Stray Dogs Attack Tourists Daily on Koh Muk

[blaze master]

2 minutes ago, Anant72 said:

You missed my sarcasm. 

 

Yes of course you did 😆

[lordgrinz]

1 hour ago, ujayujay said:

The usual dog haters here.....we know

 

I've owned dogs all my life, even shipped my rescue dog here when I moved here 8 years ago, try again.

[plahgat]

I have been to Koh Mook back in the late 80s, and back then it had a predominantly muslim population and because of that no or very few dogs were allowed on the island as they are considered "unclean" by Islam!

Nowadays most land has been bought up by buddhist mainland "investors", that has built hotels all over and brought their dogs with them and many has gone rouge and now roam "wild"!

Koh Mook is a small island and the population of dogs is increasing, only answers are get the dogs off the island or cull them!

[Elkski]

I would happily pay for a day of dog eradication.   Rent air rifles and send customers out with porters/ guides and a trolley . Perhaps  a proficiency test at the range.  Modern air rifles are so accurate and deadly.   I say take all stray dogs out throughout Thailand.   If people reincarnated as dogs they can reincarnate as something else.   Same thing for monkeys. 

[Jonathan Swift]

10 hours ago, blaze master said:

 

The do gooders will be along soon to tell you how bla bla bla. 

Well, you certainly won't be among any volunteers will you? Nah, too much effort required to actually help, easier to be an armchair quarterback and just complain

[Jonathan Swift]

1 hour ago, lordgrinz said:

 

I've owned dogs all my life, even shipped my rescue dog here when I moved here 8 years ago, try again.

The usual narrow minded armchair critics.  Rest assured he will try again and again and again because he has nothing constructive to offer.  

[Jonathan Swift]

42 minutes ago, Elkski said:

I would happily pay for a day of dog eradication.   Rent air rifles and send customers out with porters/ guides and a trolley . Perhaps  a proficiency test at the range.  Modern air rifles are so accurate and deadly.   I say take all stray dogs out throughout Thailand.   If people reincarnated as dogs they can reincarnate as something else.   Same thing for monkeys. 

You obviously have no clue about Buddhist teachings. People don't reincarnate as anything but people. And you live here?

[Jonathan Swift]

10 hours ago, blaze master said:

 

I fully agree. They spread disease and are a public safety concern.

Absolutely. These dogs are miserable, full of parasites, malnourished. Thailand could, if it really wanted to, address the problem, implement a neutering problem, because no matter how many you kill the remainder will still breed. I think only culling AND neutering will make a dent in it. 

[blaze master]

10 minutes ago, Jonathan Swift said:

. I think only culling AND neutering will make a dent in it. 

 

Great idea. Within a short time frame the problem would go away. But a real concerted effort not some lame half measures. Wishful thinking though due to the view so many have while at the same time adding to the problem with kindness. 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

I think it would be better to eat them than to cull them.

Tit for Tat, and all that....

 

[SiSePuede419]

Note to self:

Always carry one rock in my right hand that can "do some damage" if hurled towards a dogs face.

And two more in the pocket.

Hey, I saw a monk pick up a rock and throw it at a menacing dog on the temple grounds, so this must be a culturally approved way of dealing with nasty dogs. ✅

[Thumbs]

The government introduced strict animal cruelty laws but have done nothing to tackle the problems, when incidents like this keep happening and no government assistance is forthcoming then people take measures into their own hands which results in rat poison laced hamburger meat getting scattered in areas with offending dogs

 

fundi g could be found if all dog owners are forced to get their animals licensed , photo taken of dog and then microchipped. 500 baht per dog and then follow up fines for dangerous behavior such as allowing pet to run or sleep in the street, untreated mange, noise complaints, dumping registered animals in the temple…. You feed the strays and you become the owner

 

Edited 8 hours ago by Thumbs

[fasteddie]

Given it's a Muslim island, I'm surprised the matter hasn't been dealt with.

[watchcat]

18 hours ago, proton said:

They are not going to do anything unless a mass rabies outbreak happens.

 

Or an influential person get bitten.

[baansgr]

19 hours ago, lordgrinz said:

Time to cull them, enough is enough.

I like dogs, have one myself but you need to be careful...last time I said that on a group about dogs in Krabi, some idiot foreigner one third my age doing muay thai threatened to come and smash my face in, he was serious also, even after I sent him numerous cases of children being attacked and killed by dogs...what is the option?..I don't know

[baansgr]

You can give them some snacks 😄