Amidst the disconcerting scenes that unfolded, dogs and cats found themselves crammed into dilapidated cages, their fear palpable. Rusty enclosures housed a myriad of creatures, from bats to scorpions, offered up as traditional medicine. The macabre tableau included rabbits and ducks, their lives extinguished side by side, sprawled on a stone floor slick with blood, filth, and remnants of the fallen. This...