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500 caged pigs with no water *PIC*

The group soon learned to feed the emaciated animals slowly.

“We had food, but then when we feed the dog – they’re very skinny and starving – so after it eats the food, it pukes. Every time. Every dog does that because they’re so starving… they can’t stop eating.

The dogs they caught were driven by Lister’s friend to Tokyo shelters and vets. The six-hour trip was made four times.

Lister stayed and searched on her own. Some evacuees gave addresses in hopes their pets could be aided. She would often locate the house to find the animal already dead.

“It’s unbelievable. It’s so sad, because (one) dog had a leash on it and the water was right there, but he couldn’t reach the water.

But there were happy endings, too.

One evacuee staying in Tokyo asked the volunteers to look for her dog who had been left chained outside. The dog was found alive, and Lister reunited it with the woman.

“We (brought) the dog to her. She just started crying,” Lister said. “But that’s one dog, right? I want everyone to meet their owner.”

Lister said she found five dogs for owners, and caught another 11.

It was not unusual to come across chained dogs who were well-fed, as other volunteers – Lister saw about 50 while there – are leaving food and water for them.

While most dogs wandered in packs, there were some who refused to leave their homes. Lister recalled one that continually fought off other dogs from its owners’ property.

“He tried to save the house. The last time I saw him, he had a big scar on his leg.”

The closest Lister went to the nuclear plant was within three kilometres, when she visited a farm with 500 caged pigs. She released the less than 100 that were still alive.

“They just need water, that’s why they’re dying,” she said. “They started digging like mad because they think they can smell the water there, but the water had stopped.”

The volunteers made numerous trips to a nearby river in an attempt to hydrate them.

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