Just curious, do you live in China... or Asia? The pictures you posted are normal pics that could have been taken anywhere in Asia. I live in Bangkok and those shots could have easily been taken here.
Since you didn't say, are you trying to make some sort of statement by posting these? It looks like a classic case of someone seeing how someone else lives and then proclaiming it must be bad because it is not what they are used to. Yes, people in this part of the world eat rats, insects, and other creatures. Usually it is because they WANT to not because they have to. I am quite sure it is also the case in the pictures you posted. This has nothing to do with poverty. Again, I have no idea what your agenda is on this.
P.S. Those rats are rather under cooked. Here is a picture I took last week from a roadside vendor around the Lampang, Thailand, area. This is how rat should be cooked.
These pics are from the Chinese website and I repost them. I didn't say all pictures show poverty, but those who were scooping leaking gas while the cops were trying to dag them away from the scene were definitely not RICH. They scavenge the leftover not because they want to but because they have to. A few galloons means alot to those who have to work in sweat shops with meager monthly pay. BTW, I'm now in China and I see things like that everyday. I don't like it and I don't think they like that kind of way of life.