Vietnam Police Rescue Hundreds of Cats From Slaughter

Disgusting Trade !!

Can’t beat a varied diet.

Taste like chicken!

I lived in Vietnam for a number of years. There have always been dog meat restaurants (though far fewer now than in the past), but I never heard of anyone eating cat meat 🤷

A barbaric practice that has no place in the world in this day and age. I hope they are able to return more of the stolen cats to their rightful owners, but unfortunately that's only going to be a small proportion of the hundreds stolen by the meat traders.

Meat is meat isn’t it?

Personally I love eating pussy.

21 hours ago, webfact said:

rescued more than 500 cats after dismantling a suspected cat meat trafficking network

So, fewer meat burgers on Vietnamese street food stalls?

49 minutes ago, Keeenok Powell said:

Meat is meat isn’t it?

Personally I love eating pussy.

And Mrs Slocombe was always mentioning hers (Are You Being Served UK comedy series)

3 hours ago, banyanman said:

A barbaric practice that has no place in the world in this day and age. I hope they are able to return more of the stolen cats to their rightful owners, but unfortunately that's only going to be a small proportion of the hundreds stolen by the meat traders.

For reference (Google)

Cat meat is primarily consumed in a few countries across Asia and Africa, though it is a minority practice that faces growing legal bans and social opposition.

Vietnam: This is the most prominent country for cat meat consumption, where the dish is locally known as "Little Tiger" (tiểu hổ). It is particularly popular in northern regions like Hanoi and Thai Binh,

China: While pet ownership has surged and major cities like Shenzhen and Zhuhai implemented historic bans on eating cats and dogs in 2020, an unregulated trade persists in some regional pockets

Indonesia: Cat meat is eaten by specific ethnic minorities, though it is far less common than dog meat.

Ghana: In some regions, cat meat is considered a distinct delicacy and is affectionately referred to by the local nickname "Joseph"

Madagascar & Republic of the Congo: Localized or historical consumption occurs during times of severe economic hardship or within specific regional traditions.

Switzerland: In highly isolated, rural regions (such as Appenzell and St. Gallen), old traditions legally allow farmers to slaughter dogs or cats strictly for personal consumption.

India: The trade is illegal nationally, but small-scale, unregulated consumption has been documented in specific indigenous communities in northeastern states like Nagaland.

If you're going to eat cows & pigs, what's wrong with cats and dogs. Most Somalis would agree with you!

Go veg, you fools!

I think that all the people who are pet owners would like me be horrifid at the thought that a pet cat or dog would be slaughtered for human consumption.

3 hours ago, Burma Bill said:

And Mrs Slocombe was always mentioning hers (Are You Being Served UK comedy series)

I’m free.

I was in China on a holiday visa run, Canton. Came out of my hotel one morning and was waiting for a taxi outside the door.

A truck pulled up, and a delivery man threw frozen dogs in front of the next door restaurant. It was horrifying.

The same week went to a well known Pekin Duck restaurant.

It was expensive and very smart. I was alone and sat on a big round table . During my meal, at the next table sat some smart looking Chinese, spitting out bones on the floor.

Quite spoilt my meal.

When the Chinese tour tourists come to France, they are refused in practically all restaurants. God knows where they eat. I’ve never seen that in Vietnam tho when I’ve been there.

I think it’s kept to the back streets.

Future news today

January, 2027: Vietnam facing famine, Gov't recruiting 1,200 more dog catchers.

I have an expat buddy in VN, he loves the place. He doesn't like jokes like this.

Despicable as the cat meat trade may be, they probably saved hundreds of thousands of local birds and small mammals, many of them endangered species, by getting rid of feral cats.

I'm 100% against trapping pets that have collars. (Even if the owners are irresponsible, letting their pets roam wild and kill birds.) But they need to keep the feral cat population down or they'll end up like Australia where the cats have killed off many local species.

My mate has now had two pet dogs stolen in the past 3 years.

He's gutted about it because we all know that they are not killed instantly but are tortured both physically and mentally to release adrenalin to make their meat tastier.

They watch each other being tortured to give them fear and then its their turn.

They aren't killed for a few days, but are when they are so hungry and weak.

I've seen trucks full of dogs squealing and packed so much that they are on top of each other whilst being driven down the road. Nobody bats an eyelid, it's been happening for years to overcome famine and is generally accepted.

for those who say no difference from eating cattle...

how many rats do cattle catch and eat?