China: Police rescue 1,000 cats, bust illicit trade of feline meat

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.

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