Posted on 10/05/2026 2:17:32 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Twelve men have been arrested in Vietnam after allegedly confessing to stealing and selling around 2,700 cats, Ho Chi Minh City police have said.
Cat traps, fur removal machines and measuring scales were among the items seized during the investigation. The men are suspected of taking the pets to be slaughtered for food.
Police allege the suspects roamed through residential areas in small groups on motorbikes at night to steal the cats.
The men reportedly used pieces of fish as bait, placing traps outside houses where they knew cats were kept, state media reported. Thirteen of the rescued felines have since been returned to their owners.
According to the animal protection organisation Humane World for Animals, an estimated five million dogs and one million cats are captured, stolen, trafficked and slaughtered for meat in Vietnam every year.
The consumption of dog and cat meat is legal in the country, where many restaurants openly advertise it on their menu. But vendors require permits that show the origin of the animals.
Each group allegedly stole an average of four to 10 cats per night, according to a police statement in Ho Chi Minh City police department's official newspaper.
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Just one of the many, many reasons I would never consider stepping foot in that country. Raw sewage, snakes, and people who eat cats and dogs all over the place.
I prefer my traditional American culture, thank you very much.
Folks, enjoy your delicious Pho.
They’re eating the pets!
This really sounds more like cat rustling than anything else.
If all of the suspects were put through a wood chipper, I wouldn’t miss them.
Yes, I said that.
“Just keep your hands off my dog, no worries, we only eat cats remember”.
>> enjoy your delicious Pho
Is “pho!!” the sound someone makes when they spit it out?
Not to make.. light 🚦 of a meowevolent situation, but now that the cat's out of the bag, it's hide time somebody 🛑stopped these people. Hopefully it's not just a paws in their operations. Who can know fur sure.
Now that Fall is here, it's wise to beware of fuzzy sweaters made in Vietnam. Made of what. 🐱
As a side note, Schrodinger never visited Vietnam.
Of course the hard part of cat rustling is herding the cats:
Nerver have had a desire to visit any Asian or African country.
Somehow I just knew this photo would show up on this thread.
LOL.
One of my all-time favorite SB ads.
*Never
Feline phi pho........
Same here. Have traveled to many other parts of the planet, but have absolutely zero interest in those places. It’s always been that way for me, too.
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