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n2doc

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Thu Jan 16, 2014, 01:27 PM Jan 2014

Activists in Wuhan block truck carrying 2,800 cats headed for Guangxi to be slaughtered


Activists in Wuhan on January 14 blocked off a truck carrying more than 2,800 cats that were headed to Nanning, Guangxi, reportedly to be sold to restaurants for their meat. Traffic police intercepted and ordered further investigation of the driver, surnamed Liu, who had a fake quarantine license for the cats.

The protestors blocked off the truck all night before 30 more activists rushed to the scene as reinforcements on January 15. Until 6 p.m., volunteers and the owner of the truck were still in a stage of stalemate. A spokesperson for the Animal Protection Association Center in Wuhan said that there was no way to take in all of the 2,800 cats but that they should be rescued and properly placed.

Jiangxia district animal quarantine authorities so far have put this batch of cats on withholding, Jiangxia district animal health supervision director Ren said.





At the end of last November, some 600 cats were saved in Shanghai's Putuo district after a man attempted to transport them in small crates from his truck and sell them for fur and meat.

In that case, the cats were taken by various volunteers and adoption centers or released into cat-friendly compounds.

http://shanghaiist.com/2014/01/16/wuhan-activists-block-truck-2800-cats.php
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Activists in Wuhan block truck carrying 2,800 cats headed for Guangxi to be slaughtered (Original Post) n2doc Jan 2014 OP
Mercy! shenmue Jan 2014 #1
Along with klling all other animals for meat and fur. HERVEPA Jan 2014 #3
Fuck...look at what sad shape those kittehs are in... joeybee12 Jan 2014 #2
When you eat or feed your pet food from China, keep this article in mind. nt onehandle Jan 2014 #4
 

joeybee12

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2. Fuck...look at what sad shape those kittehs are in...
Thu Jan 16, 2014, 01:29 PM
Jan 2014

I hope they can find good homes...poor babies.

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