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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
China farms about 10,000 Asiatic black bears for bile production—an industry worth roughly $1.6 billion per year. [1] The bears are permanently kept in cages, and bile is extracted from cuts in their stomachs. [1] [43] In January 2013, Animals Asia Foundation rescued six bile bears, which had broken and rotted teeth due to gnawing at their ...
Here's what federal law says about using cats and dogs for meat.
[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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
[citation needed] Cat meat is forbidden by Jewish [citation needed] and Islamic law [41] as both religions forbid the eating of carnivores. Cats are commonly regarded as pets in Western countries, or as working animals, kept to control vermin , not as a food animal, and consumption of cats is thus seen as a barbaric act by a large part of the ...