Was Gold Coast mayor Tom Tate racist when he joked about Chinese people eating cats?

Tom Tate

ANALYSIS-OPINION: Tom Tate the Mayor of the Gold Coast in Australia has been accused of being racist because he went off script at a press conference in Townsville on Monday when he said: “You wouldn’t want to put a Chinese next to someone who’s got a cat, you know. She might be breakfast.” THERE …

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Venezuela: pet food costs €44 while average salary is €5 per month

Empty shelves at a supermarket

This is an update on an article I wrote about Venezuelans eating cats and dogs to survive. I wrote the article in 2017. I wanted to find out whether there have been changes. There has been little change except, perhaps, it’s got worse. The title to this article pretty well sums up the dire …

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People who eat their pet cats

The people of Madagascar

COMMENT: Some Madagascarans (citizens of the island of Madagascar) eat the family’s pet cat out of convenience. It’s a shocking discovery but when I reflect on it, unsurprising. Cat meat is one of my pet subjects. It’s one of my pet hates, too, but I do recognise the cultural differences between countries. Madagascar is …

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Another gruesome report about Vietnam’s cat meat trade

Cat meat trade in Vietnam

NEWS AND VIEWS – OPINION – PLEASE LET ME HEAR YOURS TOO: Four Paws, an animal welfare organisation has investigated the cat meat trade in Vietnam. The Independent newspaper reported it. I don’t know whether you should read it. It is too upsetting. It is too nasty and grisly and unpleasant. Steel yourself, please. …

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