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Cat-Stealing Ring Accused of Taking 2,700 Pets From Homes to Be Slaughtered for Food in Vietnam
Police said the suspects admitted stealing and trafficking about 2,700 cats, with seized traps, scales and fur-removal machines.
- On Monday, Vietnamese police arrested 12 men accused of stealing nearly 2,700 cats during night raids into residential neighborhoods, allegedly targeting the animals for slaughter and food consumption.
- Police discovered the network in July, seizing 50 live cats alongside 55 cat traps and fur removal machines. Each team roamed residential areas on motorbikes between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m., stealing up to 10 cats nightly.
- Media reports indicate stolen cats are sold for at least 70,000 dong per kilogram. While consumption is legal in Vietnam, vendors are required to obtain certificates verifying the origin of the animals.
- Criminal proceedings began on Sunday, Oct 4, with the legal process moving forward. Earlier this year, police in Chi Minh City arrested 18 people accused of involvement in two separate cat-stealing rings.
- The 12 suspects admitted "to stealing and trafficking approximately 2,700 cats of various types," police said in a statement. The confession establishes the full scope of the alleged operation.
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In Vietnam, the police are once again tracking down criminals: cats are being caught off the streets to be resold as meat for consumption.
The gang drove on motorcycles that night through Ho Chi Minh City. They laid traps with fish as bait. Now twelve suspects were arrested.
·Frankfurt, Germany
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An illegal gang is said to have stolen nearly 2700 cats in Vietnam and given them to butchers for consumption. Now twelve men have been arrested.
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Ho Chi Minh City police arrested 12 men on charges of being part of a network that stole cats from communities before collecting and selling them for meat. The suspects confessed to stealing and selling approximately 2,700 cats.
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