Thai actors support law against animal abuse

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Thai actors support law against animal abuse
By Digital Content



BANGKOK, Nov 12 -- A group of actors and animal lovers called for a comprehensive anti-animal abuse law and presented the signatures of over 100,000 people who support the bill to the National Legislative Assembly (NLA), calling for fast passage of the bill.

The people showed up with staff of animal-rights oriented "The Voice Foundation" at Parliament today.

They delivered the signatures of about 104,000 people who support the passage of the animal protection bill.

They also proposed 20 ideas to plug legal loopholes that facilitate animal abuse and illegal trade in animals and to intensify punishment against violators.

A representative of the foundation said that Thailand needed a comprehensive animal protection law and that its proposals could help create perfect protection for animals.

The group also handed flowers representing its moral support for the NLA to pass the animal protection law as soon as possible.

The representative said that the proposals would not negatively affect trade in animals having an economic value, but recommended humane methods of slaughter. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2014-11-12

[gopis108]

Animals also have a right not to be eaten-so please go one step further and follow your Buddhist rules-no violence,no eating flesh.Really save the animals-not just some token saving a few dogs.What non-sense.

[Jim walker]

no more puppy burgers at MacDonald's up North then

[kamahele]

This is good. I hope that eventually the laws in Thailand will go further than saving dogs from the meat trade. Leash laws! Vaccination requirements! No dog or cock fighting, keep the poor elephants off the streets not just in BKK but the whole country etc. It will take a long long time to reeducate and entire culture but you have to start sometime.

[maderaroja]

Seems nobody is interested in child abuse.

[dogpatch55]

Yeah about time!! Guess they have to start somewhere!! Hope it does some good!

[rkidlad]

Anything for a good cause and all that, but why can't these local celebs also do something for human rights etc.

[jacky54]

Every one of them an animal eater, hypocrites!

Edited November 12, 2014 by jacky54

[bangrak]

Didn't know Lassy, Flicka and Cheeta were considered as Thai actors, never to old to learn though... As if they care a bit, free PR and photo-op... Lao, Karen, Rohingya are not animals' names though, aah, then you don't care, thought so...

[bangrak]

Animals also have a right not to be eaten-so please go one step further and follow your Buddhist rules-no violence,no eating flesh.Really save the animals-not just some token saving a few dogs.What non-sense.

Hmm, need to go 're-educate' the monks first then, tough job! Outside of the, then exceptional, good ones, in all simplicity, without interest for wordly goods, all the rest 90+% are Numero Uno HYPOCRITES (a tiny example: raise pigs on temple ground, get them out to be killed, and then eat the meat together, is there one temple where this doesn't happen?)!

[webfact]

Animal protection law finally passed
The Nation



BANGKOK: -- UNDER A newly passed law, eating live animals, feeding mammals to predators without a reason or having sex with animals will result in a year in prison and/or a maximum fine of Bt20,000.

The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) passed this much-awaited law in an overwhelming 188:1 vote, with four abstentions. The assembly also passed a law related to the operation of veterinary clinics in a 185:0 vote, with four abstentions.

The 2014 Prevention of Animal Cruelty and Provision of Animal Welfare Act also outlaws beating, burning, or torturing animals to death; using them in illegal activities or hard labour; detaining them in narrow enclosures; keeping aggressive species together; pitting animals against each other without authorisation; deforming or disabling them; and poisoning or using chemicals to cause injury or death.

Those failing to take care of ill animals or transporting them in unsuitable vehicles leading to death or injuries can also be charged.

The fine will be imposed on violators on a daily basis until the actions stop. Rescued animals will be taken under the care of the Livestock Development Department.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Animal-protection-law-finally-passed-30247634.html


-- The Nation 2014-11-13

[RustBucket]

Awesome..... more laws to be totally ignored and an extra ability to generate bribes for police and judges.

They make new laws constantly when they don't even enforce the old ones properly.

[daoyai]

Eating live animals... no more dancing shrimp?

[JoePai]

Prefer my steaks and burgers dead

[boomerangutang]

All the hot air is dealing with pets and domestic animals. There are exceedingly few wild mammals left in Thailand. They've been eradicated. I was just in Sri Lanka, which is a little bit better in the environmental dept, than Thailand. In the space of a few day, just out driving on regular roads (not parks) I saw a 7 ft. monitor lizard and a dozen varieties of large exotic birds (storks, etc). How often do you see such things in Thailand, outside of parks or zoos? Never. If Thais or hill tribers see a wild mammal, they want to kill it - for fun, for food or to keep it away from farm crops. Even in suburban US, it's not uncommon to see deer or wild geese. When do we see a deer or large bird in Thailand outside a zoo? Never. Thailand needs less dogs and rats, and more wild animals. The alternative is Chinese-style soulless concrete megalithic cities stretching for miles in all directions. That's the way Thailand is headed, full steam ahead.

[Cuchulainn]

FAR too little, FAR too late.

[rickirs]

A long overdue law. But it has a couple of strange parts:

No pitting animals against each other without authorization and no feeding mammals to predators without a reason.

So if you have authorization or a reason it’s not a crime? Economic profit might be a good reason.

[Freed1948]

Awesome..... more laws to be totally ignored and an extra ability to generate bribes for police and judges.

They make new laws constantly when they don't even enforce the old ones properly.

The existing laws that are enforced can be counted on one hand.

Get the cops out of the stations/huts.

[Rooney860]

This is brilliant,can't have sex with animals, what about the guys who like buffaloes!!!!!!