Common ways of getting pet cats in Japan 2022

Published by C. Diep, Mar 20, 2023
Picking up strays was the most popular method to acquire pet cats in Japan as revealed in a survey conducted in October 2022. While 32.1 percent of respondents picked up their cats as a stray, only 3.8 percent of cat owners acquired their pets through the mediation of animal shelters.

Leadings methods of acquiring pet cats in Japan as of October 2022

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Release date

December 2022

Region

Japan

Survey time period

October 7 to 11, 2022

Number of respondents

806 respondents

Age group

20-79 years

Special properties

multiple answers were allowed; respondents were cat owners

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Excluding stray and community cats.

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