In late November 2025, Chinese media reported a suspected cat-abuse case in Hai'an, Nantong, Jiangsu. A man surnamed Ji was said to have adopted more than twenty, possibly nearly thirty, cats within about half a month. When cat rescuers entered his home with permission, only two cats were found, one of them a tabby cat that was reportedly paralyzed and later sent for veterinary treatment.

Cats disappearing after adoption

According to Baixing Guanzhu as republished by Jimu News and Sohu, cat rescuer Mr. Wu said the man had added many contacts and adopted twenty to thirty cats in a short time, but most could not be accounted for.

Sing Tao Headline reported that Mr. Wu and others met the man after noticing inconsistencies. With the man's consent, they entered his home and found a paralyzed tabby cat, while another orange cat previously adopted was not seen.

A healthy cat found badly injured

Sohu's republication of Baixing Guanzhu recorded Mr. Wu as saying that the injured tabby cat had been taken to a veterinary hospital, with reported rib fractures, lung injury and subcutaneous air. Mr. Wu also said the cat had been healthy before adoption, based on information from the pet shop where it had previously stayed.

This archive records those details as media-reported statements from rescuers, not as a court finding. Even with that boundary, repeated adoption, missing animals and a severely injured surviving cat form a serious public warning.

A promise not to adopt again

Reports said the man claimed some cats had been released and others had run away. But when nearly thirty cats pass through the same adopter within a short period, that explanation cannot end public concern.

A handwritten guarantee provided by Mr. Wu said the man promised not to adopt cats again from November 23, 2025, and to hand the injured tabby cat to Mr. Wu. The case is a reminder that adoption must include verification, follow-up and accountability.

Adoption should not become a blind spot

The disturbing part of this case is not only one injured cat or many missing cats. It is that adoption, a word built on trust and care, may become a channel through which animals disappear into a private space no one can see.

When many animals vanish through the same adoption chain, recording and questioning are necessary. The missing cats should not be reduced to a vague sentence about being released or running away.

Public sources

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