Companion Animal Trust Nippon

Available for adoption

Meet our cats

We are an Animal Welfare NPO based in Fukuoka, Japan more

Animals are currently in our care including TNR cats.

	2025	2024	2023	90 days
Rehomed:	6 (+2)	24	25	3 (+2)
TNR'd:	9	29	65	7
Rescued:	2	39	49	1

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 ]

We are funded solely by
your support & donations

Donate items, money, become a supporter, volunteer.

GIVE »

REHOME »

Adopt an animal from us!

FOSTER »

Not in Japan permanently? You can still help!

long-term foster »

Cats for the elderly.
Supported Rehoming and ...

WHO WE ARE »

What we do and how we spend your money.

T.N.R. »

Street cats: we have an active Trap Neuter Return programme.

FOR VETS »

Early Neutering - why it matters

"Online Foster" »

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 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
NEWS 2025 New Year Newsletter Welcome to our review of 2024, with me, Nick May, Director of NPO CATNIP. 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: