Thais do not love animals, they pretend to. For a start they eat them, have a look around any market at the fish flapping about, pigs heads and various innards on display. Cock fighting, capturing birds and turtles to use in 'merit making' is more proof they don't love animals. When it comes to filthy dogs, if they loved them they would not dump them or leave them at home yapping in the yard all day while they are out at work never taking them for a walk. They like them as status symbols and the first thing they will tell you is how much they cost. They treat them like toys, they don't love them.