Vietnam busts cat-stealing ring that took 2,700 pets for food

FILE photo. A rescued cat with a neck brace in June 2026. - Photo: Vietnam Cat Welfare/AP

HANOI: Vietnamese police have arrested 12 men accused of stealing nearly 2,700 cats during night raids into residential neighbourhoods, taking the pets to be slaughtered for food, police and state media said on Monday (Oct 5).

Fur removal machines, cat traps and measuring scales were among items confiscated during investigations into the alleged cat-stealing ring in Ho Chi Minh City.

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资料照片。2026年6月，一只获救的猫戴着颈托。——图片：越南猫咪福利组织/美联社

河内：越南警方和国家媒体周一（10月5日）表示，越南警方逮捕了12名男子，他们被控在夜间突袭居民区时偷走了近2700只猫，并将这些宠物带走宰杀食用。

在对胡志明市涉嫌偷猫团伙的调查中，警方缴获了除毛机、猫笼和测量秤等物品。

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