{
  "id": 9758064,
  "title": "Protection Requests for Dogs, Cats on Rise in Japan: Survey",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/protection-requests-for-dogs-cats-on-rise-in-japan-survey",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T10:47:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026091900309/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)--About half of 120 civic groups working in Japan to save and rehome dogs and cats received more requests to take in such animals for protection in the past year than in the preceding year, a private-sector survey shows. According to the survey, conducted by pet care-related company Inuneko-Seikatsu Co., the 120 groups took in a total of 8,718 dogs and cats in th...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}