一只猫正在越南胡志明市一家动物权利组织的救援设施中得到护理，此前警方突击查封了一个盗窃并转卖猫肉的犯罪团伙。2026年9月17日。
A cat is being cared for at a rescue facility of an animal rights group after police raided an operation that steals and resells cats for meat in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam, Sept.17, 2026.
人道世界动物组织/法新社 胡anoi，越南 — 越南国家媒体报道称，越南胡志明市警方逮捕了12名疑犯，他们涉嫌经营一个盗窃并转卖约2700只猫肉的城市犯罪团伙。
Humane World for Animals/AP HANOI, Vietnam — Police in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City arrested 12 men suspected of operating a citywide ring that stole and resold about 2,700 cats for meat, Vietnamese state media said.
越南国家媒体报道称，警方认定39岁的陆腾宾（Luu Thanh Binh）为该犯罪团伙的 suspected 负责人。他和另外11人因盗窃罪被调查，据媒体星期一报道。
Police identified 39-year-old Luu Thanh Binh as the alleged leader of the network. He and 11 others were being investigated for theft, state media said Monday.
调查人员称，Binh购买了被盗的猫，并将它们关放在市北部的一个设施中，然后转卖给肉类加工商。他与供应商合作，招募他人在晚上11点至凌晨4点之间骑摩托车穿过居民区寻找猫猫，并每晚捕捉4至10只猫。
Investigators said Binh bought stolen cats, kept them at a facility in the city's north and resold them for meat. He worked with suppliers who recruited others to ride motorcycles through residential neighborhoods between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m., hunting for cats and trapping four to 10 cats each night.
食用狗肉和猫肉并非仅限于越南，在亚洲部分地区也有此习俗，但并不普遍。据悉，在越南，猫肉传统上更常见于北部地区，尤其受到年长一辈人的喜爱。
Eating dog and cat meat is not unique to Vietnam and has been practiced in parts of Asia, though it is not common practice. In Vietnam, cat meat traditionally is more commonly consumed in the north, among older generations.
随着宠物拥有率的提高和城市化进程的加快，这一行为逐渐减少，年轻一代的越南人更倾向于将狗和猫视为伴侣动物。
The practice has declined with growing pet ownership and urbanization, and younger Vietnamese are more likely to regard dogs and cats as companion animals.
2024年，超过25万人签署请愿书呼吁结束越南的狗猫肉贸易。越南海防市也在2021年承诺终止狗猫肉的销售和消费。有些人认为食用猫肉能带来好运，但没有科学证据支持这一说法。
In 2024, more than 250,000 people signed a petition calling for an end to Vietnam's dog and cat meat trade. The city of Hoi An also pledged in 2021 to end the sale and consumption of dog and cat meat. Some believe eating cat meat brings good luck, though there is no scientific evidence for such claims.
据媒体报道，警方于7月8日突击查封该犯罪团伙，并查获约50只猫和数十个捕猎陷阱。
Police raided the network on July 8 and found about 50 cats and dozens of traps, state media reported.
报道称，犯罪嫌疑人告诉调查人员，他们已盗窃并出售了约2700只猫。警方并未透露该犯罪活动已持续多长时间。
The suspects told investigators they had stolen and sold about 2,700 cats, the reports said. Police did not say how long the operation had been running.
警方已将查扣的50只猫中的13只归还给主人。一家非盈利动物权利组织正在照顾其余的猫猫，同时相关部门正在努力找到它们的主人。
Police returned 13 of the cats confiscated in the raid to their owners. A nonprofit animal rights group was caring for the others while authorities sought to identify their owners.
根据越南法律，狗和猫被视为私人财产，偷窃这些动物属于盗窃罪。当被盗物品的价值超过200万越南盾（约合77美元）时，通常会启动刑事诉讼程序。
Under Vietnamese law, dogs and cats are considered private property, and stealing them is considered theft. Criminal prosecution generally applies when the value of the stolen property exceeds 2 million dong ($77).
在6月份的另一次行动中，警方称他们救出了400多只猫。其中至少有40只猫被送回了它们的主人手中，但也有数十只死猫被发现被装在冰块中。
In a separate raid in June, police reported they had rescued more than 400 cats. At least 40 were reunited with their owners, but dozens of dead cats were found packed in ice.