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As an employee, one wonders what was going on – it sounds as if he was poorly trained and familiarity bred contempt – also it is the sort of job you wouldn't expect someone to be doing on their own. THere are a lot of unanswered questions about mangement policies and practices

My family actually did both back in the last century – zoos and safaris – and we learnt from it. These days we think twice before engaging in any form of animal tourism, because we understand the issues better. Modern zoos now need to justify themselves on very different criteria than they used to. As for the ‘scrooge’ reference – I don’t really see the relevance

victim blaming - You are not really looking seriously at the situation.

There are a lot of croc farms in Thailand, and escapes are not uncommon. The problem also is hybrids coming from the farmed crocs and the rare native Siamese croc; for instance, the population of crocs in Khao Yai. This is just another example of the lax and haphazard regulations about keeping or farming wild animals in Thailand – the authorities are just too slow in getting the situation sorted.

I think it’s unfair to suggest that those raising concerns about animal welfare aren’t also concerned about the human victim. Of course people care about the loss of life. But it seems convenient for some critics to frame the debate that facile way. The deeper issue is their attitude towards animals. By focusing only on the human death, they sidestep the real question: why did it happen in the first place? That avoidance points to a troubling sense of entitlement – the belief that humans can do whatever they like with other species, regardless of the consequences. Until we address the ethics and realities of keeping wild animals in captivity, tragedies like this will continue to be treated as accidents instead of preventable outcomes.

“Respecting that wild animals belong in the wild isn’t trolling, and it doesn’t require being vegan. Assuming anyone who cares about animal welfare must be a vegan says more about your prejudice than my point.

Tranqs can work in seconds, and most safari parks have trained marksmen on standby – that’s standard practice, not fantasy. You’re making a baseless judgement. In a big cat attack, normal protocol is a rapid-response ‘Code Red’, firearms team, radios, and deterrents like warning shots or vehicles to protect visitors. Even in the UK, some rangers are trained and authorised to use guns. Human safety always comes first

THailand has a dreadful record when it comes to captive wildlife - they simply don't subscribe to modern thinking on the matter Why were thre no other employees with some form of gun.traquilisers etc?

QED

again you are incapable of putting forward any argument - you're incapable of understanding how uninformed you are - and pretty bad at driving in Thailand too by the sounds of it. How is "copy and paste" an argument? It's just another pointless comment.

yet you continue to contribute nothing

However banal you may consider the OP , it has started an interesting discussion .... you have not taken part in this apart from making irrelevent comments. You just seem to want to make negative comments regardless of what the topic may be.....something you don't understand.

it seems that you are incapable of putting forward any argument your self?

I'm disgusted by the fact that Engish have taken their bloodlust to Australia but your attitudes to wildlife and ecology mixed with some weird "cuddling" self-entitlement does nothing to rectify the situation.

I don't think you really have a grasp on t problem in Australia - as predators of rabbits they had no significant effect - ferrets on the oter hand did. foxes are a non-native species in Ozand many native animals had not instinctive defenses against tem - so whilst having no effect on the introduced rabbits, they devastated many indigenous species as have cats.

The distribution of the Red fox can be summarised as being Holarctic, Oriental, Australasian, Northern Neotropical and African. In other words, these foxes are found throughout the UK and Europe east through Russia, Kazakstan, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan into northern India, China and Thailand to Japan.

why - what is your reasoning or evidence?

no sir - critical thinking is not something that takes time, it is a methodology

you are completely in cloud cuckoo land - the 2017 referendum process was conducted under a military junta that banned campaigning and detained opponents, leading many to question the democratic legitimacy of the vote and the resulting constitution.

THe quote is "whether or not THailand is a functioning democracy run by the military." "no evidence the military is running democracy all supposition on your part " - and you obviously have no idea. I find it amazing that people can live in Thailand for years and yet have no idea of what is happening in Thai politics or how the country is run - just take 5 minutes and read up on the constitution , how it was formed and how it is still dominated by the military. actually I don't think you have the ability to do that so here's a summary for your benefit.....Thailand’s military doesn’t need to win elections — it rigs the rules. Every coup brings a new constitution tilted their way. The 2017 charter gave them a hand-picked Senate that could outvote the public on who becomes PM. Add a Constitutional Court that dissolves reformist parties on “technicalities,” and you’ve got democracy on paper, military rule in practice. Even the 2024 Senate “reform” kept the balance stacked with military-friendly figures. Elections here don’t decide power — constitutions and courts do.

wishful thinking rather than critical analysis The issue is not the Shinawatras - it's whether or not THailand is a functioning democracy run by the military.

takes a while for the military to rig it ....and even then they lose!

Paetongtarn Shinawatra represents the Chiang Mai Province in northern Thailand.

It’s striking, isn’t it? This site is dominated by expat voices, yet in the middle of Thailand’s most serious political upheaval in years — a moment that could tip into outright military rule — the quality of discussion is shockingly low. What we mostly see are throwaway remarks, recycled clichés, or knee-jerk reactions. Very few seem able (or willing) to engage with the country’s political history, the repeated interventions of the Constitutional Court, or the deep-rooted role of the military in undermining elected governments. It’s as if decades of coups, party dissolutions, and prime ministerial dismissals have left no impression at all on those commenting here. Even more dispiriting is the sheer inability to put forward a coherent or informed argument. Instead of discussion, we get inane one-liners. Instead of analysis, there’s silence or snark. And then, of course, at the bottom of the pile are the “thumbs down” warriors — the digital grunters, incapable of anything beyond a knee-jerk click.

For those of you who in this moment of a complex political crisis think that a "thumbs down" icon is in anyway a valid comment - be aware it is the equivalent of a digital grunt, an icon of mindlessness. the dumbest comment on the thread. THere is no "constitutional court" in th UK for a start.