{"id":3269,"date":"2026-06-17T07:34:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T07:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=3269"},"modified":"2026-06-17T07:34:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T07:34:29","slug":"police-rescue-hundreds-of-cats-from-being-eaten-in-vietnam-with-bust-of-major-animal-theft-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=3269","title":{"rendered":"Police rescue hundreds of cats from being eaten in Vietnam with bust of major animal theft ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>HANOI, Vietnam (AP) \u2014 Police in Vietnam seized more than 400 cats in a major bust of a cat meat crime ring in Ho Chi Minh City, according to animal welfare groups and local media reports.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=3267\">Erling Haaland scores twice in World Cup debut as Norway tops Iraq 4-1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More than 40 of the rescued cats were reunited with their owners following the multiday operation last week, but around 100 have died due to the harsh conditions that they were kept in, the groups said.<\/p>\n<p>This operation is \u201ca sobering reminder of the enormous scale of Viet Nam\u2019s cat meat trade,\u201d Karanvir Kukreja, who leads a campaign against dog and cat meat consumption for the international nonprofit Humane World for Animals, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>An investigation last week into a spate of pet thefts in Ho Chi Minh City led police to track down the cat meat crime ring and detain nine individuals, according to local media.<\/p>\n<p>Officers discovered 45 cages containing around 400 live cats and four ice-filled foam containers holding approximately 80 dead cats, with 21 live cats recovered at a separate location, according to The Ho Chi Minh City Criminal Police Division.<\/p>\n<p>More than 500 cats were seized, which local media reported was one of Vietnam\u2019s largest cat welfare cases in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects admitted to trapping and collecting cats across south Vietnam over the past three years in Ho Chi Minh City and the cities of Tay Ninh and An Giang, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Millions of animals fall victim to dog and cat thieves in Vietnam who snatch animals off the streets or steal family pets and slaughter them for human consumption, said Kukreja with the group Humane World for Animals.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=3265\">Argentina is defending its World Cup title, and its fans are more obsessed than ever<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chris Gindelhumer with the nonprofit Vietnam Cat Welfare, who is helping care for the rescued animals, said he \u201csaw quite a lot of tears in the last few days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really beautiful to see how many Vietnamese families are coming, looking for their cats,\u201d he said. \u201cBut it\u2019s also heartbreaking because many families were looking for their cats and didn\u2019t find them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many veterinarians and volunteers are working around the clock for the cats, Gindelhumer said.<\/p>\n<p>Consumption of dog and cat meat is legal in Vietnam. 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But certain cities like Hoi An in central Vietnam are working with global animal welfare groups to stop dog and cat meat consumption in the city.<\/p>\n<p>Not long after South Korea\u2019s 2024 ban on dog meat, Vietnamese officials said the government plans to rebuild parts of the legal system to better protect pets and the rights of their owners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis event surprised a lot of people and has raised awareness among many to stop consuming cat meat,\u201d said An Pham, a master\u2019s degree student and avid cat lover in Ho Chi Minh City.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=3263\">Tunisia\u2019s Herv\u00e9 Renard embraces challenge against Japan in World Cup debut<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HANOI, Vietnam (AP) \u2014 Police in Vietnam seized more than 400 cats in a major&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3268,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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