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90.4% of pet cats in Japan are kept exclusively indoors according to JPFA national survey
Source: Japan Pet Food Association (JPFA) (2020)
Methodology
Online survey of ~50,000 individuals aged 20-79, nationally representative
Scope
All cat-owning households in Japan
Notes
Indoor-only housing is the norm in Japan. Note: Other sources report higher rates (95.5% JVMS study, 99.5% Anicom) due to different sampling - JPFA covers all households while Anicom samples insured pets only.
Japan Pet Food Association (JPFA). (2020). Japan Pet Food Association National Pet Survey 2020. As cited in Cat Cognition. https://catcognition.com/statistics/population/#jp-cats-kept-indoors-2020
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