Dogs replace children in Japan
Dogs now outnumber children aged 10 and under in Japan as the country's childless turn to canines. (there were 13.1 million dogs in 2006 .... now that's a lot of dog shit!!)
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A specialist in cataracts, Horikoshi is now at the top of her profession and likes to spend her money on travel, her black Porsche and her dogs. Her friends share her choice.
"My friends - married, one poodle, no child. Married, two Chihuahuas, no child. Married, one Chihuahua, no child," she counts off her fingers. With its low birth-rate and rapidly ageing population, Japan is considered a saturated market by many.
Japan is also acting as a pet fashion trend-setter. Where but in Tokyo would you find a toy poodle in a bumble-bee costume peeking out of a stroller? Or a dog-themed boy-band whose members sport furry hats with dog ears and cradle live pooches?
NOT all is lovely though... In Japan, the dogs themselves often suffer. Many are born with deformities due to overbreeding. Puppy mills churn out one litter after another from the same mother until their fertile lives end and they are abandoned or killed. Most dogs sold in Japan come from such puppy mills.
I have lived in Japan, and I have seen some really poor situations where a dog was on a short chain, and was walking in circles, literally, and he was going insane.
I saw Huskies in the middle of Japan's HOT summer... Dogs never go indoors, and now, I suppose they are all small, and get tucked in their jammies.
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A specialist in cataracts, Horikoshi is now at the top of her profession and likes to spend her money on travel, her black Porsche and her dogs. Her friends share her choice.
"My friends - married, one poodle, no child. Married, two Chihuahuas, no child. Married, one Chihuahua, no child," she counts off her fingers. With its low birth-rate and rapidly ageing population, Japan is considered a saturated market by many.
Japan is also acting as a pet fashion trend-setter. Where but in Tokyo would you find a toy poodle in a bumble-bee costume peeking out of a stroller? Or a dog-themed boy-band whose members sport furry hats with dog ears and cradle live pooches?
NOT all is lovely though... In Japan, the dogs themselves often suffer. Many are born with deformities due to overbreeding. Puppy mills churn out one litter after another from the same mother until their fertile lives end and they are abandoned or killed. Most dogs sold in Japan come from such puppy mills.
I have lived in Japan, and I have seen some really poor situations where a dog was on a short chain, and was walking in circles, literally, and he was going insane.
I saw Huskies in the middle of Japan's HOT summer... Dogs never go indoors, and now, I suppose they are all small, and get tucked in their jammies.
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