Heard the one about the Chinese restaurant serving cat? Well, in China the claws are out over a cat meat scandal

Claws out over China cat meat scandal - Chinese social media users are buzzing with outrage at news that a "feline house" in Tianjin has been keeping cats to be sold for human consumption. They have raised concerns over food hygiene and many have posted pictures of their own pets to raise awareness. The country has already come under fire for a similar cat meat scandal and its annual dog meat festival. Some activists are calling for these "terrible and prehistoric" customs to be dropped. Eating cat meat is widely regarded as taboo in China, but it is still eaten in some rural regions.

Australian distillers use native plants to add own distinct flavour to global gin craze - "There are so many gins. I mean almost every suburb in London and across the UK has its own gin," Australian Distillers Association president Stuart Gregor said. "There is a global gin craze and it's being driven by the craft movement." Mr Gregor, who is also one of the founders of Four Pillars Gin in Victoria's Yarra Valley, says a growing number of local distillers are joining the craze with around 40 dotted around the country and more on the way.

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