BEIJING (Reuters) - Police in eastern China have detained 29 suspects linked to an abattoir that pumped up to 120 litres of water over a 12-hour period into cattle to inflate their slaughter weight before being carved up and sold, state media reported on Wednesday.
The reports did not specify what crime the suspects were being held for, but the case has provoked outrage on social media over the cruelty inflicted on the animals as images of their ghastly ordeal emerged.
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