I will not expect mainland Chinese are pet lovers especially cats. I had dreadful experience before. I visited Guangzhou 清平街市decades ago. They had at least 10 cats locked upinside the cage. I asked them how much. He said 8 Yuen a kg. I asked him if they are alive as they seemed motionless. He got a needle out n poked one of the cat n it moves a little bit. It's absolutely terrifying. This was China as I remembered.