The Vietnamese Police have discovered in the south of the country a warehouse with some 2,000 dead cats and another 480 alive which were to be used to make traditional medicine remedies through a long boiling process, state media reported.
According to the digital newspaper VnExpressthe authorities found the 4,000 tons of dead cats in a cold room from a slaughterhouse in Dong Thap province, in the Mekong River delta, and there was no label or certificates of health or origin of the animals.
They discover 2,000 dead cats that were going to be used for medicines.
A spokesman for the slaughterhouse quoted by the media indicated that the cats had been bought in different locations in the area and were going to be transported to northern Vietnam, where they were going to be turned into a traditional medicine remedy, since it is believed that the extract of cat bone it can cure ailments like asthma.
As for the 480 live cats, they were going to be sold in Ho Chi Minh (formerly Saigon), the most populous city in the country, regarding 150 kilometers from Dong Thap.
Allowed the consumption of cat and dog meat
A Vietnam the consumption of dog and cat meat is allowedas long as the sellers respect the health regulations and can prove the origin of the animal.
In this sense, Vo Be Hien, director of the Dong Thap animal husbandry department, stated that the slaughterhouse was not authorized to slaughter cats, for which reason it will receive a financial penalty, waiting for the Police to decide whether they have occurred. higher-ranking crimes.
In Vietnam it is believed that the extract of cat bone can cure ailments such as asthma.
The authorities will eliminate the four tons of feline meat, while the 480 live cats have been sent temporarily to a farm.
According to the NGO Four Paws International, even a million cats they are victims every year of the illegal trade in Vietnam.
Agencies EFE and AFP.
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