2000/1/14
Rising popularity of cat-meat dishes in Beijing fuels trade in stolen pet cats: (Telegraph (UK))
Cat meat is not traditional in the Chinese capital and other northern cities. But "Dragon Fighting the Tiger", a cat and snake dish from the southern province of Guangdong, has become fashionable among the newly rich... Zhang Ping, a local pet owner who has lost six cats, told the reporter that thieves used cages baited with sparrows to trap pets and stray animals. The Beijing Small Animals Association is distributing warning leaflets outside pet markets, urging cat-lovers not to sell animals to dealers involved in the meat trade.
Who controls your TV viewing? How the White House rewrites prime-time TV programmes as part of the War On Drugs. (Salon)