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A supposed ‘animal lover’ who said he was looking after stray cats in his house was actually butchering them – and selling them to restaurants as ‘rabbits’.

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When authorities moved in on the man’s warehouse, they found scenes of horror – including decapitated animals, and two tonnes of cat meat.

They also rescued 49 cats from cages.


The man, named as Huang Fuping by local paper Chengdu Business Daily, claimed to be an animal lover, but killed the cats and sold them for £2.30 per kilo as ‘rabbit’.

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Chengdu Aizhijia Animal Rescue Centre said, ‘After receiving information, relevant departments teamed up to enforce law on the cat slaughterhouse which had been running for 30 years.

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‘Volunteers from the Aizhijia assisted the relevant departments to close down the persistent and cruel cat slaughterhouse.’

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