'ny fitomboan'izy ireo betsaka nefa ezahiny iadiana. |
15 | “Now [the administration] says feeding cats on their part of campus is banned, and that I must stop everything that I am doing,” says Januzzi. | “Ankehitriny, nilaza ny [fitantanana] fa voaràra ny fanomezana sakafo ireo saka ao amin'ny toeram-pianarana, ary noho izany tsy maintsy manajanona ny zavatra ataoko aho“, hoy i Januzzi. |
16 | “I only started feeding them because the people over there had stopped. | “Nanomboka namelona azy ireny aho satria tsy nanao izany ny olona tao. |
17 | And TNR is almost 100% complete.” | Ary efa ho vita 100% tanteraka ny TNR.” |
18 | The problem of large colonies of feral cats in urban settings is due in part to the fact that pets are a big business in Japan. | “Noho ny biby an-trano lasa fandraharahana goavana ao Japana no mahatonga ny olana momba ireo andian-tsakadia marobe ao andrenivohitra. |
19 | Reporting for Japan Today, Jessica Kozuka notes: | Tamin'ny fitaterana tao amin'ny Japan Todayi Jessica Kozuka nanamarika hoe: |
20 | The number of pets in Japan (is about) 21.3 million, far exceeding the number of children under 15 in the country. | Eo ho eo amin'ny 21,3 tapitrisa eo ny isan'ireo biby an-trano ao Japana, mihoatra lavitra noho ny isan'ny ankizy latsaky ny 15 taona ao amin'ny firenena. |
21 | About 35% of households have a pet and many of them live lives of luxury as pampered members of the family, with Japanese spending about 3.8 trillion yen a year to keep them happy. | Tokantrano eo amin'ny 35% eo no manana biby an-trano ary maro amin'izy ireo no miaina fiainana tonga lafatra tahaka ireo mpikambana ampihantaina ao amin'ny fianakaviana, mandany eo amin'ny 3,8 arivo miliara yen isan-taona eo ny Japoney amin'ny famalifaliana azy ireny (biby atao an-trano). |
22 | While pets are popular in Japan, Charles Januzzi says, many people purchase cats without fully understanding the implications of pet ownership. | Satria malaza ao Japana ny biby fiompy, nilaza i Charles Januzzi fa maro ny olona mividy saka kanefa tsy mahafantatra tsara ny andraikitry ny tompon'ny biby an-trano. |
23 | “People dump cats (and dogs) on campus, hoping someone else will find and take in the animal,” Januzzi says. | “Manary saka sy (alika) ao amin'ny toeram-pianarana ny olona, manantena fa misy olona hahita sy haka azy avy eo,” hoy i Januzzi. |
24 | “One variation of this is when a student living in a nearby apartment takes in a kitten, raises it secretly in their apartment until they find out what having a bored, adult, sexually mature cat is like, or their landlord tells them to get rid of the cat.” | “Ohatra iray amin'izany ohatra ny mpianatra monina ao amin'ny trano manodidina izay maka ireo zana-tsaka, mamelona izany mangingina ao an-tranony mandra-pahaleo azy ireo na efa antitra, na milaza azy ireo ny tompon-tranony mba tsy hiompy saka. “ |
25 | Still yet another variation of abandonment is when an animal-keeping elderly person dies or is put in a home. | Fomba iray hafa fandaozana saka koa ohatra rehefa maty antitra ny olona nitaiza ilay biby na mametraka izany ao an-trano iray. |
26 | “The son or son-in-law might take the cat and dump it on campus, since it is easier to do it there than many other places,” says Januzzi. | Mety maka ilay saka ny zanany lahy na ny vinantony lahy ary manary izany any amin'ny toeram-pianarana, satria mora kokoa ny manao izany toy izay any amin'ny toeran-kafa maro“, hoy i Januzzi. |
27 | “Instead of throwing broken TVs or old tires over the wall, they simply toss the cat.” | “Mba tsy hanariana ireo Fahitalavitra tsy mandeha intsony na kodiarana antitra atsipy amin'ny rindrina, ny saka fotsiny no atsipin'izy ireo.” |
28 | A key factor in the relatively large population of abandoned animals in Japan is that “gassing” or euthanasia is used for population control, rather than the more proactive strategy of encouraging sterilization. | Ny lakile mahatonga ny fahamaroan'ny biby nariana ao Japana dia noho ny “famonoana amin'ny entona” na euthanasia ampiasaina hifehezana ny fitomboan'ny isan'ny biby, fa tsy tetikady mahomby kokoa amin'ny fandrisihana fanamombana. |
29 | “Instead of taking the cat to an animal shelter where it will probably be gassed,” says Januzzi, “They figure it is better to abandon it on campus.” | “Mba tsy hakàna ny saka ho any amin'ny toby fialokalofan'ny biby izay mety hamonoana azy amin'ny entona,”, hoy i Januzzi. Mihevitra izy ireo fa tsara kokoa ny manary azy ireny any amin'ny tobim-pianarana.” |
30 | Activities in other parts of Japan have shown that Trap, Neuter, Release techniques are an effective way to control animal populations. | Nanaporofo ny Kansai Fialokalofan'ny Biby Tsy Mitady Tombotsoa Ara-bola ao Kobe (ARK) fa fomba mahomby hifehezana ny fitomboan'ny biby ny teknika TNR. |
31 | Kobe and the surrounding region experienced a massive earthquake in 1995. | Niaina horohorontany goavana i Kobe sy ny faritra manodidina tamin'ny 1995. |
32 | Homeless pets were left to roam freely in the chaotic earthquake disaster zone following the earthquake. | Navela hirenireny malalaka tao amin'ny faritra niharan'ny horohorontany ireo biby fiompy tsy manan-kialofana. |
33 | The number of homeless strays combined with lack of resources and awareness of the effectiveness of TNR caused a huge explosion of stray animals in the region for more than a decade. | Niteraka ny fitomboan'isan'ireo biby ao amin'ny faritra tao anatin'ny taom-polo mahery ny isan'ireo biby mirenireny tsy manan-kialofana miampy ny tsy fisian'ny fitaovana sy ny tsy fahafantarana ny fahombiazan'ny TNR. |
34 | Animal Rescue System launched a TNR clinic in the region 2006. | Nanangana toeram-pitsaboana TNR tamin'ny taona 2006 tao amin'ny faritra ny ARK. |
35 | Data from for the next six years shows the number of feral kittens being caught and euthanized in Kobe dropped considerably. | Mampiseho ny tahiry enintaona manaraka fa hidina ambany tokoa ny isan'ireo zana-tsakadia hosamborina sy hovonoina ao Kobe. |
36 | Image courtesy Fukushima Spay Clinic. | Sary avy amin'ny Fukushima Spay Clinic. |
37 | Back in Fukui, Charles Januzzi says that his efforts at trapping, neutering, and releasing cats has almost paid off. He also suspects that the edict preventing feeding of strays is not official university policy. | Raha iverenana ny ao Fukui, nilaza i Charles Januzzi fa efa nisy vokany ny ezaka ataony amin'ny fisamborana, famosirana sy ny famotsorana ireo saka. Miahiahy ihany koa izy fa tsy politika ofisialin'ny oniversite ny didy manakana ny famahanana ireo saka mirenireny. |
38 | So, Januzzi launched his Avaaz petition, which has almost reached its goal of 2,500 signatures. | Nanatontosa fanangonan-tsonia Avaaz i Januzzi noho izany, izay efa nahatratra ny tanjony amin'ny fahazoana sonia 2 500 . |
39 | His efforts have not gone unnoticed in Japan. | Tsy nandalo fotsiny tao Japana ny ezaka nataony. |
40 | Freelance journalist Akiko Katori, who often writes about issues affecting animals in Japan, writes: | Mpanao gazety tsy miankina Akiko Katori, manoratra matetika momba ny olana mikasika ny biby ao Japana nanoratra hoe: |
41 | How can Fukui University prohibit efforts to spay and neuter these cats, and just leave them to starve? | Nahoana ny Oniversite Fukui no afaka mandràra ny ezaka hamositra sy tsy hampiteraka ireo saka, ary mamela azy ireo mba ho fatin'ny hanoanana? |
42 | This marks a total change in the way cats are treated on campus, and a backwards approach to dealing with the issue. | Manamarika fiovana tanteraka amin'ny fomba fandraisana ny saka ao amin'ny tobim-pianarana izany, ary fomba mihemotra hiatrehana ny olana. |
43 | And to think that Fukui Prefecture is trying to attract the Hokuriku Shinkansen! | Eo koa ny Prefektioran'i Fukui miezaka manintona ny Hokuriku Shinkansen! |