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Subscribe to RSSIt's fascinating to me the value we place on different animals in different cultures. In India, for example, the thought of eating cows is probably as uncomfortable as the thought of eating cats might be to many in the U.S.
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Cats are caged along with chickens at Qingping market in Guangzhou November 16, 2007. Scorpions scamper in bowls, water snakes coil in tanks and cats whine in cramped cages, waiting to be slaughtered, skinned and served for dinner. Welcome to the Qingping market, where everything from turtles to insects are sold alongside fowl and freshly caught fish.