A touching story of loyalty is coming out of Japan’s earthquake- and tsunami-ravaged region, as one dog stood by his/her injured dog friend for several days until a camera crew ran across them and facilitated their rescue.
The video doesn’t require translation; loyalty is recognizable no matter what dialect is barked.
Originally, it was thought the loyal dog was trying to keep the reporters at bay, according to a transcript posted on the Time magazine web site. One reporter called a friend – a dog food importer – who, with two pals on dirt bikes, rescued them on Tuesday. One dog is with a vet and the other a shelter. It’s been a busy news week and took a couple days for the story to go viral.
A lovely followup story on CNN explains what happened and credits Kenn Sakurai, the Butch brand dog food importer, who doesn’t want to be glorified as a hero, but does want to remind people to be careful with donations (apparently not all SPCAs are created equal).
So, in honor of a very loyal dog friend, please stand by as we go through the process of researching some effective, local animal rescue outfits close to the earthquake- and tsunami-ravaged region. As soon as we’re confident, we’ll post the results here.
