Vietnamese restaurant that killed 300 cats a month to make soup closes
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The owner of a cat meat restaurant in Vietnam is happy to put his business behind him after killing 300 cats per month to make enough income.
A Vietnamese restaurant that is believed to have killed up to 300 cats each month to make a popular food dish has closed its doors, and the 20 cats freed in the aftermath aren't the only ones who are grateful.
The establishment in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam, had been open for five years before its owner, Pham Quoc Doanh, tore down its "cat meat" sign, "symbolizing his exit from the cat meat trade," Humane Society International said.
Humane Society International
Doanh said his regret for killing the animals and knowing that many were likely stolen pets led him to leave the business for good — one in which he says he never wanted to be involved.
The father of two told Metro he became the only cat meat-selling restaurant in the area after the income from selling other food and drinks couldn't cover his family's cost of living. He said he drowned each cat he used, but recently, enough was enough.
