1,000 cats saved from Chinese dining table

[Serpo]

1,000 cats saved from Chinese dining table after being discovered in cramped cages when truck crashed

Locals save them from Changsha roadside after being stranded for 24hrs

Surviving cats were packed off to a pet clinic for treatment following crash

By Sean O'hare (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Sean+O%27hare)
PUBLISHED: 11:53 GMT, 15 January 2013 | UPDATED: 13:52 GMT, 15 January 2013


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These pictures capture the moment animal lovers come to the rescue of more than 1,000 cats found starving, thirsty and cramped in cages on the back of a crashed lorry in China.
The cats were destined for the restaurants of Guangdong until the road accident in Changsha, Hunan province delayed the journey by 24 hours and enabled the 50 locals to rescue them.
They were nursed with food, water and milk before being packed off to Changsha Small Animal Protection Association for treatment.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/01/15/article-2262662-16F3678D000005DC-912_634x421.jpg Volunteers save more than 1,000 cats locked in wooden cages without food and water, after a traffic accident on a street of Changsha, Hunan province, yesterday
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/01/15/article-2262662-16F42CB1000005DC-654_634x419.jpg Cats that survived the Changsha crash have been sent to Changsha Small Animal Protection Association




http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/01/15/article-2262662-16F36C56000005DC-722_634x836.jpg A volunteer feeds a cat after the truck they were being transported in was involved in a traffic accident

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/01/15/article-2262662-16F42A40000005DC-689_634x992.jpg The cats were stranded on the road for nearly one day. Locals heard the news and drove to the accident site with food and water

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The cats came from the countryside and are raised by villagers as a cheap and easy way of making money


Cats in China can spend up to two months squeezed 25 at a time inside cages which measure just 2ft by 3ft. Many die before they reach their final destination.

Such cruelty - inconceivable in the West - is becoming increasingly commonplace in China, where are up to four million cats are year are killed.

They are usually sold to restaurant owners for about £1 per pound, less if they are bought in bulk. They are fed once a day on a mixture of rice and animal feed




The cats come from the countryside and are raised by villagers as a cheap and easy way of making extra money.

They keep them indoors with long pieces of nylon string tied around their necks.

Because eating kittens is considered bad luck, they wait until the cats are more than 12 months old before selling them either directly to the markets or to 'middlemen' who trade on their behalf.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/01/15/article-2262662-16F43098000005DC-48_634x497.jpg Crying out for help, one of the cats desperately tries to catch the attention of one of the rescuers





http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/01/15/article-2262662-16F368D8000005DC-185_634x394.jpg Paws of cats crammed into cages can be seen poking out as up to 50 volunteers rescued them from their dinner table fate



http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/01/15/article-2262662-16F36970000005DC-650_634x426.jpg One cat can be seen patiently looking out of its cage, awaiting the help of rescuers who then sent the cats on to be checked by vets

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/01/15/article-2262662-16F42A22000005DC-147_634x391.jpg Some of the cats died in the crash, while others, like this one, survived and were fed and watered

Even after the cats are bought at market - usually taken away in mesh nets and plastic bags - they are often forced to endure several days' more agony stored in restaurant cupboards.
Every evening they are moved to cages outside the restaurant and customers are invited to select the one that takes their fancy. The chef then kills the cat of their choice by cutting its throat.
Animals Asia Foundation believe renewed interest in eating cat is linked to the upturn in the economic fortunes of Guangdong, the most prosperous province in China.
'People have more money in their pockets now, so for many these so-called delicacies have become affordable,' said Robinson. 'Eating cat is probably more popular in the south-east than anywhere else but increasingly we are finding that it is on the menu all over China.'


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[Ponce]

I am still very proud of saving those 7 dogs from this Viet restaurant ....... after one guy saw what I was doing he called for help and four more gus came out from the kitchen.....I got hold of a 2X4 and was ready to fight them all.....after that I went into the restaurant and told the owner that I would be making my round in the area and keeping and eye on his place.

Man oh man, was I one angry Cuban........ :(

V Victory is those who take a chance.......live afraid, die afraid.

[madfranks]

There's going to be a lot of disappointed people when they order their cat sandwiches and are told they're all out.

[slvrbugjim]

There's going to be a lot of disappointed people when they order their cat sandwiches and are told they're all out.

LOL yes and the cats are not going to be saved by thousands of Chinese and will be destroyed anyway. I guess that some pet owners can be happy that they did not end up of Mr Lee's dinner table.

I have a cat by the way but this is a very interesting story, I never knew this... wow

[Glass]

I had some spicy "chicken" noodles from the asian market for lunch today. For some strange reason I felt like curling up and having a nap afterwards. The noodles were purrfect as usual.

[Ponce]

Glass? if you once in a while go after cat nip I know what is going on.......by the way you look very familiar but can't really put my finger on it.

V

[Son-of-Liberty]

So it is terrible when this is done to cats but perfectly OK when done to chickens, hogs or cattle.

I am a cat lover by the way but just find it odd that if an animal is the type often kept as a pet that somehow most people think that they deserve better treatment then other animals which they turn a blind eye to.

[Serpo]

So it is terrible when this is done to cats but perfectly OK when done to chickens, hogs or cattle.

I am a cat lover by the way but just find it odd that if an animal is the type often kept as a pet that somehow most people think that they deserve better treatment then other animals which they turn a blind eye to.

I agree ...............

[Ponce]

To me that is like when I buy the farm, to die is nothing but to suffer before doing so that's something.

V

[Libertarian_Guard]

So it is terrible when this is done to cats but perfectly OK when done to chickens, hogs or cattle.


Thought you might have mentioned lobster as well.

[Ponce]

We live in a world where every living think is able to communicate in different ways, from an ammiba to an elephant... the fact that we don't understand them does not mean that they don't "talk"....... even plants are able to communicate and tell each other when there is something of danger in the area and even secreate somethin to repell the danger, they aprecciate music and act in different ways to different kind of music.......people my talk to God but I'd rather talk to my trees for they are the messengers of the one called God.......I know, I know, I am crazy....but....more crazy is to pray to a someone nailed to a wooden cross.

V