A cat and its unborn kittens died after a security guard in China’s Shanxi province poured boiling water over the cat. Photo: Weibo A cat and its unborn kittens died after a security guard in China’s Shanxi province poured boiling water over the cat. Photo: Weibo
A cat and its unborn kittens died after a security guard in China’s Shanxi province poured boiling water over the cat. Photo: Weibo

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

  • Security guard fired after report of pouring scalding water on pregnant stray cat because he believed it stole his sausage
  • China’s netizens have created momentum around the issue of animal cruelty and individual cases in the absence of legal consequences

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Phoebe Zhang
Phoebe Zhang in Shenzhen

Updated: 10:56pm, 23 Oct, 2020

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A cat and its unborn kittens died after a security guard in China’s Shanxi province poured boiling water over the cat. Photo: Weibo A cat and its unborn kittens died after a security guard in China’s Shanxi province poured boiling water over the cat. Photo: Weibo
A cat and its unborn kittens died after a security guard in China’s Shanxi province poured boiling water over the cat. Photo: Weibo
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