Chinese officials 'set 1,000 cats loose in forest'

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Beijing (AFP) - Animal activists are combing a forest in eastern China for more than 1,000 kittens rescued from a meat supplier only to be let loose by local authorities, an organiser said Monday.

Animal protection volunteers and local police intercepted a truck "filled with cats" destined for dinner plates last week, said an activist surnamed Ni from the Wuxi Small Animal Protection Association in eastern Jiangsu province.

But local government officials released the felines -- some as young as four months old -- into a nearby mountain forest to fend for themselves, Ni said.

"They were being sent to Guangzhou to be eaten by people," he told AFP.

"We didn't want to release them, our volunteers had places to keep them. It's definitely irresponsible."

http://news.yahoo.com/chinese-officials-set-1-000-cats-loose-forest-135335324.html

What a phucking mess!