Pack of soi dogs rounded up on Jomtien beach

[webfact]

Pack of soi dogs rounded up on Jomtien beach

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Locals concerned about a pack of stray dogs a dozen strong on a vacant plot next to Jomtien beach contacted a Pattaya police patrol.

 

The cops called in the local council who arrived with a team of vets and rounded up the strays near Sea Beach Jomtien Hotel early yesterday afternoon.

 

The animals were given rabies shots and an alternative home will be found for them. 

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Local people said that the animals were a nuisance and had bitten children raising concerns they would breed and lead to attacks on tourists as well as people living in the vicinity.

 

Source: Sanook

 

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[hotandsticky]

Sakhon Nakhon ?

[mikebell]

1 minute ago, webfact said:

Local people said that the animals were a nuisance and had bitten children raising concerns they would breed and lead to attacks on tourists as well as people living in the vicinity.

Is the penny beginning to drop in Thailand?  Packs of such animals are a health hazard; they run into traffic; menace locals; bite children and spread diseases.  Why would tourists want this sort of holiday?

Any dog out alone should be 'arrested'; kept one month for an owner to claim it.  If not claimed, the animal should be put down.

[Mavideol]

maybe they were sent over from Ao Nang/Krabi ...555

[yellowboat]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The animals were given rabies shots and an alternative home will be found for them. 

Spay and Neuter would be good too.   My ex and I would always grab strays and get them fixed.   

[brucegoniners]

What a bunch of <deleted>. I walk on Jomtien Beach and those dogs are as gentle as can be.

[KhunBENQ]

9 minutes ago, brucegoniners said:

What a bunch of <deleted>. I walk on Jomtien Beach and those dogs are as gentle as can be.

I hate dog haters.

Never been threatened by one on Jomtien beach.

The idiot in the picture should also be lifted by his ears.

[Geoffggi]

About time too, Na Jomtien has several packs of dogs running wild, I am a dog lover but these strays are a menace to both road users and pedestrians.......Good Job keep up the good work

[Bob12345]

9 minutes ago, brucegoniners said:

What a bunch of <deleted>. I walk on Jomtien Beach and those dogs are as gentle as can be.

Maybe you can vouch for those dogs, so when a kid gets bitten or one causes an accident they can report to police and the police can get all costs covered from you. Just pledge all your assets and they might stay where they are.

[transam]

13 minutes ago, brucegoniners said:

What a bunch of <deleted>. I walk on Jomtien Beach and those dogs are as gentle as can be.

Tourists don't know that, plus LOS does have rabies....

[J Town]

13 minutes ago, brucegoniners said:

What a bunch of <deleted>. I walk on Jomtien Beach and those dogs are as gentle as can be.

When I first came here 15 years ago, the dogs were extremely aggressive. Jomtien Beach Road is my main go to road for bicycling. It would seem their aggressive behavior has been trained out of them. There is only one dog near the La Royale complex that's chased me, but I merely hold up my dog stick in warning now and it's almost comic. The internal struggle of wanting to chase me yet knowing I have a defense is priceless. The dogs they picked up have most likely never bitten anyone. They SHOULD be fixed, then moved, but many things that should be yet aren't.

[riclag]

I hope my new neighbor doesn't get hold of this animal  protection effort  in JB, to save the dogs! I fear he will add to his collection  of 7!

[Shot]

"pack of stray dogs a dozen strong on a vacant plot"

 

Wouldn't that make them 'vacant plot dogs?'

 

 

[nausea]

It's not the dogs' fault, it's your fault, abrogating your responsibility as the lead species on the planet. 

[1Gringo]

maybe Thais could eat them.

[malibukid]

why doesn't the Thai government sponsor spay and neuter programs for all the stray cats and dogs in Thailand.  only people that seem to help here are a few falang organizations.

[Ireland32]

3 hours ago, hotandsticky said:

Sakhon Nakhon ?

My Muslim landlord in Pattaya brought them for a tour of Crocodile Farm , never saw a dog around the place 

[Eindhoven]

1 hour ago, KhunBENQ said:

I hate dog haters.

Never been threatened by one on Jomtien beach.

The idiot in the picture should also be lifted by his ears.

 

Too be fair he isn't lifting the dog by her ears, but actually the back of the neck. The dog isn't in any discomfort and hopefully won't be mistreated.

 

If the dogs have really bitten children then it's a problem. I like many here have no issue with dogs, as anyone who loves nature learns to live with it, rather than to destroy everything around for their convenience.

Dogs are not called "Man's best friend" for no reason.  Thai dogs are no exception. They love humans, given the chance.

[Eindhoven]

1 hour ago, J Town said:

When I first came here 15 years ago, the dogs were extremely aggressive. Jomtien Beach Road is my main go to road for bicycling. It would seem their aggressive behavior has been trained out of them. There is only one dog near the La Royale complex that's chased me, but I merely hold up my dog stick in warning now and it's almost comic. The internal struggle of wanting to chase me yet knowing I have a defense is priceless. The dogs they picked up have most likely never bitten anyone. They SHOULD be fixed, then moved, but many things that should be yet aren't.

 

Why not make the effort to make a new friend, instead of threatening? You might find that it is just a super friendly dog with a crazy sense of humour. 

Take a few snacks/dog biscuits and see the change. Might be nervous at first, but so satisfying when they recognise you as friend and not foe. Then you begin to see their personalities. Problem solved.

 

It's their area and you are cycling through it. Show them you are friend and not foe. Your fear compounds your view. 

Change your perception and make more friends.

[Scot123]

Ah the But it's never happened to me brigade!!! Until it does. I'm a dog lover and have some knowledge having trained dogs to a high working standard. First every dog should be under control 24/7 and any dig not should be lifted. Even a loved family pet can revert to pack hunting instinct in the blink of an eye. Dogs in Thailand are dangerous and cause death almost daily from accidents or biting passing diseases such as Rabies. Babies lives Matter Too. Just even one child scared or killed is one to many. But hay your a holy person who probably walks on water at the weekend.. 

[transam]

1 minute ago, Scot123 said:

Ah the But it's never happened to me brigade!!! Until it does. I'm a dog lover and have some knowledge having trained dogs to a high working standard. First every dog should be under control 24/7 and any dig not should be lifted. Even a loved family pet can revert to pack hunting instinct in the blink of an eye. Dogs in Thailand are dangerous and cause death almost daily from accidents or biting passing diseases such as Rabies. Babies lives Matter Too. Just even one child scared or killed is one to many. But hay your a holy person who probably walks on water at the weekend.. 

Agreed, I have a very big dog here in LOS, but I hate these roaming dogs where humans of all sizes may walk or play.

A dog accompanied by its owner is usually not an issue with folk, packs are, even I am wary of dog packs, and for sure, tourists from countries that don't have roaming dog packs will be on the back foot and worried.

Nothing to do with being a dog lover and saying leave them alone, it is about tourists peace of mind and safety. You start feeding them and the situation will get worse..  

[Eindhoven]

2 minutes ago, Scot123 said:

Ah the But it's never happened to me brigade!!! Until it does. I'm a dog lover and have some knowledge having trained dogs to a high working standard. First every dog should be under control 24/7 and any dig not should be lifted. Even a loved family pet can revert to pack hunting instinct in the blink of an eye. Dogs in Thailand are dangerous and cause death almost daily from accidents or biting passing diseases such as Rabies. Babies lives Matter Too. Just even one child scared or killed is one to many. But hay your a holy person who probably walks on water at the weekend.. 

 

Patently ridiculous. One can also trip up on the pavement. It rarely happens, but it can. So sorry that I do not support eradicating a species because you are afraid. Unless you are referring to mosquitoes. Get rid of them!

 

But seriously, dogs are rarely dangerous. The dog lover line doesn't work. It's not unlike the line, I'm not racist as I have black friend, before launching into a racist tirade.

 

I deal with feral dogs every single day without issue. So I think it trumps your training already tame dogs to a high working standard.

They have personalities, just like humans. You might get the odd stupid one, but the rest of the pack will quickly put them in their place by simply giving them no back-up and just wandering off, leaving them on their own.

 

So no, collective punishment is not the way. Deal with the problem dog.

 

[J Town]

2 minutes ago, transam said:

You start feeding them and the situation will get worse..  

I have to grit my teeth and hold my tongue every time I see someone feeding soi dogs.

"But they will die unless you feed them."

No, they'll move on to another neighborhood. They're resourceful survivors. Just go seek life somewhere else.

[Eindhoven]

Just now, transam said:

Agreed, I have a very big dog here in LOS, but I hate these roaming dogs where humans of all sizes may walk or play.

A dog accompanied by its owner is usually not an issue with folk, packs are, even I am wary of dog packs, and for sure, tourists from countries that don't have roaming dog packs will be on the back foot and worried.

Nothing to do with being a dog lover and saying leave them alone, it is about tourists peace of mind and safety. You start feeding them and the situation will get worse..  

 

Oh please. Dogs very rarely attack humans. Of course there are exceptions. But that doesn't mean you punish them all.

Very easy to bring them under control. All this scaremongering is ridiculous.

 

[Oldie]

Good that something is done. Once I got bitten by a stray dog here in Pattaya. One of the dog lovers should please give me a refund for all the costs and pain and worries. In my eyes just dangerous dreamers. Perhaps even more dangerous than the dogs. 

[Eindhoven]

Just now, J Town said:

I have to grit my teeth and hold my tongue every time I see someone feeding soi dogs.

"But they will die unless you feed them."

No, they'll move on to another neighborhood. They're resourceful survivors. Just go seek life somewhere else.

 

Best you do. It's none of your business. So they move to another neighbourhood and there's another grumpy old man there. What then?

If someone is feeding the dogs it means that they are used to human contact and less likely to harm.

[Eindhoven]

Just now, Oldie said:

Good that something is done. Once I got bitten by a stray dog here in Pattaya. One of the dog lovers should please give me a refund for all the costs and pain and worries. In my eyes just dangerous dreamers. Perhaps even more dangerous than the dogs. 

 

Perhaps the dog realised that you weren't very nice. Why doesn't it happen to the nice people?

[Destiny1990]

Find out yourself how friendly these stray dogs are once you walk into them in the middle of the night at Jomtien beach-road !

[J Town]

2 minutes ago, Eindhoven said:

 

Best you do. It's none of your business. So they move to another neighborhood and there's another grumpy old man there. What then?

If someone is feeding the dogs it means that they are used to human contact and less likely to harm.

It's my business then they attack me, it's the communities business when they attack tourists. Civilized countries manage dangerous feral animals. Sure, there aren't THAT many, but one child mauled is one too many.

[transam]

2 minutes ago, Eindhoven said:

 

Oh please. Dogs very rarely attack humans. Of course there are exceptions. But that doesn't mean you punish them all.

Very easy to bring them under control. All this scaremongering is ridiculous.

 

Very funny, so you can read a dogs thoughts, they obey "your" commands instantly, dogs rarely bite..................????

Perhaps you could work your magic on a dog in my area that likes to bite car tyres whilst they are still rotating....????

Now YOU haven't understood a single word written about tourists fears and safety, have you...?  ????