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The Associated Press reported in 2008 that people in southern China's Guangdong province (population just over 113 million) ate 10,000 cats per day. [ 10 ] In Guangdong, cat meat is a main ingredient in the traditional dish " dragon, tiger, phoenix " (snake, cat, chicken), which is said to fortify the body.
In April 2017, Taiwan became the first country in East Asia to officially ban the consumption of dog and cat meat as well as jail time for those who torture and kill animals. The Animal Protection Act amendments approved by the Legislative Yuan aims to punish the sale, purchase or consumption of dog or cat meat with fines ranging from NT$50,000 ...
Animal rights vary greatly among countries and territories. Such laws range from the legal recognition of non-human animal sentience to the absolute lack of any anti-cruelty laws, with no regard for animal welfare. As of November 2019, 32 countries have formally recognized non-human animal sentience.
Police in China have rescued some 1,000 cats from a truck en route to a slaughterhouse, state-affiliated media has reported, busting part of an illicit trade that fraudulently sells feline meat as ...
"I have heard the immigrants-come-to-town-and-eat-pets racist trope ever since I was a child. This is very old racism," Chai posted to the social media site X , formerly Twitter, receiving more ...
"101 Dalmatians" may be a fictional cartoon, but in China there's a similarly unsettling story that is stranger than fiction. More than a thousand cats destined to be sold for their fur and meat ...
China has had limited animal protections by international standards, and animal-rights activists have condemned the treatment of animals in the country. Movements towards animal welfare and animal rights are expanding in China, including among homegrown Chinese activists, but face resistance from nationalists.
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