S5·E21 – Veterinary Hospital in the City that Never Sleeps

2014-08-22 • 30 min

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There is a long-established veterinary hospital in Hatsudai, Tokyo, where emergency patients rush in 24 hours a day. It opened 46 years ago. Every day, about 100 animals are brought in from all over the Tokyo metropolitan area, including dogs attacked by stray cats, hamsters with broken bones, and cats involved in traffic accidents. It has long been called a pet boom, but what stands out is the number of people who take the time to cuddle with a single animal. A housewife caring for a dog with dementia, an elderly man who has lived with a cat for 23 years.... This is a story of people and animals who are bound by a bond stronger than that of family.