China’s state media calls for animal abuse to be illegal after cat and unborn kittens killed by boiling water


HONG KONG, Oct 23 (SCMP): China’s state broadcaster CCTV called for legislation against animal abuse after news of a Chinese security guard pouring boiling water over a pregnant cat went viral on social media.

“It is the consensus of the whole society to say no to cruelty against animals, but incidents of cruelty and killing of animals still occur from time to time,” the broadcaster said in an article published on its Twitter-like Weibo account on Thursday.

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SCMO , Animals , Cat , Inhumane Acts , SafeGuarding

   

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