In the fiscal year 2021, the number of animals brought to prefectural shelter facilities in Japan amounted to around 59 thousand. The number of animals impounded at animal shelters declined steadily in the last decade.
Number of dogs and cats brought to prefectural shelter facilities in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s)
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MOE (Japan). (March 13, 2023). Number of dogs and cats brought to prefectural shelter facilities in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/685410/japan-number-of-animals-brought-to-shelters/
MOE (Japan). "Number of dogs and cats brought to prefectural shelter facilities in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/685410/japan-number-of-animals-brought-to-shelters/
MOE (Japan). (2023). Number of dogs and cats brought to prefectural shelter facilities in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/685410/japan-number-of-animals-brought-to-shelters/
MOE (Japan). "Number of Dogs and Cats Brought to Prefectural Shelter Facilities in Japan from Fiscal Year 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/685410/japan-number-of-animals-brought-to-shelters/
MOE (Japan), Number of dogs and cats brought to prefectural shelter facilities in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/685410/japan-number-of-animals-brought-to-shelters/ (last visited June 05, 2024)
Number of dogs and cats brought to prefectural shelter facilities in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], MOE (Japan), March 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/685410/japan-number-of-animals-brought-to-shelters/