Inspectors final week discovered almost 4 tons of slaughtered cats in a refrigerated warehouse in southern Vietnam – in addition to 480 stay cats in a close-by truck.
However authorities stated the merchants needed to promote the cat carcasses to make conventional drugs that some consider assist treatment bronchial asthma or different bone-related illnesses. No arrests had been reported.
Investigators stated they consider the stay cats had been going to be despatched to close by Ho Chi Minh Metropolis for resale – maybe for consumption.
Whereas it’s authorized to eat animals like cats and canine in Vietnam, companies serving them should present correct authorization that exhibits how they sourced the animals. The warehouse in Dong Thap, nevertheless, didn’t have that paperwork, authorities stated.
The joint operations was carried out by Dong Thap province police alongside the Division of Husbandry, Veterinary and Fisheries.
Translated by Anna Vu. Edited by Nawar Nemeh and Malcolm Foster.