Animal Welfare in TH - Does It Matter?

[henrik2000]

Hello, when eating out or buying ingredients in Thailand, do you think about animal welfare?

If yes, are you happy with the situation and is there a chance to get meals or ingredients with better animal welfare than normal? In the big cities, in smaller places?

If yes, do you apply the same standards regarding animal welfare in Thailand and in the west? Did you ever talk with Thai people about it?

What are your consequences?

PS
I believe that in some hot countries free range village chicken have a good reputation - see “native chicken” in Philippines, “ayam kampung” in Indonesia, “bicycle chicken” in West Africa and a similar thing in Cambodia. I don't know if Thai people are concerned.

 

[henrik2000]

Interesting, my only post that garners no comment, not even a snide aside.

[KhunLA]

Q#1 ... No

 

Liking the idea about free range chickens ... for eggs.  May have a coup up & occupied next month.

[kwilco]

I used to work in a place that grew their own rice, had chickens and a lot of vegetables and greenhouses and hydroponics. 

THe eggs were sold as "organic" as were the vegetables - but they would not have met EU standards  - the chickens were battery as well.

THere are virtually no laws that government animal welfare in Thailand and those that exist are not enforced. (see pigs being transported y road)

THe legal definition of "organic" varies from country to country - but basically requires that land hasn't had chemicals on it for so many years.....in Thauiland I've never heard of anyone being checked for that....it just means they don't use as much as the next guy (see the adverts on Thai TV!!)