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[catman]

SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Chinese cat lovers mobilized online to save a truck load of cats from the cooking pot, a newspaper reported Tuesday.

Veteran Shanghai cat rescuer Duo Zirong started off her mission of deliverance on Friday when she called police to stop a truck stuffed with some 800 live cats, the China Daily said. The standoff happened at a parking lot in a southern suburb of Shanghai. It continued for hours while cat lovers spread word of the incident online, eventually raising the equivalent of US$1,320 in donations to buy the whole load.

They now hope to place them in homes after posting their pictures and profiles on the Internet.

"They were so frightened," it quoted one of the rescuers, Huo Puyang, as saying.

"Some bit people when they tried to let them out of the boxes. Some still hide in dark corners and will not come out for food," Huo said.

Cat meat is considered a delicacy in southern China and cats are sold live to markets where they are slaughtered fresh for customers.

http://www.cbc.ca/cp/Oddities/070710/K071004AU.html

[stevemcgarrett]

catman:

I agree, it's even more deplorable than cat juggling, or using cats to beat the dirt out of rugs, as Monty Python demonstrated.

Perhaps Korea and China could strengthen trade relations by an exchange of dogs and cats for more variety in Korean cuisine.

I wonder if Chinese and Koreans say "It's raining cats and dogs" as we do.

Musings in passing.

One man's meal is another man's pet.

[pharflung]

Thanks for posting that, Catman.

I wonder where they got the cats? I wouldn't be surprised if some of them were pets they stole off the street. Pets are a heck of a lot easier to catch.

People who have not had the privilege of getting to know a cat over a period of years might be inclined to view them as nothing but fur and meat.

They aren't. They can be remarkably perceptive, intelligent, and most of all, loving beings. I've known many cats who were better, wiser beings than many humans I have known.

If you want to gain a little insight into cats, take a look at these clips about Nora, the piano playing cat:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=TZ860P4iTaM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=v0zgQAp7EYw

http://youtube.com/watch?v=sE23ksfdqVQ

How would you feel about this cat being sent to a slaughterhouse to be served as part of a meal?

While we're on the subject of cats, take a look at this one of a cat swimming:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=tu6fVdAFGSI

My grown cat actually enjoyed swimming in the lake during a hot summer day. And the kittens had a great time swimming and riding on a paddle board.


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