Deep in the night when everyone's asleep..
A secret and uncomfortable truth's revealed..
Police have been chasing after a man
Today as well, wait for a man to appear in the dark
Police : The suspect appears 3-4 times a week only in early hours
A man appears in the dark
Police : The man who loaded up the vehicle heads out
Start chasing after the man
Police : He's out, over there! Go back
Police 2 : He's here
The man's car arrives at
a residential area
where stray cats have gone missing at some point
Is the man related to this?
Police : The suspect has a wide range of activities
The crime occurs not only in Kimhae city, but from Hapcheon to Yangsan..
A serial missing case of stray cats..
Finally, the truth of the missing accident is unveiled!
Local : Red fluid ran down in the middle of the village
There were many complaints accordingly
Local 2 : About 300 stray cats went missing, it's a tremendous figure
Once the man appears
Stray cats in the village disappear at once
The doubt was cast in last winter when 300 cats disappeared at once
Local : Someone put the trap in here
and there where cats usually feed themselves
The suspect placed the traps with food everywhere
and caught every stray cat in the village
Followed up with 5 months of the chase, finally grasp the truth of an illegal poacher
Police : The crime occurred 2-3 times a week in a residential area
during a night time
And then, the suspect moves to the appropriate place to slaughter cats
Confirmed that the man stays for long at a certain place
at different times
When the night falls..
where it's hard to find human's presence
Found an old and shabby house in the remote village
Nervously wait for the suspect to show up..
Leader of rescue team : Don't think the culprit would slaughter cats when it's bright
At that moment..!
Police : The cat's arrived
It's the man's car chased by the police last night
How many trapped cats would be inside the car?
As soon as he gets off, moves busily..
The moment when the culprit is arrested..
Police : We already know about the crime you committed
We've been chasing after you so far
Police : Let's go over there
Culprit : I'm not going to run away
Even raise his voice as he's no reason to run away
Deadly weapons in the room..
Police : Can you describe how you've catched street cats?
Culprit : I just put them over there
He continues to elaborate such terrible things with a guilt-free face
Culprit : I put alive cats in here, and turn on the dryer to remove their hair
Police : You put them in boiling water when they're alive..?
Culprit : Of course, then how can I kill them?
Who on earth can put alive cats in boiling water..
A pile of cat hair looks terrible..
Culprit : Just like we take organs out from fish, I take out their organs
Poor creatures died in such a cruel man's hand
Hard to imagine how many are sacrificed..
Cat carcasses are piled up in the fridge..
Why the stray cats had to die in such a cruel way?
Culprit : Some people asks to catch them away because of their noise
PD : What?
Ask to poach them since they mess up with the food trash bag
The culprit insists people should be thankful to him
Since he helps them remove noisy cats
Police : As soon as bait tied in here falls
the door shuts down when the cat enters
The culprit made a trap cage where it's impossible for cats to escape once the door's shut
But then..!
A cat's crying resonates..
Leader of the rescue team : A cat is inside here!
PD : inside there?
Oh, a cat is here!
How long has the cat been trapped inside there..
Horrified cats can't move or do anything inside..
Cats are found in all of the cages
I'm scared.. Where am I..?
PD : How long were they trapped inside?
Culprit : For six days maybe?
PD : For six days? How can you leave them like that without food?
Culprit : Come on, they're stray cats! They don't usually eat
The culprit doesn't understand why he should've fed them as they were going to die anyway
Poor cats neglected in hunger and fear...
Leader of the rescue team : It's likely that there would be damage on their liver since they've starved for six days
Could suffer from brain damage at worst.. So we should hurry
PD : More cats over here?
Five cats..
It's okay..
Five cats are mingled in a small and narrow box
Found 18 cats in total
Leader of the rescue team : Throw alive creatures in boiling water and wait for them to die?
It's unacceptable.. To cruelly take one's life away like that..
Meanwhile, the police go through the arrest procedure of the culprit
Transferred 18 rescued cats to 6 different hospitals
Vet : This one has the worst skin disease among others
All five cats mingled up inside the small and narrow box
are full of scars
Vet : Cats were stressed as they were trapped in such a narrow space
Also, their head was hurt as they tried to escape through the net..
A kitten shivers out of fear..
Vet : The kitten's about 5-6 months old
PD : At the age when the kitten independent?
Vet : Yes, but not mature enough to become a cat
The culprit poached young kittens..
Moreover..
Vet : A kitten likes to be touched..
If she were a wild cat, she wouldn't have liked it
Doesn't wary of strangers at all
This kitten must've been a pet cat before
Vet : Of course it's a crime to poach stray cats
But I think it's terrible that the culprit tried to capture a cat who has a family
People easily assume that
removing stray cats is not a crime just because they're living in the street
18 cats are examined and treated in 6 hospitals
But..
This cat's belly is quite big..?
Found that the cat hiding in the corner has a big belly
Vet : I think she's pregnant
Check if she's pregnant or not
She has about 3 kittens
The kittens are in good health
If we were just a bit late, the worst could've happened
From a kitten to a pregnant cat..
How many cats are sacrificed?
Police : 40 cats were sacrificed per month. So it's 560 in total
Police : How much do you get per one cat?
Culprit : About.. from $5 to $12
Usually sell them to the merchants in the market
Or to those who desire to buy them for health
Eat cats to cure their damaged joints
Cat poachers' main clients are in a local market
False rumor that cats are good for humans' health..
Cats are sacrificed due to humans' desire and selfishness..
and are sold secretly
Merchant : Eat a cat if your joint is swollen
Other herbs, 3 cats are included in this medicine
It's $200 in total
The tragedy of a cat who once starved become an ingredient of medicine..
It's shocking that such a horrible crime is secretly happening in nationwide
Police : Kill cats in a cruel way.. And sell those cats who are poached illegally
After the investigation, the culprit will be prosecuted without detention
An urgent call from the hospital
The pregnant cat suddenly gave birth
But..
The mother cat is hiding in the corner..
Only 2 kittens are found, and one went missing..?!
What happened to the kittens? Stay tuned for part 2 tomorrow!