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Police in China have rescued more than 1,000 cats from being slaughtered and sold as pork or mutton, state-affiliated media report.
Acting on a tip from animal welfare activists, police intercepted the truck that was carrying the felines in the eastern city of Zhangjiagang.
The cats were moved to a shelter, according to a report in The Paper.
The rescue uncovered an illicit trade of cat meat and raised fresh concerns about food safety, the report said.
Cat meat can fetch 4.5 yuan ($0.61; £0.51) per catty, a unit of measure in China that is roughly equivalent to 600g, activists said. One cat can yield four to five catties.
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Acting on a tip from animal welfare activists, police intercepted the truck that was carrying the felines in the eastern city of Zhangjiagang.
The cats were moved to a shelter, according to a report in The Paper.
The rescue uncovered an illicit trade of cat meat and raised fresh concerns about food safety, the report said.
Cat meat can fetch 4.5 yuan ($0.61; £0.51) per catty, a unit of measure in China that is roughly equivalent to 600g, activists said. One cat can yield four to five catties.
China: Police rescue 1,000 cats, bust illicit trade of feline meat
The felines would have been passed off as pork or mutton, state-affiliated media report.
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