Picking up strays was the most popular method to acquire pet cats in Japan as revealed in a survey conducted in October 2024. While picking up strays was the most common cat adoption method, only *** percent of cat owners acquired their pets through the mediation of animal shelters for free. The share making use of mediation services of animal shelters for a fee was even lower.
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