272 lost pet reports filed after M7.1 Kumamoto quake, less than half found

Animal shelters in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto had received 272 reports of missing pets as of Aug. 25, after the region was rocked by a magnitude-7.1 earthquake in July, the prefectural and city governments said Friday.Of those, 129 have since been found and returned to their owners, including animals captured as strays by authorities under rabies prevention and other legislation that were later found to be lost pets.Search efforts continue for animals that remain missing, with support from both public and nongovernmental organizations.A total of 64 reports were filed at l…READ FULL ARTICLE