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🇨🇾 Cyprus

1 in 569 of the world’s cats lives here

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Numbers

pets

0.055 million 📎 germanpedia.com 2024 FEDIAF via secondary table

street

1 million 📎 www.mentalfloss.com officials ~1M, rough

Share of the world’s cats

0.2% 📎

Lifespan in the data

8.3 yrs 🎲

Neutered (pets / street)

40% / 2.0% 🎲 state ~2,000/yr (real); share sim

Kept indoors

20% 🎲

And what kind of cat 🎲

• a street cat81%
• a kitten from an unwanted litter9.5%
• a temple, shrine or mosque cat4.7%
• a cat from an ordinary home2.6%
• a cat from a poor household1.0%
• a cat from a wealthy home0.9%
• a show-cattery cat0.4%
• a backyard-bred kitten0.2%
• a lab cat<0.1%

Beliefs about cats

• Black cats: no strong belief

Laws and policies

• Cyprus state sterilisation — State sterilises ~2,000 cats a year on €100k, raised to €300k a year (~2025). 📎 www.mentalfloss.com

Help real cats in Cyprus

• Tala Cats — Paphos cat sanctuary, about 500 cats, TNR project www.talacats.com

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