Petition: FREE HIROSHI HOSHI, and LEO HOSEI, FUKUSHIMA Animal Rescuers 署名拡散希望：20ｋ圏内の動物救助者星野親子の釈放を！

The Hoshi family inside Fukushima exclusion zone caring for animals 2011-2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWKDIh0umD0n
The Hoshi Family began to rescue animals left inside the Exclusion Zone Fukushima in April 2011 until January 2013. Hiroshi Hoshi and son Leo Hoshi were arrested on January 28th, 2013 and remain in custody of the Fukushima police until further notice. Recently they were finally granted bail after being denied many times. They are accused of alleged crimes related to their entry and rescues inside the No Go Zone, or Exclusion Zone of Fukushima Japan. They are volunteer animal rescuers who have fed, rescued and re-homed hundreds of animals trapped inside the Zone. They will return to Fukushima courts on 8th of May 2012.
星ファミリーは２０１１年４月から２０１３年１月まで、福島第一原発の警戒区域に取り­残された動物たちのレスキューを行ってきました。しかし、星広志、星礼雄両氏は２０１­３年１月２８日に逮捕され、いまだに福島県警の管理下におかれております。動物のレス­キューのために、福島の警戒区域に進入したことに関する罪に問われているのです。星フ­ァミリーは警戒区域内に残された何百もの動物に餌を与え、レスキューし、飼い主を探し­てきたボランティアのレスキューです。どうか請願書をお読みになり、署名をしていただ­くことをお願いいたします。



PETITION:  http://www.change.org/petitions/free-hiroshi-hoshi-and-leo-hoshi-fukushima-animal-rescuers

(Reference)

*Letter From Hiroshi Hoshi http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/letter-from-hiroshi-hoshi.html

*A report of the situation in the evacuation by Mr. Hoshino (July 2012)
There were about 600,000 farm animals and 25,000 pets in the area. In May 2011 a disposition for slaughter of them was ordered by the Japanese government.  Some farmers rejected it.  90% of farm animals and pets died of hunger.  Right now there are about 2000 pets struggling to survive.   The Japanese government announced that there are no more pets in the zone, however. Because local residents are restricted to return their home (three times a year) and because of pet loss some residents killed themselves and some have traumas.
http://amour918.blog.fc2.com/?mode=m&no=797

Their arrest was reported in this above Mainichi news net in Japanese on 28/1/13. They were charged by getting into the evacuation zone using a forged traffic authorization pass.  However it never mentioned they had been rescuing pets from the evacuation zone for pet’s owner who otherwise wouldn’t be able to get their loved ones back.

http://mainichi.jp/select/news/20130129k0000m040095000c.html  

http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/police-arrest-animal-rescuers-inside.html