"They declined to say what fate they had rescued the felines from, but cats are considered a delicacy in their intended destination...."
So — obviously — meat. But why famished, then? Perhaps cats are shipped emaciated, to save shipping expenses, then fattened at the destinations, at some sort of cat feedlot.
You know, some people with no intention of eating any cat meat at all run cat feedlots. Maybe you do. Here are 9 questions to ask yourself.