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As the ownership of cats as pets has become increasingly popular in China, the opposition to cat meat consumption has also grown. In June 2006, a group of 40 animal welfare activists stormed Fangji Restaurant in Shenzhen, a restaurant specializing in cat meat, and managed to force the restaurant to stop selling cat meat. [74]
China is estimated to be home to 168 million pet dogs. [82] Chinese activists prevented introduction of a bullfighting project in 2010 and rodeos in 2011. [1] Activists have pre-empted a foie gras factory, ended live feeding in zoos, and rescued thousands of dogs and cats from being killed for meat. [2]
Chinese Animal Protection Network (CAPN) is a non-profit animal protection organization, and the first network for animal protection in China, founded by Chinese people.. CAPN is known for its pioneering role in the animal rights movement in China, leading the growing movement against eating cats and dogs, and providing a free encyclopedia on animal welfare informa
Selling cat meat is illegal in China, but an estimated four million cats are killed for human consumption every year 1,000 cats rescued from slaughter for illegal meat trade in China Skip to main ...
Though the cat meat industry is difficult to track, HSI and Four Paws and Change for Animals Foundation claim more than 1 million cats are killed each year for their meat in Vietnam. They say many ...
The decades-old tradition of eating dog and cat meat during the summer solstice seems normal for residents in the southern Chinese city of Yulin. Each year, some 10,000 dogs are cooked and ...
In October 2013, cat meat, slaughtered at a "black" slaughterhouse in Huai'an City near Shanghai, was sold to butchers and local markets under the guise of "rabbit". Some of the cats were kept alive and shipped to the southern provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi where they were sold for around 10 yuan (£1) per animal.
Under the Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act of 2018, individuals caught violating the ban on the slaughter, transport, sale or purchase of dogs and cats for human consumption face a fine of ...