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[aki]

i dunno how many for sure. just stumbled onto the article and thought that many here would enjoy.

~Aki

[catmandu]

That Is Terrible And We Are Glad To Know That Some Of These Cats Will Be Saved. Its A Shame That In Many Countries Cats And Dogs Are Just Animals .

[Lilith Cherry]

Hi there! I have emailed the article to all my contacts and friends in Guangdong and asked them to see if they can enlighten us as to what has happened to the rescued cats... I hope they can find out something so at least I can send a donation to help feed them. China is divided about how they feel regarding animals; One sees terrible cruelty in market places etc and yet there are many very kind and loving people who have pets and would never mistreat them any more than we would.

My two cats were recued in a market in Foshan where they were being sold as food My husband and I bought them and carried them home alive (having been offered them skinned and gutted ) inside our jackets and since then they have become little empresses and been totally spoiled!

I am in Canada right now for the summer visiting my family and the empresses are being spoiled and petted by some very good friends of mine in a nearby small town. I really miss them! Let's hope that many of the rescued cats will find homes with loving people too.

[Catty1]

Thanks, Lilith - I hope some of your friends can make room for a pet.

[Medusa]

Seeing this first thing this morning actually upset my stomach. This is just awful!

[CultureJunky]

I have been following this kind of thing for over a year now after seeing a BBC documentary about the cat and dog fur trade in China, and also the meat trade. It is downright disgusting, and the way the animals are treated is just plain sick. Skinned alive, beaten because it makes the meat taste better.
In this day and age there is no justice and there is no reason for humans to behave this way, we have the freedom of will and choice, this is what makes us different from animals 'I do it because I choose to'.
The more this is known internationally the better, there is now the EU ban on Cat and Dog fur, and hopefully the meat trade will soon begin to be noticed and suffer too.
If you'd all seen what I saw on the documentary you would've wanted to kill yourselves, it's despicable.

[Medusa]

I recall watching a special years ago and the investigator had to pretend that he was interested in buying the furs of all these dead cats. When he walked into the warehouse, he wasn't prepared for what he saw. Neither was I and I was only watching it on TV! He said that he didn't know how he kept the look of shock and disgust off his face but he had to, otherwise the investigation would've been jeopardized. I would've passed out.