webfact Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Animal quarantine station in hot water for burying chickens alive By The Nation Officials of Songkhla Animal Quarantine Station and Malaysia’s Padang Besar Custom House have come under fire after a video clip showing some 4,000 chickens smuggled in from Malaysia being buried alive was posted on the social media on November 21. After stopping the smugglers’ trucks on November 19, the officers decided to bury all the chickens as demanded by the Animal Epidemics Act which states that all illegally imported animals must be destroyed. However, burying animals alive goes against the regulation of the Department of Livestock Development (DLD), which states that poultry must be euthanized or have their necks snapped before burial so that they suffer less. The station explained that the number of chickens was hard to handle so they used an easier method to solve the problem. DLD’s Division of Veterinary Inspection and Quarantine was recently notified about the incident and has ordered Songkhla Animal Quarantine Station to provide a more detailed explanation of their actions. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30378633 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-11-22 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anterian Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Very Buddhist, don't kill them just bury them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Not only illegal but disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Suffocating is only marginally better than being chased down and having your neck rung. Every day for factory chickens is sh-te and shoved in it. Good eating though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moti24 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 21 hours ago, webfact said: .....poultry must be euthanized or have their necks snapped before burial so that they suffer less. Yet, if a dog gets severely injured, a vet won't euthanise it, so it eventually dies in agony; and if a person does the kindest thing for the animal, he/she will be locked-up. It's often been said that life's cheap here. But, for some animals, it's long and painfull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thequietman Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 36 minutes ago, Moti24 said: Yet, if a dog gets severely injured, a vet won't euthanise it, so it eventually dies in agony; and if a person does the kindest thing for the animal, he/she will be locked-up. So now we know. Stick the dog in a hole, cover it in soil and you're good to go. Problem solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 22 hours ago, webfact said: has ordered Songkhla Animal Quarantine Station to provide a more detailed explanation of their actions. It was an honest mistake,Guv, did not mean to do it,OK........dont do it again. regards Worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jany123 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 23 hours ago, webfact said: The station explained that the number of chickens was hard to handle so they used an easier method to solve the problem. “An easier method to solve the problem”, which is a seemingly an insurmountable problem in Thailand, where short cuts are king Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Peoples Fund Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Moti24 said: Yet, if a dog gets severely injured, a vet won't euthanise it, so it eventually dies in agony; and if a person does the kindest thing for the animal, he/she will be locked-up. It's often been said that life's cheap here. But, for some animals, it's long and painfull. I am an independent rescuer/feeder and never once met any vets here who refuse to euthanise if indeed needed to prevent unneeded suffering, in fact i had one vet who just took 1 glance at a dog and declare the dog cannot be help and need to be out down asap!( ofcoz i told her to shove it and took the poor dog to another vet who did minor surgery and the dog still alive n well today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Why not use carbon monoxide poisoning? Will those responsible for the terrible act of burying them alive be taken before the courts for animal cruelty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IraqRon Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 How does anyone really know if they suffer more from suffocation or having their necks snapped? I have seen chickens beheaded and still run and flap their wings for minutes before dying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnacha Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 On 11/24/2019 at 8:38 AM, IraqRon said: I have seen chickens beheaded and still run and flap their wings for minutes before dying. I have observed the same thing with millennials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestB Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 I am still struggling to understand why chickens must be destroyed because smuggled? If they were sick, ok, makes sense, but just because smuggled? makes no sense what so ever. Why not test a few ? why not send all back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 4 hours ago, BestB said: I am still struggling to understand why chickens must be destroyed because smuggled? If they were sick, ok, makes sense, but just because smuggled? makes no sense what so ever. Why not test a few ? why not send all back? Fear of Avian Influenza ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestB Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 2 hours ago, RJRS1301 said: Fear of Avian Influenza ? And that is why you test a few, no ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 9 hours ago, BestB said: And that is why you test a few, no ? No guarantee that a “few” will actually show positive, need quarantine up to 17 days for the incubation period Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestB Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 2 hours ago, RJRS1301 said: No guarantee that a “few” will actually show positive, need quarantine up to 17 days for the incubation period Ok. So why not do that for 17 days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stocky Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 1 hour ago, BestB said: Ok. So why not do that for 17 days? Sorry, but who's going to pay? The people caught smuggling obviously weren't about to pay for quarantine, that's why they tried smuggling them. So the government/taxpayer pays for quarantine and testing? I don't think so. Sad they got buried alive, but wringing the necks of 4,000 birds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestB Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 37 minutes ago, Stocky said: Sorry, but who's going to pay? The people caught smuggling obviously weren't about to pay for quarantine, that's why they tried smuggling them. So the government/taxpayer pays for quarantine and testing? I don't think so. Sad they got buried alive, but wringing the necks of 4,000 birds? Yes the government will pay and then will sell and make money, Just like smuggled cars and everything else. gets seized and then auctioned off. Smugglers also get fined Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stocky Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Just now, BestB said: Yes the government will pay and then will sell and make money Governments NEVER make money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 41 minutes ago, Stocky said: Sorry, but who's going to pay? The people caught smuggling obviously weren't about to pay for quarantine, that's why they tried smuggling them. So the government/taxpayer pays for quarantine and testing? I don't think so. Sad they got buried alive, but wringing the necks of 4,000 birds? Carbon monoxide ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stocky Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 5 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said: Carbon monoxide ? Sure, they could pack 'em in the truck with the smugglers and fit a hose to the exhaust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 An off topic post has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Grumpy Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 On 11/22/2019 at 1:44 PM, webfact said: 4,000 chickens And 4,000 eggs, I wager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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