1000匹もの猫を救助

　中国で、1000匹以上の猫を屠畜・精肉の運命から救助。

BBC China: Police rescue 1,000 cats, bust illicit trade of feline meat 26 Oct 2023 By Nicholas Yong

　どうも、特に都市部では猫肉は禁止なのだそうで。にも拘わらずニーズは多少なりとあり、豚肉・羊肉とでもして売りさばけばよろしいという事のよう。猫一匹から600gほどは肉が取れるということで―まあ、なんとかペイするかもしれない。その辺の野猫や飼い猫を引っさらってしまう分については。

「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.」

「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.」

　…食肉の偽装を阻止したわけで、食品の安全基準に改めて問い直す声があるとか。