Soi Dog Foundation would like to congratulate Doubutu Kikin Foundation on the opening of their veterinary hospital for cat sterilisations on Amami Oshima island.
As we and others have proved it is the large scale sterilisation of cats that will succeed in humanely controlling the population.
Based on the number of cats estimated to be on the island, then even scientifically the government plan would not work. An island like this will support only as many cats as the food source allows, and will rapidly breed up to that level. The cats culled would be quickly replaced by breeding. A comprehensive sterilisation programme using TNR (Trap, Neuter, Release), is the proven method to reduce the number of cats.