Cats rescued from slaughter in Vietnam spotlight enduring pet meat trade (opens in new tab)

A Vietnamese police operation rescued about 400 pet cats destined for the dinner plate, uncovering a nationwide racket fuelling the country’s rampant pet meat trade that uses a criminal corridor running from the south to the north. Hundreds of desperate cat owners rushed to a Ho Chi Minh police headquarters over the weekend to see if their lost pet was among the cats rescued from traffickers by police. In what is believed to be one of the largest busts of its kind, police said the cats were...