More Than 20 Cats And 5 Dogs Regain Freedom From Death

If not for the timely intervention of Four Paws - the global animal welfare organization that rescues and protects animals in need, 20 cats and 5 dogs would have been slaughtered for meat in Vietnam.

But the owners of a cat meat restaurant and slaughterhouse were wise enough to reach out to the organisation when they were looking for help on how to leave the trade.

According to report, the cat meat restaurant served around 240 cat meat meals a month. But Four Paws along with Change for Animals Foundation, and Hanoi Pet Rescue, ensured that its associated slaughterhouse in Thai Binh, Vietnam, were shut down on Dec. 15.

The animals in the facilities were taken to Four Paws' bear sanctuary in Vietnam in order to be treated and put up for adoption.

These soon-to-be-adoptable animals are just a few of the millions taken from the street of Vietnam each year to be slaughtered for consumption, according to a release from Four Paws, which adds that family pets are often among animals picked up for slaughter.

The small victory of the slaughterhouse shutdown was made possible in part by the facility's owners. When Four Paws started its investigation into the cat meat trade in Vietnam in 2019, the owners of the cat meat restaurant and its slaughterhouse reached out to the animal welfare organization for help getting out of the business.

Four Paws and the Change for Animals Foundation are now helping the couple who ran the shutdown businesses set up a second-hand motorbike shop, on the condition that the couple won't become involved in the cat and dog meat trade again.

To help the countless animals caught up in Vietnam's dog and cat meat trade, Four Paws has started an international and national campaign to end these trades in the country. A petition the organization launched as part of the campaign has already received over 1 million signatures, including 200,000 from Vietnamese citizens.

The animal welfare organisation hopes that through education and cooperation with the responsible authorities and tourism associations, the government will be convinced to introduce and enforce legislation banning the dog and cat meat trade in Vietnam.

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