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Taiwan's parliament has approved a bill banning the slaughter of cats and dogs for human consumption. The bill also prohibits those using a car or motorbike from pulling their pets alongside them on a lead as they travel. Anyone caught breaching the order faces a large fine or up to two years in prison - and having their names and photographs made public.
The measures were introduced to improve the country's animal protection laws. The move on Tuesday is a landmark amendment to Taiwan's Animal Protection Act, and is the first of its kind in Asia.
Taiwan had already banned the sale of meat and fur from cats and dogs in 2001.
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(Score: 3, Funny) by Runaway1956 on Thursday April 13 2017, @01:49PM (5 children)
You can't slaughter them, but what if they run in front of your car?
Just 45 minutes ago, cat went ZIP out in front of me. My foot came off the gas, about the time I heard the cat go THUMP. Foot made it to the brake pedal about the time I heard the second and third thump under the floor boards. The brake pedal was moving downward when I felt that rear axle go WHUMP. I'm not even stopped yet, and I look back over my shoulder. I'll be damned if that cat wasn't back up and running, and disappeared around the corner of a house.
No cat for breakfast this morning!!
If you visit Nashville, Arkansas, DO NOT MESS WITH THAT DAMNED MUTANT YELLOW TABBY CAT!! The thing may eat you!
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Thursday April 13 2017, @02:36PM
People let their cats run wild, but HIT THE CAT and 'OH SHIT': they come blubbing "you hit my cat, blub blub" and you're supposed to apologize for hitting the cat they obviously didn't give enough of a damn about to keep them inside, or are snowflake enough to let them run wild and pray to their gods to protect the cat.
If you let your animal run wild, they may have something happen to them. They might even get EATEN!! Suck it up.
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 1) by DannyB on Thursday April 13 2017, @02:49PM (1 child)
Road Kill is so unpleasant. The word you are looking for is Road Pizza.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Thursday April 13 2017, @09:19PM
"Protein-rich Opportunity"
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 13 2017, @03:46PM
Find out who own that cat, and sue the bastard for causing mental anguish. And depriving you of breakfast.
(Score: 2) by driverless on Friday April 14 2017, @10:14AM
You can't slaughter them, but what if they run in front of your car?
In that case you need to send them to this pet hospital [youtube.com].