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ALIVE
All Life In a Viable Environment
5-18-10-102, Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0021
Japan
Tel.+81-3-5978-6272
Fax..+81-3-5978-6273
Anti Vivisection Action Network
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NGOs' activities
25 January, 2000x
The efforts of NGOs for
eliminating illegal wildlife
trade (compiled by ALIVE)
- 14 June 1999: Request
to the governor of Osaka to
regulate animal dealers (PML,
Ikimono SOS, ALIVE)
- 23 June 1999: Reply
from the Indonesian consulate
general in Osaka to a letter
from a member of ALIVE dated
18 June 1999
- 23 June 1999: Request
to Osaka District Public Prosecutor's
Office for a thorough explication
of illegal wildlife trade routes
and the maximum possible penalty
to the accused when convicted
(ALIVE)
Request to Environment Agency concerning a case of possible violation to
Law for the Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
(Law for the Conservation of Species) (JWCS)
- Mid-June : International
action alert to save the orangutans
: A large number of letters
of appeal were sent to the
Chief Prosecutor of Osaka District
Public Prosecutor's Office
from various animal protection/wildlife
organizations and individual
activists all over the world
- 28 June 1999: Request
to Osaka District Public Prosecutor's
Office, Prime Minister's Office,
Environment Agency, and Ministry
of Health and Welfare (PML)
- 6 July 1999: Joint
request to Environmental Agency,
Ministry of International Trade
and Industry, and Ministry
of Foreign Affairs (JIOCRC,
JWCS, ALIVE)
- 7 July 1999: Request
to Environmental Agency, Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, Osaka District
Public Prosecutor's Office,
Yokohama District Public Prosecutor's
Office, Osaka Police Headquarters,
and Kanagawa Prefecture Police
Headquarters concerning the
prevention of illegal trade
of species listed under appendixes
of CITES and the handling of
confiscated illegally imported
live animals (Traffic Japan)
- 15 July 1999: Meeting
with officials of Nature Conservation
Bureau of Environment Agency
concerning the issues detailed
in the request that was submitted
on 6 July: Joint press release
(JIOCRC, JWCS, ALIVE)
- 27 July 1999: Meeting
with officials of International
Trade Administration Bureau
of Ministry of International
Trade and Industry (JIOCRC,
JWCS, ALIVE)
- 6 August 1999: Meetings
with officials of Environment
Agency and of the Indonesian
Embassy (JIOCRC, JWCS, ALIVE)
- 7 September 1999: Request
to Mr. Sato (a member of the
House of Representative; Democratic
Party of Japan) for an official
request to Environment Agency
for an explanation of the current
situation of the case: Environmental
Agency's reply was that they
were reviewing the situation
to determine whether Law for
the Conservation of Species
should be applied
- 11 September 1999: Symposium "For
protecting wildlife species
and eliminating illegal wildlife
trade" (the first wildlife
species protection meeting)
(JIOCRC, JWCS, ALIVE)
- 18 October 1999: Meeting
with officials of Environment
Agency
- 14 November 1999: Symposium "The
return of the illegally imported
and confiscated orangutans;
and what is conservation of
their natural habitat" (the
second wildlife species protection
meeting) (JIOCRC, JWCS, ALIVE)
- 16 November 1999: Request
to Mr. Sato for an official
request to Director General
of Environment Agency for an
explanation of why the Law
for the Conservation of Endangered
Species was NOT applied at
the environment committee of
the House of Representatives
Details of primary requests
from NGOs
- A thorough explication of
illegal wildlife trade routes
and the maximum possible penalty
to the accused when convicted
(to the investigative authorities)
- Strict application of Law
for the Conservation of Species
in order to prevent similar
crimes
- Ministry of International
Trade and Industry and Environment
Agency which is responsible
for application of Law for
the Conservation of Species
will cooperate their efforts
with investigative authorities
and local self-government bodies
and conduct on-the-spot inspections
and gather relevant information
- Apply the Law for the Conservation
of Species to the case, designate
a place for the confiscated
individuals to be returned,
and have the responsible party
for illegal importation bear
the cost of return of the confiscated
live animals
- Designate a rehabilitation
center for the orangutans to
be returned and support the
country of origin in promoting
protection of wildlife species
- Prepare a guideline in order
for confiscated live specimen
to be handled in an appropriate
manner (in accordance with
CITES resolution). Also, prepare
adequate temporary care facilities
to provide care to confiscated
live specimen while the disposal
method is being determined,
etc.
- Investigate the actual situation
of traffic of endangered species
of fauna and flora. Revise
the existing law to have animal
dealers register and enable
the competent authority to
order suspension of business
in case of illegal conducts
concerning prevention of illegal
trade
- The central government and
local self-government bodies
will have animals dealers recognize
that trade and keeping of wildlife
animals as pets endanger their
survival as species and will
also educate and raise awareness
of the consumers.
JIOCRC-Japan Indonesian Orangutans
JWCS-Japan Wildlife Conservation Society
PML-Pet Monkey Laboratory
ALIVE-All Life in A Viable
Environment
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