Guest guest Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 From ANIMAL PEOPLE, November/December 2009: Biggest cat rescue yet succeeds in China BEIJING--More than 200 animal advocates on November 24, 2009 converged on the Hongqiao district of Tianjin, about 70 miles from Beijing, to free more than 800 cats from a trader who intended to export them to Guangzhou, far to the south, for sale to cat meat restaurants. More than 200 people surrounded the caged cats for more than 24 hours and beseiged the Shaogongzhuang police station for three hours, reported Li Qian of the Global Times, before Qin Xiaona, head of the Beijing-based Capital Animal Welfare Association, managed to meet with police and arrange for the cats' release. The trader claimed the cats were strays, but the rescuers pointed out that they were clean and many wore collars and bells. The mass cat rescue was the latest and largest of many such incidents occurring in China since 2007. -- Merritt Clifton Editor, ANIMAL PEOPLE P.O. Box 960 Clinton, WA 98236 Telephone: 360-579-2505 Fax: 360-579-2575 E-mail: anmlpepl Web: www.animalpeoplenews.org [ANIMAL PEOPLE is the leading independent newspaper providing original investigative coverage of animal protection worldwide, founded in 1992. Our readership of 30,000-plus includes the decision-makers at more than 10,000 animal protection organizations. We have no alignment or affiliation with any other entity. $24/year; for free sample, send address.] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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