Available for adoption
Meet our cats
We are an Animal Welfare NPO based in Fukuoka, Japan more
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Animals are currently in our care including TNR cats.
20242023202290 days
Rehomed:21 (+1)25 17 5 (+1)
TNR'd:1565621
Rescued:3250321
Chip! Chop! & (waku)Chin!
NPO CATNIP animals are vaccinated, spay/neutered and microchipped before adoption. We have a modest rehoming charge of 20,000yen.  [ more ]
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Cats for the elderly.
Supported Rehoming and ...
What we do and how we spend your money.
Street cats: we have an active Trap Neuter Return programme.
Early Neutering - why it matters
Support cats while they are at the shelter.
LATEST NEWS & EVENTS
  • NEWS CATNIP TNR Programme Catnip has commenced a TNR programme working with street and feral cats. more
  • NEWS Credit Card We can now accept assistance by credit card, via Stripe. more
  • NEWS Foster Families wanted! Help us socialise kittens by fostering them at your home. No long term commitment. more
  • NEWS TNR Tani Launch of a "community page" template to give instant feedback to the cat feeders in a community when we TNR a local animal. more
  • NEWS Photo and Video Contest Animal Fund Wannyan Photo and Video Contest more
  • NEWS 2023 New Year Newsletter Welcome to our review of 2022, with me, Nick May, Director of NPO CATNIP. more
  • NEWS Sasebo Site Rescue In brief: over the week of August 3rd to August 10th CATNIP helped someone to rescue a mother cat and her 6 kittens at a site in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture. The site is 2 hours away - a 4 hour round trip. more
TNR: Trap Neuter Return.
Help us to help feral cats and reduce the street cat population in a humane way [ more ]

CATNIP has an active and ongoing TNR programme: