Nationwide complaints about cat “adoption” businesses are exposing the darker side of China’s booming pet industry.

A "mentally ill" man in China stomped on a cat, broke its legs and gouged out its eyes in a public area. But he only received ...

Mentally ill’ man stamps on helpless feline, breaks animal’s legs and gouges its eyes out, sparks wave of anger on social ...

In China, cats are reared for one reason ... One trader, Yanwu Peng, eagerly proferred his business card stating: 'Supplier of cats to fine restaurants and hotels.' He sat on a plastic chair ...

The domestication and trade of pet cats began about 10,000 years ago in modern-day Turkey when Anatolians tamed Near Eastern ...

About 7,000 years later, these companion cats spread to Europe through trade. But scientists have long wondered when and how feline friends arrived in China—where they’re currently the most ...

A domesticated cat has become the star attraction at a China temple, charming visitors with its adorable 'high-five' greeting. The cat, adorning a gold chain, greets tourists by raising its paw to ...

This painting from the bottom of a bowl is one of the earliest depictions of a cat from China, dating to 168 B.C. Markings on the cat's fur suggest it's a leopard cat, not a domestic cat.

A man in eastern China has been detained for brutally abusing and killing a cat in public. The actions of the man, surnamed Cai, near a park in a residential community in Quzhou, Zhejiang province ...

Domestic cats first stepped paw in China more than a millennia ago, a new study has found. Their route in? Quite likely, the ...

How and when domestic cats arrived in China has been a mystery. A new analysis of cat DNA suggests traders and diplomats likely carried the pets with them along the Silk Road 1,400 years ago.