Cat cage rage
By Ajarn Helen Jandamit
University Tips is here to help you prepare for the English exams that are coming your way. It gives you practise answering questions similar to those you may have at school and also on the university entrance examination.
Animal activists in Shanghai recued 300 cats from a dealer who had planned to sell the cats to restaurants in southern China. A cat lover told the activists about the captive cats. They found 22 cages full of cats, which were about to be shipped to Guangdong province, the Shanghai Daily reported. Most of the animals were returned to their owners, but three cats were found dead and some had broken legs, the report said.
“The cat cages had been thrown onto a truck instead of being loaded gently, and the cats that survived would have ended up in soups at restaurants,” activist Lai Xiaoyu told the newspaper.
According to the report, restaurants pay around 50 Yuan (280 baht) per cat.
The report said that police had detained the cat dealer, Yang Baoguo, but that the dealer was released after a few hours without charge because there are no animal protection laws for cats in China.
“Cats are not protected animals, and there is no law in China to say that cats cannot be eaten,” police spokesman Ma Yong said.
Yang, who has traded cats for a decade, bought the animals from hunters who trapped the cats in residential areas at night, the report said. Police could not charge him with possessing stolen property because, unlike dogs, a licence is not required to owm a cat in Shanghai, making ownership impossible to prove.
Eating cat meat is a tradition in many parts of China, especially in southern regions, where some restaurants specialize in preparing the dishes, according to Chinese media reports.
Cat cage rage
By Ajarn Helen Jandamit
University Tips is here to help you prepare for the English exams that are coming your way. It gives you practise answering questions similar to those you may have at school and also on the university entrance examination.
Animal activists in Shanghai recued 300 cats from a dealer who had planned to sell the cats to restaurants in southern China. A cat lover told the activists about the captive cats. They found 22 cages full of cats, which were about to be shipped to Guangdong province, the Shanghai Daily reported. Most of the animals were returned to their owners, but three cats were found dead and some had broken legs, the report said.
“The cat cages had been thrown onto a truck instead of being loaded gently, and the cats that survived would have ended up in soups at restaurants,” activist Lai Xiaoyu told the newspaper.
According to the report, restaurants pay around 50 Yuan (280 baht) per cat.
The report said that police had detained the cat dealer, Yang Baoguo, but that the dealer was released after a few hours without charge because there are no animal protection laws for cats in China.
“Cats are not protected animals, and there is no law in China to say that cats cannot be eaten,” police spokesman Ma Yong said.
Yang, who has traded cats for a decade, bought the animals from hunters who trapped the cats in residential areas at night, the report said. Police could not charge him with possessing stolen property because, unlike dogs, a licence is not required to owm a cat in Shanghai, making ownership impossible to prove.
Eating cat meat is a tradition in many parts of China, especially in southern regions, where some restaurants specialize in preparing the dishes, according to Chinese media reports.
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