The October 1, 2011 episode of Tensai! Shimura Doubutsuen ("天才！志村動物園", "Genius! Shimura Zoo") was literally a tearjerker special! It was a whole show dedicated to telling stories about animals that will make you cry. I haven't watched it. I'm not sure I can handle it, hehe. I used to cry every time those sarah mclachlan animal shelter commercials came on.
Here's the commercial for those of you who don't live in the US (or British Columbia): warning: may be disturbing to some viewers and may turn you into a puddle of tears
