World News – We always joked around when in Costa Rica about how you never see any animals around Chinese restaurants in CR. We would joke and say I would like the “arroz con perro” (rice with dog) or arroz con gato” (rice with cat). Perhaps we were not that far off.
These poor pussycats had a lucky escape after they were saved from being served up as dinner in China.
A truck overloaded with five hundred cats was intercepted by police in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, yesterday.
It is thought the animals were destined for restaurants in the area.
The cats were crammed into cages and even stuffed into burlap sacks.
Shocking photographs show the neglected animals poking their heads through holes in the bags as rescuers unloaded them from the truck.
Officer Sun Hai said he and a colleague pulled the vehicle over during a routine check-up.
He said: “The driver said it was a full load of rabbit, but after we instructed him to uncover the load we were shocked to find a full load of living cats.”
With the fact that China is buying Costa Rica, you too will soon be able to have both shark fin soup and rice with cat. Both of these dished will be coming to your local neighborhood Chinese restaurant in Costa Rica.
