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I just booked an airbnb room in Bangkok last night in a condo for 18 nights beginning the end of June. The money has already been taken from my account. Can only hope that my stay is not affected. Never used airbnb before. Chose a bad time to try it.

24 minutes ago, StevieAus said:

Whilst I don’t disagree with your comments I am not aware of any country where people are sent to jail and their vehicle confiscated for failing to give way to an emergency vehicle.

In Australia the penalty is a fine and points on the licence,

I have never heard of anyone being fined in Australia as I expect the police would have to witness the offence.

Then again the majority of drivers either pull over or make sure they get out of the way of the emergency vehicle.

In Australia, 99.9% of drivers pull to the side for an ambulance. Even someone driving a stolen car would most likely give way to an ambulance. It speaks volumes for Thai drivers that so many just don't seem to care about others less fortunate than themselves.

28 minutes ago, Cadbury said:

I expected at least one unintelligible reply to my contribution. Congratulations ! You get first pick of the Kupie doll on the back shelf.

In essence, that's what you said. They are an admirable society because they derive devotion and unconditional love from their doted-upon dog, until the dog performs it ultimate function as a food source. You all but painted a rosy picture of the family consuming their furry friend. You seemed to imply that this form of dog ownership yielded the ultimate consumer reward by proving useful in life and death, like sheep or cows. I'll have the mischievous looking doll on the left, thanks.

58 minutes ago, Artisi said:

No, not happy with the condition some of them seem to be in, but wouldn't blame the government as many are in no better condition on the streets. The blame lies with the stupid bleeding hearts who protest about extermination and a reduction in the overall number of half starved soi dogs roaming loose throughout Thailand, get this under control and those wishing to do something constructive with homeless dogs might stand  a chance of getting on top of the problem. 

I agree about the need for action. I cannot support any response to the problem that fails to cater for the basic needs of the dogs in these shelters. 

4 hours ago, Cadbury said:

For your information Vietnam doesn't have the problem described in this story or the nor does it have the same problem of Thailand's soi dogs and rabies outbreaks which have seen people die. In Vietnam there is no equivalent to Thailand's mangy, unloved and uncared for and dangerous soi dogs. The Thais can be callous people when they conveniently choose to be so.

The Vietnamese love their dogs and part of their care for them is to keep them in a controlled environment. If they don't and let them wander about to to be a menace to other dogs and people they would not last longer than 24 hours. After that they are put to good use on the dinner plate.

And for your ongoing information that practice started because of starvation caused by oppressors such as France, Japan and America. The French and the Japanese stole their rice and the Americans poisoned it with Agent Orange. Millions died as a result. So if you are thinking of blaming them for a traditional practice of eating dog, don't...... blame the invaders of their country. 

 

They love their dogs but eat them. And foreigners are to blame for this hypocrisy. Yeah, right! 

5 hours ago, Artisi said:

Good on the government, now a lot less mangey, diseased useless soi dogs roaming loose. 

Hope they intensify the round up. 

Time to reset your moral compass if you are happy with the suffering caused by this thoughtlessly executed round up and the cruelty it has inflicted on the dogs.

5 hours ago, jamie2009 said:

Maybe people’s opinions would change if they got bitten by one. I have been walking into Soi Bukhao using the same route for over 18 months. I see the same Soi dogs every time, never bother me. Thursday one of them bit me on the leg, broke the skin, never seen it coming as it came from behind me, I was more focused on a truck which was passing close too me.

 

City Hospital, Pattaya, 1 Tetanus and the first of 4 Post Rabies Vaccinators, the last one will have to be in the UK as I will not be here.

Couldnt fault the service after booking in straight too the Emergency Room, sorted in 20 minutes. 

 

For me round all the Soi dogs up, take them too a local compound at the same publicising if the dog is not claimed in 2 weeks it will be put down. I love dogs not their fault what goes on but what benefits do Soi dogs bring too the community.

You are yet another poster to miss the point. It's the manner in which the dogs are held without food or care and the attitude of Thais that has allowed this situation to occur that is at issue here. Soi dogs are a problem, but that problem can be dealt with humanely or inhumanely. I have been bitten and had to have rabies too but still feel compassion for the dogs. It's not their fault they have been dumped and left to procreate.

5 hours ago, Ks45672 said:

I don't even beep the horn 

I prefer to run over the dogs arrogant enough to sleep on the road..... 

You can yourself to some of the others in the thread rivalling for roles as lower body human orifices.

19 hours ago, Richard Pumpaloaf said:

All I'm saying is that dogs meat is a commodity the same as pork or chicken. If more was shipped to dog eating countries we wouldn't have as many problems with dogs as we do now.

Cull the sick ones Ship the healthy ones.

There doing the same thing with pigeons in lopburi.

The dogs are tortured and often boiled alive. It's not just a case of being an alternative meat source. It's the manner of killing - the total lack of empathy for another living creature and in this case a sentient being. The 'healthy ones' would be subjected to all sorts of tortures before being inhumanely put out of their misery. You make the food solution sound so simple but you ignore the detail of how it's actually done.

6 hours ago, Wilsonandson said:

Hmm?

You are quoting/displaying the exceptions rather than the reality of Thai attitudes towards dogs.

21 hours ago, Happy enough said:

a lot of those dogs are domesticated. and they end up in that dump even the healthy ones

i hope some thai's get enraged about this when they realize what's happened to their pets they were convinced to part with

and course parvo is gonna kill them all off if they don't separate them

I'd be ****** fuming

The Thais with pets did not have to give them up. It was their choice. Don't try to excuse their lack of love for their pets.

21 hours ago, Get Real said:

That´s exactly why they should have been shot off long time ago.

As should the Thai people who have allowed this to happen.

42 minutes ago, Just Weird said:

No, I didn't blame her for the corruption; what I did was comment that she had made a derogatory comment about corrupt practices after contributing to them by voluntarily paying bribes to Thai authorities in order to get her son's case fast-tracked.  That is called hypocrisy.

 

And any ignorance is not mine!

If it was your son would you have left him in jail or fast tracked the case. I know what I would do. 

17 hours ago, lordblackader said:

Do you know what else is utterly horrific and inhumane? white people who think they should be beyond the laws of other countries. 

 

Don't do the crime, don't serve the time. 

Another white knight charging puritanically into battle. Did the mother say her son shouldn't be subject to the law of the land? And don't you think a lifetime ban is harsh considering the crime? 

On 4/28/2018 at 7:53 PM, Just Weird said:

"...deported and blacklisted for life for 2.9g of weed".

Deported and blacklisted for life for doing something he knew was illegal but he thought that it was worth the risk.    You're not condoning what he did, are you?

 

"...deferred until May 9th (funnily enough the date his visa was due to expire, where he would have been charged with overstaying too)"

That is incorrect.  There are arrangements made for arrestees' visas to be extended to accommodate the delay caused by court action as a result of criminal activity even though they cause the delay themselves by being arrested.

Blacklisted for life is outrageous. Get down off your high moral horse.

10 minutes ago, lovelomsak said:

You may be right let them steal till they are in a position to steal from all the poor  like some are doing now.. Why nip it in the bud let the thieves blosssom to big time

I don't think the alternative to a public flogging is ignoring the theft. There are less barbaric, more enlightened methods to discipline children.

3 hours ago, Sheryl said:

I did not vote since the acceptable option was not listed:

 

"rounded up, vaccinated and neutered, then released"

I voted for current situation just to see the results but like you favour the neutering option. Disappointed it was not in the poll.

13 minutes ago, HLover said:

I feel sorry for you and the other neighbors around him. Thank you for sharing a real report on the situation, instead of a hollow feel good news article.

The Herr German should rent a warehouse and design it for a dog/cat rescue facility.

Selfish.

Why should the German be responsible for taking the animals out of circulation? Thai people have created this problem and should be responsible for the mess they have allowed to happen. Selfish??!! If he was selfish he would turn a blind eye to the dogs' plight as Thais have done. Should he pay to have all the street dogs neutered too?

2 hours ago, Get Real said:

How can it be that all people in custody today, still have a phone or an Internet connection at hand?

I wondered the same thing as I did a week or so back when a mum appealed for help on TV for her son in custody on Koh Tao. She was communicating with him via phone and sending screenshots of online comments and assistance to him. I find it hard to believe that prisoners have access to a phone in police cells because they certainly don't in a Thai jail.