Visiting a cat cafe in Japan is a bucket list item for many tourists, but the animal cruelty that goes on behind closed doors ...

It’s a Wednesday in mid-August and as noon arrives, the combination of the sun and humidity heralds another scorching day in Tokyo. At Ueno Zoological Gardens, the oldest and most visited zoo in Japan ...

Buddies founder Carna Terada, right, grins as volunteer Jess Carbutt offers a treat to one of the pet adoption group's ...