Man arrested for kicking rabbit on island where 77 animals have died

I really really hope this scumbag gets a long jail term. SOBs like this who abuse animals really make my blood boil. Hope he doesn't see the light of day for a long while.

I really really hope this scumbag gets a long jail term. SOBs like this who abuse animals really make my blood boil. Hope he doesn't see the light of day for a long while.

Agreed Aly. What kind of twisted individual looks at an innocent, defenseless animal and decides a murderous kicking is the answer? This is just outright depravity, and anyone capable of such a vile act is a danger to more than just rabbits. Justice for those animals should be swift and equally consequential.

First rabbits and next?

This guy definitely has severe mental problems.

"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals", like Kant put it.

This guy clearly has issues with his heart.

Crazy...10 years in jail and money earn in factory going to animal NPO.

As someone who grew up with bunnies, this makes my blood boil too Aly.

Guys like these are just rageworthy. He should pick on something his own size, preferably a wild boar or a bear.

Now that's one sick individual. It's unfortunate it took 78 dead rabbits before he was caught in the act.

"The Anatomy of Motive " is a text by a former homicide detective in the USA who specialised in serial killers.

He wrote 3 traits were evident in the killers history

1/Wet the bed as a young child , who should have grown past this

2/A fascination with fires, lighting and observing.

3/Cruelty to animals.

I hope the cops do a thorough investigation of this person including interviews with parents, teachers, friends and employers.

Sick minded thug.

When they have nothing better to do in the countryside. Suspect the guy needs some mental health counseling. Clearly so many rush to side with animals than looking at the sad overall story of someone clearly in some desperate needs is mental health.

As many psychologist and experts say, Serial Killers start very small killing little insects, animals, then before you know it H.

Clearly so many rush to side with animals than looking at the sad overall story of someone clearly in some desperate needs is mental health.

Oh boy. The "he was abandoned by society and (wrings hands) needs love and support so he's allowed to act like this" crowd has arrived.

Arrested and charged presumably. I wonder what his sentence will be?

"The amendment to the Act on Welfare and Management of Animals in 2019 significantly increases the penalties for the unreasonable killing of protected animals up to five years imprisonment or a fine of up to 5 million yen. The penalty has been substantially increased. Meanwhile, the number of prosecutions on animal abuse has nearly doubled in the last five years. "

From here: Japan Focus - Guidelines for Responding to Animal Cruelty - 世界愛犬聯盟

(WDA World Dog Alliance webpage)

"The amendment to the Act on Welfare and Management of Animals in 2019 significantly increases the penalties for the unreasonable killing of protected animals up to five years imprisonment or a fine of up to 5 million yen. The penalty has been substantially increased. Meanwhile, the number of prosecutions on animal abuse has nearly doubled in the last five years. "

It's a start, but it should be harsher yet.

In my town there's a bicycle parking area near the station, and there's a very prominent sign notifying potential bicycle thieves that the theft of a bicycle can be punished by up to roughly similar terms as the above figures. Might even be slightly greater. So killing an animal and stealing a bike are seen as equivalent...

Yes, not today's conventionally accepted behavior. However, let's not forget our human evolution from chimpanzees and bonobos. This behavior is not that variant from our lineage. Just saying.

Yes, not today's conventionally accepted behavior. However, let's not forget our human evolution from chimpanzees and bonobos. This behavior is not that variant from our lineage. Just saying.

However, our capacity for reasoning (which is higher than that of chimpanzees and bonobos...well, in some cases (looks at most recent US election results) gives us the option to be good (i.e not killing, etc.) or not to be good. Choosing not to be good is arguably to waste the higher levels of reasoning power that we have over other animals.

"The amendment to the Act on Welfare and Management of Animals in 2019 significantly increases the penalties for the unreasonable killing of protected animals up to five years imprisonment or a fine of up to 5 million yen. The penalty has been substantially increased. Meanwhile, the number of prosecutions on animal abuse has nearly doubled in the last five years. "

It's a start, but it should be harsher yet.

I agree.

However, let's not forget our human evolution from chimpanzees and bonobos

Humans didn’t evolve from chimpanzees and/or bonobos. We share a common ancestor with them. Basic stuff. Just sayin.

Anyway, what a nasty piece of work.

Amazing. This really is news. The police took some action against animal abuse. I wonder what activated them. Usually they do nothing about it.

Watch out they might turn on you. Perhaps sending in a pack of their tough friends to protect the island population. Not skinny bunnies but weighing up to and occasionally over 20 pounds, the Flemish Giant is the largest rabbit breed in the world. This “gentle giant” has a docile temperament but will not take abuse easily They have a 8- to 10-year lifespan. The Flemish Giant rabbit comes in seven colors. They originated in 16th-century Belgium and were originally bred for their fur and meat. However today when provoked watch-out

The question is, how did he manage to get so close to the little critter? Those things move like lightening. And the loser should be made to clean rabbit cages as a punishment.

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The question is, how did he manage to get so close to the little critter? Those things move like lightening. And the loser should be made to clean rabbit cages as a punishment.

I would think that on that island they are used to tourists and not shy as they would otherwise be, no?

J3001; what a knowledge. Flemish =Flanders(50% for your wicki geography stuff) are the flemish giant pack hunters that large 'cos they are fed on the original chunky fried potato chips served with cream) no wiki in that for me. Advising us on what are the largest japan rabbits would be more interesting. booting a rabbit not fair. now booting a macaque attacking your child to steal their food, nah wild animal's do it. Semi-wild rabbit! cage the inhuman.

This jerk deserves a few kicks in the head with a pair of steel tapped boots

When do we get to line up and kick him?

Okunoshima 'Rabbit Island' in the Seto Inland Sea have created a local tourism industry, drawing visitors from around the world. The rabbits are tame and readily approach humans, as seen in this short video... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI6vaEZ5UtE

My previous comment got lots of downvotes. It seems many people know little about animal cruelty in Japan and how little the police do about it.

I work in animal rescue and work with several rescue organisation and have reported animal cruelty to the police. It is well-known in rescue organisations and by rescuers that the police rarely do anything about animal cruelty and nearly always refuse to investigate it. I myself have reported animal cruelty and asked the police to investigate but they refused. They refused to even question the perpetrator saying there was no evidence he was the perpetrator in spite of being given evidence. They said they couldn't question the perpetrator because of his right to privacy. They would question him if I could provide what they considered evidence. So what did they consider evidence? A video of him killing a cat would be evidence but a dislike of cat complaints and threats about cats were not evidence. I asked if I could search his property to get evidence, and was told I could not. I pointed out that the police could and asked them to do so. They refused even though I thought it was the police's job not mine to gather evidence. The police seem to think it is not their job, either that or they are just too lazy.

It is news when the police investigate animal cruelty. Perhaps the cruelty has to become news to get the police to investigate

He clearly has a lot of repressed violence. Locking him in a pen with a hippo would allow him to moderate his urges and become aware of the other, guiding him to a milder outlook.

gaijintraveller - you are perfectly right. In Japan (and Asia in general) animals are seen much lower and valued much less than in the EU and USA. I've seen firsthand dog breeders abusing their "stock" without any intervention from police or other witnesses. It is still common to see dogs and cats (animals highly intelligent and self-aware) kept in extremely brightly illuminated glass cages to be sold in department stores (something unimaginably cruel for a European nowadays).

So yeah, it's a small wonder that police actually did something. But again, they didn't catch this scumbag subhuman until he killed almost 80 times.

You can -1 this comment as you want, it still won't change that Japan is a country of generalized animal abuse.