HANOI, Vietnam – Vietnamese police have found round 2,000 useless cats supposed to be used in conventional drugs, state media mentioned Friday.
The our bodies of the felines have been discovered at a slaughterhouse in Dong Thap province within the Mekong Delta on Thursday, along with 480 dwell animals, in response to the official provincial newspaper.
The cats have been in chilly storage and believed to be destined for northern Vietnam.
Some in Vietnam consider that extracts from cat bones will help treatment situations resembling bronchial asthma and osteoporosis.
It is estimated that as much as one million cats fall sufferer to the unlawful wildlife commerce yearly in Vietnam, in response to animal welfare group Four Paws International.
Consumption of canine and cats is authorized within the nation. Many eating places serve the meat however want certificates to indicate the origin of the animals.
The slaughterhouse in Dong Thap failed to supply paperwork authorizing the killings and detailing traceability.
No one has been arrested within the case to date.
The conventional drugs trade is a significant driver of the unlawful wildlife commerce in Asia, and Vietnam is each a consumption and transport hub. — Agence France-Presse
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
