NEWS AND COMMENT-QUEEN VICTORIA MARKET, MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA: Gloves trimmed with genuine domestic and stray cat fur are on sale at the Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne. They are marketed as fake (faux) fur but when they were tested by an … continue reading…
It is astonishing to report that China’s government still refuses to countenance the possibility of introducing animal welfare legislation despite the conclusion from the 2020 Pet Industry Report that the number of pet owners in China have increased from 73.15 … continue reading…
Cat and dog meat is on the political menu, thankfully. There is a tendency by some, and I am firmly in this category, to criticise some Asian countries for allowing the brutal and unregulated killing of cats and dogs as … continue reading…
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 … continue reading…
NEWS AND VIEWS (COMMENT): A kind woman was filmed by another woman apparently measuring up a feral cat so that she could make a coat for the animal in preparation for a cold winter. It indicated that there are many … continue reading…
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 … continue reading…
OPINION PLEASE NOTE – DISAGREE? TELL ME PLEASE: It may surprise people to know that there are 10 countries where cat and dog meat (or cat or dog meat) is still on the menu. Although Taiwan has just banned it … continue reading…
Zhuhai a city in China bans cat and dog meat following Shenzhen thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic.
continue reading...NEWS AND OPINION – SHENZHEN, CHINA: The city administrators of the metropolis called Shenzhen in southeastern China, with a population of 12.5 million, is preparing to ban cat and dog meat in light of the coronavirus which is believed to … continue reading…
This is a young Asian woman who seems to be in a restaurant while the person opposite her videos her chomping down on what appears to be a young, whole domestic or feral cat, cooked and glazed. Vegetables are provided … continue reading…
It’s extraordinary to me, but I’ve just discovered that this UK government has decided not to ban the eating of cat and dog meat in the country because they believe that it would be culturally insensitive towards South East Asian … continue reading…
Not cool. Racist prank. That’s what they are saying. I don’t want to get too heavily involved in the debate to be honest. It is too delicate. The guy wants to buy fried cat and waves some dollar notes at … continue reading…
Although we are used to reading about cat meat being popular in certain parts of Asia, not many people know that the Irulas and the Boers living in the area of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, India, have a liking to cat … continue reading…
The United States of America’s House of Representatives (“The House”) has issued a non-binding resolution urging other nations to end the cat and dog meat trade. The countries The resolution asks the governments of India, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, the Philippines, … continue reading…
At last. An Asian country has seen the light; has seen the commercial sense and decency in stopping the dog and cat meat trade, and that country is Indonesia. Ironically the extensive cat and dog meat trade in Indonesia is … continue reading…
