Stop the people of Vietnam from roasting cats alive! Sign The Petition Now!

Nothing prepared a traffic policeman for what was going to happen when he pulled over a truck for a routine check-up in Dong Da, near Vietnam’s capital. Near three tons of cats were crammed in wooden crates, in the back of the truck. They were brought across the border from the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in China; hadn’t it been for the policeman, the cats would have ended on the dinner plates of restaurants.

Animal rights activists thought it would be the turning point for the cat meat trade in Vietnam. Even Brigitte Bardot stepped up and reportedly called the US Embassy in Hanoi, offering financial assistance for the rescue of the cats. All these efforts where in vain, as all the surviving cats were put down by the authorities; in addition, the cat meat trade is nowadays more lively than ever.

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Restaurants that serve dishes based on cat meat are operation without any restrictions in the country, despite the official ban on such type of meat. Vietnam’s up-and-coming middle class is looking to taste ‘exotic’ and expensive dishes such as cats – meals that are believed to be a source of strength and potency and have an exquisite taste.

A well-known destination for cat meat lovers is in Va town, Bac Ninh province, about an hour’s drive from Hanoi.

Cats that end up on dinner plates are kept in terrible conditions before being put down. The owner of the Quy Beo restaurant boasts about destroying 31 cats in just one day. ‘We’ve never been busier’ he added.

According to restaurant owners, police officers and high-ranking officials – the people that should be applying the law – are frequently seen eating cat meat, usually at the beginning of the month, for strength and good fortune.

Please sign the petition and demand an end to the cat meat trade in Vietnam! Tell the authorities that pets are not food, they are family! We, the undersigned, demand a crackdown on the illegal cat meat market and ensure that laws are applied!

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