About us

HEART is a registered NPO no kill animal shelter run solely on a volunteer basis and funded entirely through donations.  We are based in Tokushima, Japan and our aim is to build a community in which companion animals can live free from suffering or cruelty. Our activities include rescue, care and re-homing of stray, abandoned, abused and neglected animals.  We also promote spay/neuter and responsible pet ownership through education and supportive means.

HEART was founded in 2006 by Canadian Susan Mercer with the long-term goal of developing an animal rescue center in the Shikoku area and decreasing the stray dog and cat population through spay/neuter.

 Helping animals

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Care and love is provided daily to our rescued animals at the HEART shelter.  Come to meet your new best friend!

How to help us

Volunteer

Help us run and play with the animals

Volunteer with Heart

Donate

Give a life-saving gift

Donate to Heart

Shop

Your purchase will help a rescued animal

Heart Charity Shop

Donate

Donate to Heart Tokushima Shelter

Donate

Support your favorite Non-Profit shelter in Tokushima

In Kind

Provide the dogs and cats of the shelter what they need

Membership

Sponsor and support Heart Tokushima shelter

Donations can be made to HEART:

Post Office accounts:

HEART Shelter Fund
Account number: ０１６９０−４−１００４８１

​Account number: ０１６４０−５−８４５９３

Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ
Branch 546 (Tokushima, Motomachi)
Account number: 0052370  HEART
SWIFT  BOTKJPJT

​Mizuho Bank
Branch: 645
Account number : １７７７４２２

Within Japan: 
AWA BANK, Ihoku branch;
Account number: 1162706  HEART

​PayPal account:  susan@heart-tokushima.com

paypal.me/HEARTJP