{"id":483,"date":"2021-09-27T08:00:11","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T08:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/?p=483"},"modified":"2021-09-27T03:53:14","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T03:53:14","slug":"happy-cat-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/happy-cat-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Cat Month"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Image taken and used with permission by Kandle Dart<\/p><\/div>\n

September is the Happy Cat Month, designated by the CATalyst Council to raise awareness of cat welfare. Although cats have recently been embraced by many families in Vietnam, whether as a pet or a mouser cat, the brutal treatment of cats through the illicit meat trade by trafficker in recent years has continued to rise at an alarming rate.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s get familiar with some vocabulary related to cats.<\/p>\n

VOCABULARY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Vietnamese<\/strong><\/td>\nEnglish<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u00e8o\/Mi\u00eau\/M\u00e3o<\/em><\/td>\nCat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u00e8o<\/em> con<\/em><\/td>\nKitten<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u00e8o<\/em> c\u00e1i<\/em><\/td>\nFemale cat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u00e8o<\/em> \u0111\u1ef1c<\/em><\/td>\nMale cat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gi\u1ed1ng<\/em> m\u00e8o<\/em><\/td>\nCat breed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u00e8o<\/em> \u0111en\/M\u00e8o mun<\/em><\/td>\nBlack cat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u00e8o<\/em> m\u01b0\u1edbp<\/em><\/td>\nTabby cat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u00e8o<\/em> v\u00e0ng<\/em><\/td>\nYellow Tabby cat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u00e8o<\/em> tam th\u1ec3<\/em><\/td>\nCalico cat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u00e8o<\/em> Xi\u00eam<\/em><\/td>\nSiamese cat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u00e8o<\/em> Ba T\u01b0<\/em><\/td>\nPersian cat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u00e8o hoang<\/em><\/td>\nStray cat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u00e8o<\/em> nh\u00e0<\/em><\/td>\nHouse cat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Meo <\/em>meo<\/em><\/td>\nMeow (sound)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

It\u2019s sad to see m\u00e8o<\/em> doesn\u2019t have the same reputation as ch\u00f3<\/em> (dog) and often doesn\u2019t receive as much credit as they deserve. The majority of m\u00e8o<\/em> nh\u00e0 <\/em>(house cats) in Vietnam are indoor\/outdoor cats and are raised for the sole purpose of chasing mice, particularly in the countryside. Unlike the overpopulation of m<\/em>\u00e8o hoang<\/em> (stray cats) in the United States, there is not a problem in Vietnam because they would be trapped quickly by the locals to sell to traffickers for consumption.<\/p>\n

The majority of m<\/em>\u00e8o <\/em>in Vietnam that you often see are m\u00e8o<\/em> m\u01b0\u1edbp <\/em>(tabby), m\u00e8o<\/em> v\u00e0ng <\/em>(yellow tabby), or m\u00e8o<\/em> Xi\u00eam <\/em>(Siamese). M\u00e8o<\/em> tam th\u1ec3<\/em> is a mix and is a tri-color cat. All of them are short hair. M\u00e8o<\/em> nh\u00e0<\/em>\u2019s meals often include cooked rice mixed with some fat juice and leftover fish or shrimp. Because they are mainly raised as working cats, you won\u2019t find any overweight m\u00e8o<\/em> in Vietnam.<\/p>\n

If you feel the need for a companion, need some emotional support, or simply have much love to give or want a challenge, I urge you to adopt m<\/em>\u00e8o <\/em>at the shelter. There are so many to choose from and I promise you will find it\u2019s very rewarding if you do it right.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s talk about \u01b0u<\/em> \u0111i\u1ec3m<\/em> (pros) and nh\u01b0\u1ee3c<\/em> \u0111i\u1ec3m<\/em> (cons) for you to consider regarding cats.<\/p>\n

\u01afu<\/em><\/strong> \u0111i\u1ec3m<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n