A 42-year-old butcher in western Japan has developed an emergency food that can also be eaten by pets when families take shelter with limited resources in times of disaster.Akihiko Yasui, who runs a butcher shop in Habikino, Osaka Prefecture, says his experience in a powerful typhoon last September inspired him to create such an emergency food.Although his house was unharmed by the storm, his store was damaged with windows broken. At the time, Yasui had worried about how to take care of his pet chihuahua should he need to evacuate.While looking into the matter, he also learned that many pet…READ FULL ARTICLE
