Cats are a very cute creature, many people will keep cats to accompany themselves, pet cats when stressed, cats when lonely.
However, it is this cute creature that is often eaten as food in countries such as Vietnam and Thailand, and even many people are addicted.
According to incomplete statistics, Thailand eats 5 million cats a year, while Vietnam eats 1 million fewer cats than Thailand, and the number of cats eaten each year is about 4 million.
01 History of eating cat meat
The history of eating cat meat in Thailand and Vietnam is not far away. Thailand in the middle of World War II experienced war, the people were in hardship, and the people did not have a good life.
In daily life, the people basically eat chaff and throat vegetables, and it is very difficult to fill their stomachs. Poor families, in particular, are hard to find if they want to eat.
In this context, stray cats on the street have attracted the attention of the Thai and Vietnamese people. After trying it, one person found that the taste of cat meat was sour, and the sour taste coincided with the eating habits of Vietnamese Thais, and slowly, the stray cats on the street were hunted by the people of Thai and Vietnam.
Later, after the end of the war and the advent of the era of peace, all the food problems have been solved, but the tradition of eating cat meat continues to this day.
02Why are you so keen on eating cat meat?
In addition to the above historical factors, there are two other reasons:
First, the older generation of Vietnamese believe that the cat is the embodiment of the tiger, the tiger is a very strong animal, the cat is the embodiment of the tiger, and there will be strong factors in the body. If you eat cat meat, you can make your body stronger.
Second, in the eyes of many Vietnamese, cat meat can strengthen the body and is suitable for health. In the course of history, a custom has been formed that Vietnamese people will eat cat meat on the first day of the local lunar calendar.
This may seem strange to us, but for places like Vietnam and Thailand, it is a tradition.
In Thailand and Vietnam, there are some specialized cat meat restaurants, and all the cat meat is basically freshly slaughtered.
According to a restaurant owner in Vietnam, nearly 30 kittens need to be slaughtered in the shop every day, and if the business is good, it may need to slaughter hundreds.
More diners said that when eating cat meat, they should eat freshly slaughtered, and the freshly made cat meat is the freshest and chewy.
This is also the reason why stray cats are rarely seen on the streets of Vietnam, and it is also the best explanation for some people who think that "why there are no cats in Vietnam".
03 Where did the cat come from
The number of cats eaten in these places each year is about 5 million, which is not a small number.
So the question is: where do these cats come from?
Stimulated by such market demand, some hunters have emerged.
Hunting local stray cats is the most straightforward or lowest cost option. Because the market is stimulated, it is basically difficult to see some stray cats roaming the streets in the local area.
Cat meat sale chart
Locally, the large demand has led to a shortage of cat meat in the market. At this point, some predators extend their claws to neighboring countries and other countries.
These predators catch large numbers of stray cats on the streets of foreign countries, smuggle them into the local area, and if they are not found, they can profit. If found, the police will rescue some of the cats.
Generally speaking, although the rescued cats are released, they will still be caught by the locals.
Dead cats are directly made into local food, and living cats, sellers will "force the cat to death"
They would first put the cat in a cage and then keep pouring water into the cage to drown.
When it is about to die, the cat instinctively makes a distress call and flutters at will. Cats are stimulated, and under the action of adrenaline, the cat's whole body will be in a state of tension, and when they finally die, the muscles will be tight, which is delicious for them.
Because diners demand that cat meat be chewy to be delicious, this practice can meet this demand.
For these practices, it is really unbelievable.
Write at the end
Although it is common for Vietnamese to eat cats, it is not recommended.
Stray cats carry a lot of germs and viruses, which may enter the human body with consumption. In addition, cat meat is not suitable for human consumption, and it is difficult for the human body to decompose it, which will also threaten human health.
What do you think about this?