webfact Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Police Investigating 5 Men for Eating Cat Meat in NE ThailandBy Khaosod EnglishPol.Lt.Col. Yongyuth Pinitkarn questioning the five men at Lahansai Police Station in Buriram, 1 July 2015.BURIRAM — Five men in Buriram province are being investigated for violating Thailand's animal welfare act after posting photos on social media of themselves preparing and eating cat meat.Police said an animal rights group, called Watch Dog Thailand (WDT), filed a complaint accusing the five men of violating the animal cruelty law, which was passed last year and is the first legislation of its kind in Thailand.The law does not explicitly ban eating cats, but does stipulate in vague terms that only animals which are “raised to be eaten” can be slaughtered for that purpose. Violating the law carries up to two years in prison.Pol.Lt.Col. Yongyuth Pinitkarn, an officer at Lahansai Police Station, said the five men seen in the photos were "invited" to the police station yesterday for questioning. Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1435821626 -- Khaosod English 2015-07-02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimay1 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 They should be sent to jail just for their culinary choice, cat meat is the worst meat you can eat, better chow on an old boot that partake in cat's meat dinner... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod reborn Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 (edited) The one at the top of the picture has the smile of a cheshire cat. I wonder if he ate some hair of the cat before he went down to the police station? Edited July 2, 2015 by zaphod reborn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimay1 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 They should be sent to jail just for their culinary choice, cat meat is the worst meat you can eat, better chow on an old boot that partake in cat's meat dinner... What does it taste like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneday Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 They have 24 hours to collect the evidence or let them go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee b Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Why? Is there not enough diffrent types of meat they could eat instead, or were they just showing off for some reason?? If so I am not impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheard Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Thai police have way too much time on their hands. Of course the stray cats were raised for eating, just as the stray dogs are. Such nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlBkk Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 stray domestic-bred animals were raised for eating were they? Just because they happened to be strays? I hope the above comment was sarcasm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmyp Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I love cats, I have 2 sleeping on my desk right now. But just as many said about the guys caught with the dog meat in other news: Meat is meat. Unless you're a vegetarian, I don't get how people can think it's ethical to eat certain animals and not other ones. Cuteness seems like a silly reason to select what we do or don't eat. The law stipulating that we should only eat animals that were raised to be eaten makes alot of sense, but of course it means that we could eat cats and dogs if we raised them to be eaten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwyn Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 "but does stipulate in vague terms that only animals which are “raised to be eaten” can be slaughtered for that purpose" A double-whammy for the fishermen then? Fish from the sea aren't raised for food are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshstiles Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 WHAT?!?!?!?!? Only 5!!! I think in Isaan the number is in excess of 500,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borzandy Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 In the countryside, Thais catch and eat rats, why not cats, as they don't need them any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wadan Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 So the rat i saw for sale in the Chiang Mai Sunday market.......Just wondering , who should be charged? the seller or the purchaser? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo1964 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Five men in Buriram province are being investigated for violating Thailand's animal welfare act after posting photos on social media of themselves preparing and eating cat meat. Perhaps they had nothing else to eat and the rats were all gone. It doesn't say they tortured the cat, just preparing, so skinning, gutting etc. Whilst it may not be every ones taste, they also eat bugs up there so I guess anything goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swissbie Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I've eaten cat meat, wild cats, given by friends on southern islands, very spicy, they told me afterwards.. I've eaten birds, tough I love birds. Friends want to roast my rabbit and, and.. What's the fuss about this story, diverting people from real matters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowsdawdle Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Only "raised to be eaten" eh? Looks like the fishing industry has more trouble than slavery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 They read some where that eating pussy was why a lot of people travel to SEA for and they wanted to find out what all the commotion was about..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowsdawdle Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I've been eating pussy for years...no complaints so far.... ....because they were "raised to be eaten." Anyway, the breath was the same, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowsdawdle Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 They read some where that eating pussy was why a lot of people travel to SEA for and they wanted to find out what all the commotion was about..... Did they pay the bar fine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapeThai Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 In Isaan eating cat and dog meat is nothing new.......why all the fuss ? As long as don't serve this to me all is ok...????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpkt8 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Though not confirmed if it's true but I heard from an elderly before; killing cats and eating their meat brings bad luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooked Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 In Isaan eating cat and dog meat is nothing new.......why all the fuss ? As long as don't serve this to me all is ok...????? The problem is that eating cats and dogs turns into a business and then peoples' pets start to disappear. Why the fuss? Same as when buffaloes and cows were disappearing overnight around here. I believe one guy was shot and buried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee4Life Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Have you seen the state of the chickens in this country? Most of the chickens I have seen look like they are survivors of a nuclear attack, and these guys are in trouble for violating animal cruelty laws? I don't get it...besides, most of the cats I have seen here look like you would be doing them a favor if you ate them. I like animals just fine, and am quite fond of my dog, but they are still just animals. ( * no animals were harmed during the making of this message) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullstop Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 The law does not explicitly ban eating cats, but does stipulate in vague terms that only animals which are “raised to be eaten” can be slaughtered for that purpose. So no more fish and frogs on the menu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maderaroja Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Do you suppose that, if I invite them, they will come to my moobaan and eradicate our cats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barin Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 They should be sent to jail just for their culinary choice, cat meat is the worst meat you can eat, better chow on an old boot that partake in cat's meat dinner... What does it taste like? It is disgusting! Not the cat meat itself but the fact that they eat it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MockingJay Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Is there a problem, officer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimay1 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Though not confirmed if it's true but I heard from an elderly before; killing cats and eating their meat brings bad luck. I just inquired about eating cats from the resident good/bad luck expert, the gf. She said it is very bad luck to eat a cat but doesn't know what type of bad luck it would cause. Same type of answer I get when I ask her in her forty eight years has she known anyone that has seen a ghost. "No but I know there are ghosts." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxe1200 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 They should be sent to jail just for their culinary choice, cat meat is the worst meat you can eat, better chow on an old boot that partake in cat's meat dinner... What does it taste like? Cat meat tastes like rabbit. If you prepare it with white wine and garlic, you would not be able to tell the difference. Here is a recipe: http://greekfood.about.com/od/maindishes/r/kouneli_aspri.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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