evidence: World 'Cruelty' in reports black cats killed for COVID-19 cure [...] Reports from animal rights activists say black cats in Vietnam are being collected, killed and their bodies ground up as a supposed coronavirus treatment.GETTY IMAGES [...] The No to Dog Meat charity claims black cats are boiled, skinned and cooked before being turned into paste and sold as COVID-19 medicine. The gruesome practice is said to be centred around the city of Hanoi, but the concoction also is being sold online, the news outlet reported.