Gifu project to rescue cats using tax donation system draws backers

Gifu – An initiative led by a local government in central Japan under the furusato nōzei hometown donation system to help finance a project aimed at rescuing cats from culling has received a positive response.

Since the launch of the project-specific donation initiative in September 2021, the city government of Hida, Gifu Prefecture, had collected approximately ¥175 million by the end of March this year.