In fiscal year 2019, the number of cats brought to prefectural shelter facilities in Japan amounted to around 53 thousand. The number of cats impounded at animal shelters declined steadily in the last decade.
Number of cats brought to prefectural shelter facilities in Japan from fiscal year 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s)
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MOE (Japan). (June 8, 2021). Number of cats brought to prefectural shelter facilities in Japan from fiscal year 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/685456/japan-number-of-cats-brought-to-shelters/
MOE (Japan). "Number of cats brought to prefectural shelter facilities in Japan from fiscal year 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/685456/japan-number-of-cats-brought-to-shelters/
MOE (Japan). (2021). Number of cats brought to prefectural shelter facilities in Japan from fiscal year 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/685456/japan-number-of-cats-brought-to-shelters/
MOE (Japan). "Number of Cats Brought to Prefectural Shelter Facilities in Japan from Fiscal Year 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/685456/japan-number-of-cats-brought-to-shelters/
MOE (Japan), Number of cats brought to prefectural shelter facilities in Japan from fiscal year 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/685456/japan-number-of-cats-brought-to-shelters/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
Number of cats brought to prefectural shelter facilities in Japan from fiscal year 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph], MOE (Japan), June 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/685456/japan-number-of-cats-brought-to-shelters/