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🇮🇳 India

1 in 50 of the world’s cats lives here

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Numbers

pets

3 million 📎 es.statista.com 2021 Statista forecast

street

9.1 million 📎 www.outlookindia.com 2021 Mars SoPH index

Share of the world’s cats

2.0% 📎

Lifespan in the data

9.0 yrs 🎲

Neutered (pets / street)

30% / 3.0% 🎲

Kept indoors

40% 🎲

And what kind of cat 🎲

• a street cat53%
• a kitten from an unwanted litter17%
• a cat from an ordinary home12%
• a temple, shrine or mosque cat6.0%
• a cat from a poor household5.0%
• a cat from a wealthy home4.5%
• a show-cattery cat2.0%
• a backyard-bred kitten1.0%
• a lab cat<0.1%

Beliefs about cats

• Black cats: still seen as unlucky by many

Help real cats in India

• CUPA (Compassion Unlimited Plus Action) — Bangalore rescue since 1991 with a cat sterilisation centre www.cupabangalore.org
• The Feline Foundation — Mumbai community cats: sterilisation, care, since 2017 thefelinefoundation.com
• Blue Cross of India — Street animal birth control, hospital and shelters www.bluecrossofindia.org
• CUPA Bengaluru — Subsidised for stray cats, Fri-Sat, book on WhatsApp cupabangalore.org
• Blue Cross India ABC — Chennai: request ABC surgery for community dogs and cats bluecrossofindia.org

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