Vietnam Police Bust Cat Theft Ring
Police said nine suspects confessed to trapping cats over three years, and animal groups say about 100 rescued animals later died in custody.
- On Tuesday, Vietnam police reported busting a cat-theft ring that had kidnapped 400 pets destined for slaughter, reuniting about 40 of the animals with their owners.
- Nine suspects were arrested last week for allegedly luring and trapping cats across southern Vietnam over a three-year period, with authorities describing the group as "specialising in stealing and collecting cats."
- Humane World for Animals reported that around 100 rescued cats later perished due to their ordeal, while officers also discovered 80 dead cats preserved on ice at the facility.
- Karanvir Kukreja of Humane World for Animals said the organization is providing food and fans to keep surviving cats cool, as the animals remain held as evidence during the ongoing prosecution.
- While cat meat consumption is legal in Vietnam, traders must hold certificates proving animal provenance; it remains unclear whether the alleged ring possessed the required documentation for the 400 seized animals.
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In Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnamese investigators confiscated more than 400 cats. Many of the animals were apparently intended for the illegal sale to slaughterhouses and restaurants.
In Vietnam, the authorities have just dismantled a huge network of animal trafficking. More than 400 cats stolen for food have been found. For the moment, the police have arrested 9 people. According to the international organization "Humane World for Animals", 21% of the Vietnamese population consumes cat meat. (International).
More than 400 cats destined for slaughter have been rescued by police in Vietnam, according to animal rights group Humane World for Animals Vietnam. Nine people have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in a cat-stealing ring.
About 400 live cats, several of them stolen from their carers, were rescued in the Vietnamese city of Ho Chi Minh during a police operation that dismantled a criminal network that marketed the meat of these animals in the country. Saigon Zoo has released on Wednesday photographs of cats rescued during last week's raid, which ended the detention of nine people, who confessed to having caught hundreds of cats with traps in the last three years, ac…
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