4 hours ago, Pouatchee said:

you don't have a best friend.

With respect, I would not call a Soi Dog (or any dog) a best friend!!! As a child, I was attacked by a black Labrador in the UK. IMO Vietnam has the right idea (with apologies to dog lovers):-

 

 

https://theworld.org/stories/eat-prey-love-vietnam-s-dogs-double-family-members-and-dinner

Just now, Burma Bill said:

With respect, I would not call a Soi Dog (or any dog) a best friend!!! As a child, I was attacked by a black Labrador in the UK. IMO Vietnam has the right idea:-

 

 

https://theworld.org/stories/eat-prey-love-vietnam-s-dogs-double-family-members-and-dinner

Who nicked his ears first ? chewy them

4 hours ago, jacko45k said:

avoiding whippets and shih tzus and similar.

But shih tzus' help with digestion.

1 hour ago, TunnelRat69 said:

They have specialized resturants in Belgium dedicated soley to Horse meat, not well adverrtised, but you will see a store with a horsehead over the door, or a picture of one in the window.

Thanks

Had it in Russia when I was there for the World Cup.

Delicious and not cheap. It was boiled but very tender

3 minutes ago, Burma Bill said:

With respect, I would not call a Soi Dog (or any dog) a best friend!!! As a child, I was attacked by a black Labrador in the UK. IMO Vietnam has the right idea (with apologies to dog lovers):-

 

 

https://theworld.org/stories/eat-prey-love-vietnam-s-dogs-double-family-members-and-dinner

3, 2, 1. 

3 hours ago, huangnon said:

Most of the Soi Dog's charity work involves funding to sterilize strays and find homes for them. What's so wrong about that?

And the rest is what...?

1 minute ago, Scott Tracy said:

And the rest is what...?

Possibly spending it on publicity telling people how good they think they are. Dogs are out of control in Thailand and these people getting them sterilized is a pointless exercise helping nobody as a sterile dog can still maim children and spread rabis.

3 hours ago, Johnnyngai said:

Third world people need to learn that there are meat other than dog meat.

Arrogant ignorance. 'Third world'? And why does anyone have to learn anything from a bigot? I suggest they know more about survival than you, are more aware of the variety of protein based foods than you. Red ants, insects, larvae, spiders, snakes...to name a few. 

Wounder how many in that op picture are vegetarian ?

Maybe one ?

 

 

3 minutes ago, Excel said:

Possibly spending it on publicity telling people how good they think they are. Dogs are out of control in Thailand and these people getting them sterilized is a pointless exercise helping nobody as a sterile dog can still maim children and spread rabis.

I guess I was lucky. No soi dogs where I was. Every house had at least one dog, sometimes many more. They all were housed. Any dog that stepped into another dog's perceived territory, without its human, was told in no uncertain terms to go away.

One of my sisters in law had a female, another had a male, between them and other males in the village, she ended up with 12 dogs, all of which the wife and I paid to have sterilsed. I'd gladly have paid to have all the dogs sterilised, if that's what the humans wanted. But I made sure all the dogs in the village knew me, made sure they knew the pecking order. I have to admit, it was fun getting to know the dogs, as well as their humans.

Would I eat dog? I don't know. I eat other meats...just never knowingly tried dog...

4 hours ago, huangnon said:

Most of the Soi Dog's charity work involves funding to sterilize strays and find homes for them. What's so wrong about that?

Nothing is wrong with that at all. But what area do they cover? There are millions of stray/soi dogs over the whole of Thailand and dealing with 40 or 50,000 or so in the cities doesn't make much of a dent in the soi dog population.

 

https://www.soidog.org/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw_7KXBhCoARIsAPdPTfj-A1Wy4Xb-nfa6_VWsGPyg2MpMLFTqU9_ntjAq6XBfQ1CfWycp9GQaAvU7EALw_wcB

 

I can understand the sentiment behind it, but it needs a fundamental change of attitude in most of the Thai people (and an awful lot of foreigners) and especially in Thai vets to make a real change.

 

If owners had to pay a large licence fee most would simply kick the dogs out into the sois and abandon them.

 

There is a shop in the big village near where I live and the owners have a Husky. It is one of the must unsuitable dogs to own here with its think coat. What it does all day is lie in the shop by a fan, drink cool water and sleep. I have never seen it outside the shop being taken for a walk or exercised.

 

Whats the difference.

 

2 hours ago, Orinoco said:

Whats the difference.

K9 teeth???

The only reason to justify the ban would be to stop the abduction of pets. AFAIC Cats and dogs that aren't someone's pet are livestock, just like cows, pics or rabbits.

7 hours ago, Johnnyngai said:

Third world people need to learn that there are meat other than dog meat.

First world people need to learn to be less patronising.

9 hours ago, proton said:

What is so special about dogs, what about the cow, pig and sheep trade?

No money for the parasites bleating about "save the dogs".  I accept that some people are genuinely concerned but for others it's just cash cow,  as a previous poster pointed out "follow the money" 

4 hours ago, Orinoco said:

Wounder how many in that op picture are vegetarian ?

Maybe one ?

 

 

What leads you to that assumption ?

Just wonderful to see all the dog haters gathered in one post.

I love dogs and cats even if soi dogs <deleted> me off once in a while I still love small and big animals enough not to mistreat them. I am sad to see all you guys here posting these disgusting pictures of dogs as meat... cruel cruel cruel

4 hours ago, Excel said:

Possibly spending it on publicity telling people how good they think they are. Dogs are out of control in Thailand and these people getting them sterilized is a pointless exercise helping nobody as a sterile dog can still maim children and spread rabis.

Do you mean rabies ?

1 minute ago, Pouatchee said:

Just wonderful to see all the dog haters gathered in one post.

I love dogs and cats even if soi dogs <deleted> me off once in a while I still love small and big animals enough not to mistreat them. I am sad to see all you guys here posting these disgusting pictures of dogs as meat... cruel cruel cruel

Very well said.

5 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

Do you mean rabies ?

Yes he meant rabies, do you feel a lot better now pointing out what was probably a typo. 

11 minutes ago, Pouatchee said:

Just wonderful to see all the dog haters gathered in one post.

I love dogs and cats even if soi dogs <deleted> me off once in a while I still love small and big animals enough not to mistreat them. I am sad to see all you guys here posting these disgusting pictures of dogs as meat... cruel cruel cruel

If you took time to ask, you might be surprised that probably the majority of "dog haters" you referred to are far from being haters,  just sick and tired of soi dogs roaming the streets attacking people,  fouling the streets and spreading disease. 

8 minutes ago, Artisi said:

If you took time to ask, you might be surprised that probably the majority of "dog haters" you referred to are far from being haters,  just sick and tired of soi dogs roaming the streets attacking people,  fouling the streets and spreading disease. 

Exactly  far from being dog haters many of us.  A good mutt marinated in wine overnight then BBQ'd is loved by many people I know

12 minutes ago, Artisi said:

Yes he meant rabies, do you feel a lot better now pointing out what was probably a typo. 

Much better. Thank you for your concern. Much appreciated.

20 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

Do you mean rabies ?

correct

Just now, Thingamabob said:

Much better. Thank you for your concern. Much appreciated.

My pleasure, I'm always happy to assist the grammar police in their pursuit of correctness. 

3 minutes ago, Artisi said:

My pleasure, I'm always happy to assist the grammar police in their pursuit of correctness. 

Good for you. Well said.

40 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

What leads you to that assumption ?

Just a guess,  is that ok  by you. 

6 hours ago, Scott Tracy said:

And the rest is what...?

Pocketed - such as the practice by most unscrupulous NGOs [???]

10 hours ago, huangnon said:

Most of the Soi Dog's charity work involves funding to sterilize strays and find homes for them. What's so wrong about that?

What's wrong is that it is almost useless, but it makes people feel better. If you look at their figures over the past 20 years they have sterilized less than 100 dogs a day, then they are let loose to continue being pests and a health risk. No idea how many soi dogs are born each day but many more times 100 in the nation. Soi Dog foundation is not an answer, at best they have slightly reduced the population growth. Mass culling would be a welcome change to the virtue signalling fluffy dog foundation crew.