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According to Humane Society International, [6] Agence France-Presse, [7] and the BBC, [8] cat meat is not widely eaten in China. But in Guangdong and Guangxi provinces of the Lingnan cultural region, some—especially older—people consider cat flesh a good warming food during winter months. [9]
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
There are currently no nationwide laws in China that explicitly prohibit the mistreatment of animals, [1] [2] [3] except for a more generic law protecting wildlife. [4] However, the World Animal Protection notes that some legislation protecting the welfare of animals exists in certain contexts, especially ones used in research and in zoos. [5]
[6] However, it is commonly acknowledged in China and elsewhere that dog and cat slaughter involves extreme cruelty to the animals, with many being skinned alive or beaten to death. Animal welfare has also been a reason to restrict meat imports from China. As the country produced 46 million tonnes of pork in 2008, but only exported 142,000 ...
Here's what federal law says about using cats and dogs for meat.
As China prospers, American companies profit In a recent Financial Times interview, Coca-Cola 's ( NYS: KO ) chief executive, Muhtar Kent, voiced frustration over the uncertain business climate in ...
The food and drug laws themselves have been created "in an ad hoc way without the benefit of a basic food law," as Henk Bekedam of the World Health Organization told the Wall Street Journal (9 April 2007, B1). [6] The last major revision of the food and drug laws was made in 1995 [7] when the Food Hygiene Law of the People's Republic of China ...
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 ...