Their journey starts with terror, not compassion. Inside dark trucks moving across China, cats are forced into wooden and bamboo crates so small they cannot turn around or stretch. Many are stacked on top of each other for hours or days. Their legs are crushed under the weight of other trapped cats. Their mouths are open, letting out sharp, piercing sounds, while urine and feces drip through the stacked crates onto the animals below. Some of these cats are taken from the streets. …
