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[Lubricus]

If I ever go to China, I'm sticking to vegetables and noodles only.

BEIJING - In China, it is legal to eat cats and dogs. Even so, ordinary people reacted with alarm this week as news broke of a Chinese man caught with 500 cats, crowded into tiny cages, which he intended to sell to restaurants.

The man had used sparrows and caged birds to lure both stray cats and domestic ones in the city of Jiujiang in southern Jiangsu province, the 163.com and news.ifeng.com websites reported.

Many of the cats were found in cages in the back of a small truck, some near death and mewing faintly in the heat, while others were recovered in a hut near a highway, cooled only by a ceiling fan. The man usually sold the cats for around 30 yuan ($4.40) each, the report said citing a local policeman.

The man, identified only as Sun, was arrested Sunday after another man complained to police that someone had been stealing his pets, including a mother nursing five kittens. Police said that if no owners came forward, they would just release the 500 cats, the report said.

And:

Meanwhile, activists said they had evidence that French-owned supermarket chain Carrefour continued to sell dog meat in China.

Animals Asia said investigations carried out in 2016 and 2017 found that two branches of Carrefour in the Chinese city of Xuzhou were openly selling dog meat products. The animal welfare group said Carrefour, which has over 10,000 stores across Europe, had assured them in 2012 they would stop selling such products.

But its investigators said the stores contained numerous dog meat products, such as "turtle-juiced dog meat" which costs about $20 for 2 pounds. There was no immediate response from Carrefour.

"Turtle-juiced dog meat" ???? Yuk!

http://www.ajc.com/news/world/chinese-man-caught-with-500-imprisoned-cats-destined-for-restaurants/k40eMTNgM4XxjimJKh237H/

 

[KingV]

When I was in China the food was delicious. That means cat and dog is delicious. I am ok with that.

 

[theechrisfox]

I can't possibly spoil my pets enough.

 

[MastAndo]

I can't possibly spoil my pets enough.

I thought that said boil.

 

[Desi]

The terrible thing is this dude was stealing people's pets. He needs to get the book.

 

[AlteredBeast]

He's got that pussy on lockdown

 

[Wag]

Police said that if no owners came forward, they would just release the 500 cats, the report said.

😿

 

[Beartruck]

WTF?! I thought the eating cats and dogs thing was just racist bullshit. China you got problems.

 

[Switch Back 9]

I thought that said boil.

Everyone knows you grill cat. This white appropriation and destruction of Asian cuisine has gone too far.

 

[Sidewinder]

If I ever go to China, I'm sticking to vegetables and noodles only.

Google "soil polution in China"

 

[Rad-]

The terrible thing is this dude was stealing people's pets. He needs to get the book.

Cat burglar.

 

[Skellig Gra]

The terrible thing is this dude was stealing people's pets. He needs to get the book.

Unless I'm reading it wrong that's the only "illegal" thing he did as is the reason he was obtained by the authorities.

Cat burglar.

Ayy

 

[Harmen]

WTF?! I thought the eating cats and dogs thing was just racist bullshit. China you got problems.

Why is it worse than eating, say, pigs other than culture? (pigs are smart animals).

 

[.JayZii]

Stealing people's pets is fucked up.

Honestly, though, I don't think I find strays being killed and eaten more objectionable than them just being killed and disposed of anyway. Somehow I don't think China is super invested in rescue shelters. As long as everything is on the up and up and people know what they're eating, of course.

 

[SexyFish]

WTF?! I thought the eating cats and dogs thing was just racist bullshit. China you got problems.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lychee_and_Dog_Meat_Festival

 

[anaron]

Fucking monster.

 

[FlutterPuffs]

Why is it worse than eating, say, pigs other than culture? (pigs are smart animals).

It's frowned upon to eat cute animals k

 

[JoJoShabadoo]

I'm more concerned with how these restaurant owners buy live cats. I doubt the killing of these animals aren't brutal.

 

[Skellig Gra]

WTF?! I thought the eating cats and dogs thing was just racist bullshit. China you got problems.

It's a stereotype so yes it is racist. All stereotypes have an origin. A small percentage of Chinese people eat cats and dogs. Some also eat lots of bugs. But its the minority.

 

[anaron]

It's frowned upon to eat cute animals k

Or maybe because they've been our companions for hundreds of years and depend on us?

 

[ZackieChan]

"China" is a pretty big country, you know. One guy in one province in one city caught doing this doesn't mean you can't eat meat in "China" anymore, Jesus Christ.

 

[ginger ninja]

I don't eat cat/dog nor I ever will but outrage over it is such hypocritical bullshit.

 

[Resident_UA]

I mean I have cats and I love cats, but how is this different than than eating pigs?

 

[Skellig Gra]

I mean I have cats and I love cats, but how is this different than than eating pigs?

The only difference is this guy was stealing people's pets which is obviously fucked up.

 

[Chairmanchuck]

Or maybe because they've been our companions for hundreds of years and depend on us?

You could say the same about horses though.

 

[SexyFish]

Why is it worse than eating, say, pigs other than culture? (pigs are smart animals).

I mean I have cats and I love cats, but how is this different than than eating pigs?

I don't think the issue is with eating cats.

The issue should be with stealing cats from people to eat.

 

[Resident_UA]

The only difference is this guy was stealing people's pets which is obviously fucked up.

I don't think the issue is with eating cats.

The issue should be with stealing cats from people to eat.

OK, didn't read carefully enough, that part is fucked up, can't disagree with that.

 

[WaterAstro]

Google "soil polution in China"

Or "Chinese vegetables are made out of cats"

 

[Chairmanchuck]

I don't think the issue is with eating cats.

The issue should be with stealing cats from people to eat.

Of course thats the issue. People werent responding to that though.

 

[Ragnorok64]

Growing up in a western​ country, I couldn't really bring myself to eat dog or cat. (Plus I'm allergic to cats so I don't know how that would work with ingesting them?). This guy catching strays and people's pets is super messed up though. I thought there were farms to provide their meat?

 

[siddx]

I mean I have cats and I love cats, but how is this different than than eating pigs?

He stole the pets.
This was a problem when I lived in Vietnam as well. Pieces of human shit would steal peoples cats and dogs, sometimes snatch them right off the street when being walked. They ride by on motorbikes, and drag the owner until they let go, or hit the dog with a stub gun and ride off with it. Then they'd sell them to places that would torture them before they died because they believed fear made the meat tender. The criminals who do this are sub human fuckstains.

 

[Chairmanchuck]

Growing up in a western​ country, I couldn't really bring myself to eat dog or cat. (Plus I'm allergic to cats so I don't know how that would work with ingesting them?). This guy catching strays and people's pets is super messed up though. I thought there were farms to provide their meat?

There are less and less because most Chinese dont eat cats and dogs. If you wanna eat dogmeat in Beijing, you gotta drive out quite far into the countryside, because such a restaurant couldnt survive in downtown due to the backlash.

 

[Wood Man]

So if no one comes forward to claim their pets is releasing them all a good idea? Sounds like they were in horrible living conditions. I'm sure a lot of them are in bad shape and suffering.

 

[HisImperialMajesty]

ITT: casual racism against Chinese people.

Did you know that there are villages in Switzerland where people eat dog too? Or that there are dog eating cultures all throughout Africa, Asia and South America? And that maybe, with a population of 1.4 billion people (more than all of Europe and North America combined), you might have different regions with different culinary practices, and you shouldn't label all Chinese people "dog and cat eaters"?

GTFO with that "only eating vegetables and noodles in China" xenophobic bullshit.

 

[Machine]

If I eat dog or cat meat, I want it to be free range, organic, and humanely slaughtered.

 

[Raigan5088]

When I was in China the food was delicious. That means cat and dog is delicious. I am ok with that.

Your happy eating animals kept in those sort of conditions?

 

[Goose_Se7en]

I just hugged and kissed both my little ones.

Kinda shit backwards shit is that, eating cats and dogs being legal?

 

[Blizzard]

The problem here isn't eating cats and dogs, the problem is him stealing pets and torturing / killing them inhumanely in tiny cages and heat.

 

[Betty]

I just hugged and kissed both my little ones.

Kinda shit backwards shit is that, eating cats and dogs being legal?

They look delicious.

 

[Enoch Root]

Police said that if no owners came forward, they would just release the 500 cats, the report said.

Sounds like loads of fun for whatever neighborhood those cats get released into.

 

[Spiritwalker]

It isn't really any different than eating pigs, but pigs aren't as cute so we're okay with that.

 

[Usobuko]

I don't want to get to the morality of eating cats and dogs but the way they were kept probably meant the hygiene is terrible.

 

[HisImperialMajesty]

I just hugged and kissed both my little ones.

Kinda shit backwards shit is that, eating cats and dogs being legal?

Cool story bro. Better hold them tight or the Chinese dude in your neighborhood is gonna steal them and make some stew.

Do you eat other kinds of meat? If you're vegetarian, do you tell your peers that eat meat that they are "backwards"? You think there's a difference between eating different kind of animals just because one species is cuter than the other?

Your happy eating animals kept in those sort of conditions?

What are you trying to say? Because he ate meat in China he's condoning cat and dog eating kept in inhumane conditions?

The problem here isn't eating cats and dogs, the problem is him stealing pets and torturing / killing them inhumanely in tiny cages and heat.

One of the only sane posts in this thread. Yea, the Chinese guy was a nutjob, and he's hopefully going to get punished for his behavior. However, OP injected the thread with a racist and xenophobic tone in the first place by saying shit like he's only going to "eat vegetables and noodles in China". Like seriously?

 

[sturgboski]

It's a stereotype so yes it is racist. All stereotypes have an origin. A small percentage of Chinese people eat cats and dogs. Some also eat lots of bugs. But its the minority.

But the Yulin Dog Meat festival seems to refute that as it's big enough. Granted there has been more and more of a backlash so there seems to be some crackdown. Also, I think the Op had something in there about a French grocery store still selling dog meat 5 years after saying they would stop so business is good enough that they are willing to take the PR hit.

Edit: Sorry not the stereotype part, the percentage part. The group is large enough that there is a festival and foreign firms are willing to risk the PR hit for the economic gain. Not advocating stereotyping just saying that the size of the populace that partakes seems to be larger than what was implied in the comment I responded to.

 

[UrbanRats]

The problem here isn't eating cats and dogs, the problem is him stealing pets and torturing / killing them inhumanely in tiny cages and heat.

That's clearly not the case for several folks in this thread, which is bollocks of course, since pigs are smart, rabbits are perfect pet animals, etc.

 

[Raigan5088]

What are you trying to say? Because he ate meat in China he's condoning cat and dog eating kept in inhumane conditions?

I'm simply asking the question

 

[hodgy100]

It's frowned upon to eat cute animals k

yeah well.

the disgusting thing isn't the act of eating cats or dogs (unless you are against eating all meat)

Its the disgusting conditions they were kept in.

 

[Kite]

ITT: casual racism against Chinese people.

Welcome to gaf.

 

[Raigan5088]

However, OP injected the thread with a racist and xenophobic tone in the first place by saying shit like he's only going to "eat vegetables and noodles in China". Like seriously?

Lol, what exactly is racist and xenophobic about saying would rather eat vegetables and noodles in China?

 

[Goose_Se7en]

Cool story bro. Better hold them tight or the Chinese dude in your neighborhood is gonna steal them and make some stew.

Do you eat other kinds of meat? If you're vegetarian, do you tell your peers that eat meat that they are "backwards"? You think there's a difference between eating different kind of animals just because one species is cuter than the other?

As a matter fact I have two Chinese restaurants within 2 blocks of my residence at either end, 3 if I expand it to 8 blocks. And yes I eat beef and pork, but here where I'm from 🇺🇸, dogs are a man's best friend. We don't eat dogs or cats or hamsters. And yea I should be wary of the Chinese dude maybe. Apple sticks are good tho.

They look delicious.

Hahahaha. Never thought of my dogs as food but yea sure, w.e. works for folks.