Soi Dog Foundation recently carried out its annual vaccination drive at the Phuket Stray Dog Shelter in Thalang – also known as the government dog pound.

 

A team of Soi Dog veterinarians, community outreach staff, and rescue officers, alongside a representative from the Phuket Provincial Office of the Department of Livestock Development, came together to ensure all 735 resident dogs at the government-operated facility received vital vaccinations against six diseases, including rabies, distemper, and parvovirus.

 

 “Annual vaccinations of shelter dogs are a must and should be standard at every dog shelter,” said Dr. Alicja Izydorczyk, Soi Dog’s International Director of Animal Welfare. “Distemper and parvovirus are extremely contagious, and both are very common in Thailand, killing hundreds of thousands of dogs every year. If dogs in a shelter are not vaccinated regularly, there is a very high chance of an outbreak which can easily kill half of the shelter dog population.”

 

Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/09/02/soi-dog-carries-out-annual-vaccination-drive-at-phuket-stray-dog-shelter/

 

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3 hours ago, nobodysfriend said:

May be you should go first ...!

Soi Dogs are a huge problem in Thailand. 

 

Vaccinated or not.  They need to be neutered.

 

There freaking menace to society.  Not much better than rats. 

4 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

I suggest you reconsider this statement.

Soi dogs are a bane to society.

 

You have a misguided empathy for a these stray dogs. 

Be more useful to carry out a cull.

1 minute ago, MrJ2U said:

Soi Dogs are a huge problem in Thailand. 

 

Vaccinated or not.  They need to be neutered.

 

There freaking menace to society.  Not much better than rats. 

Agreed that they need neutering. But that's all.

 

I've adopted local strays as pets and house dogs for nearly 30 years here. They make great guard dogs and keep other pests (rats, snakes, monitor lizards, etc) away from the house and garden.

Most 'soi dogs' are just discarded pets. Save the hysteria for the feckless <deleted> that throw them in the street when they stop being 'cute'.

 

3 minutes ago, huangnon said:

Agreed that they need neutering. But that's all.

 

I've adopted local strays as pets and house dogs for nearly 30 years here. They make great guard dogs and keep other pests (rats, snakes, monitor lizards, etc) away from the house and garden.

Most 'soi dogs' are just discarded pets. Save the hysteria for the feckless <deleted> that throw them in the street when they stop being 'cute'.

 

Big problem.

 

It is Thai behavior to not kill these dogs. In which case it is a good thing to ensure that the canine population is protected by vaccination - especially because stray Soi dogs could act as a reservoir of infection for beloved household dogs.

However - the realist in me , not the idealist - would suggest that euthanasia is the most correct course of action here. As I am a veterinarian - this may surprise some people.

Many of these Soi dogs are a menace and serve little purpose other than scavenge through the rubbish and help scatter it more evenly throughout the environment!! 

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15 hours ago, G Rex said:

It is Thai behavior to not kill these dogs. In which case it is a good thing to ensure that the canine population is protected by vaccination - especially because stray Soi dogs could act as a reservoir of infection for beloved household dogs.

However - the realist in me , not the idealist - would suggest that euthanasia is the most correct course of action here. As I am a veterinarian - this may surprise some people.

Many of these Soi dogs are a menace and serve little purpose other than scavenge through the rubbish and help scatter it more evenly throughout the environment!! 

Illegal in Thailand.