Soi Dog group calls for probe into temple dog poisoning

By The Nation

 

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A Phuket-based foundation caring for stray dogs and cats has called for a full investigation into the poisoning of dogs and puppies in front of children at a school and on temple grounds in Nakhon Sri Thammarat province.

 

The Phuket-based Soi Dog Foundation also called for an end to similar acts of cruelty.

 

A video showing dogs being poisoned has gone viral on Facebook, with more than a million views.

 

Soi Dog noted that poisoning is a slow and cruelly painful death. It is also unnecessary, said the group, noting figures indicating that there is no rabies epidemic in Thailand.

 

The foundation helps stray dogs and cats in Phuket province and other parts of Thailand.

 

It alleged that there appears to be a deliberate campaign by some people to whip up a mass killing of the estimated 8 million stray dogs across the country.

 

The foundation called on the Department of Livestock Development (DLD) to publicly state that no more dogs will be randomly killed. Dogs in areas where rabies is believed to exist should be vaccinated, sterilised and placed in quarantine, the foundation said in a press statement on Friday.

 

Once cleared of having the disease the animals should then be returned to build up the "herd immunity" to the disease in their territory.

 

There should be no repeat of last year’s actions in Pranburi, the foundation said. In that case, the dogs were impounded permanently in a large dog shelter in Buri Ram. This allowed other, unvaccinated dogs, to remain on the streets without herd immunity.

 

Removing vaccinated and sterilised dogs – which the group charges appears to be happening now in Hua Hin – is a counter-productive practice. It will encourage the spread of rabies as other, unvaccinated, dogs take over the area, said the foundation.

 

The removal of vaccinated dogs only fuels speculation that the vaccination campaign has nothing to do with rabies control but is instead an ongoing policy to stamp out stray dogs, the foundation said in the release.

 

No dog should be euthanised unless tests show that it is infected, said the group, and euthanasia should be humanely administered. Poisoning is not a humane approach, Soi Dog said.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30341560

 

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13 minutes ago, webfact said:

an ongoing policy to stamp out stray dogs

Is exactly what is needed !

The Foundation helps stray dogs and cats in Phuket........to continue breeding, biting and harassing people, stinking the streets up with their faeces, and now spreading a delightfully deadly little disease called rabies.

1 hour ago, Blackheart1916 said:

The Foundation helps stray dogs and cats in Phuket........to continue breeding, biting and harassing people, stinking the streets up with their faeces, and now spreading a delightfully deadly little disease called rabies.

And with a mass culling they would lose their only source of income as there wont be a reason to keep the foundation active.

 

Of course they will be against that, what organization actually aims to solve a problem and put itself out of business? None.

Herd immunity does not protect un-unvaccinated animals. It provides resistance to those vaccinated and strength to the herd because the disease is less likely to be epidemic because the herd is stronger. I'm not sure any soi needs large herds because of the danger from the herds. Dog lovers adopt them, take them home and take care of them but please don't feed them in my soi.

https://www.soidog.org/

1. Let's start with the last part of the Foundation's mission: create a society without homeless animals - let's take them off the streets.
2.  

Soi Dog Foundation's mission is to improve the welfare of dogs and cats in Asia, resulting in better lives for both the animal and human communities, to end animal cruelty, and to ultimately create a society without homeless animals.

This is Thailand where things are done the thai way ... if you do not like this , go back where you came from .

Some farang , even having been here for many years , simply are not able to understand the way thai people think .

Believe me , nobody will cry when you leave ... and it will surely be better for you ..

The Anti-soi Dog Foundation has announced that if the culprit is detained, they will pay his/her bail and fine.

They also plan to award the Foundation's gold medal.

 

(I wish)

 

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Soi Dog noted that poisoning is a slow and cruelly painful death

Whereas death of innocent humans from rabies is barrel of laughs

So where can I donate..seems like a good cause.

 

Meanwhile, not far away:

 

 

These kind of foundations always need to justify their existence...like some other entities too. A major cull of everything running wild on the streets is long overdue. These silly foundations have had decades to sort it out and have make next to zero difference other than perpetuate their own existence. Not a very PC stance...but I don't care.