Dogs saved from dinner tables, but still in danger

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Dogs saved from dinner tables, but still in danger
By NAKHON PHANOM
The Nation 2011-08-13

The lives of almost 2,000 dogs have been saved just in time, before they were to be transported to a neighbouring country to be cooked and eaten.

But although they have been saved from dog-trader gangs, no one can guarantee they will be safe and survive in their crowded cages while a shortage of food threatens their lives.

Some of the animals were reported dead or injured. The rest are at Nakhon Phanom Animal Quarantine Station.

They looked exhausted after they were moved from the small cages to be put in the station's only big cage. But that cage, which has a maximum capacity of 500 dogs, now has to house 1,800. They have inadequate food and water, as the station does not have the budget to feed such a huge crowd of dogs.

Nakhon Phanom Governor Rerngsak Mahawinijchaimontree said his team cooperated with animal-control staff and police to arrest the gangs on Thursday night.

He said they arrested Montree Thanklang, 45, a Nakhon Phanom resident, and Pan Hai, 30, a Vietnamese, while they were in a truck containing 600 dogs passing through the province's Na Thom district. Four other trucks containing 1,200 dogs were seized while they travelled through Si Songkhram district, where police arrested Noppadon Chaiwangrot, 40, a Sakon Nakhon resident.

Rerngsak said police were told that Noppadon had earlier released 600 other dogs into a forest.

"Police believe all the dogs would have been transferred to a ship waiting in Ban Phaeng district of Nakhon Phanom before going across the Mekong River to be sold in Vietnam, where lots of dogs are ordered to be cooked as famous exotic dishes."

He said police pressed charges against the suspect under the Animal Epidemic Act 1956 that prohibits relocating animals to zones at risk of epidemics without permission.

Previously, the province's authorities raided a place that housed dogs before they were traded in Na Wa district in June.

Reportedly dogs price can bring prices of Bt500-Bt1,000. Most dog traders have been reported from Tha Rae district in Sakon Nakhon. They travel to villages to barter goods, especially plastic buckets - each bucket costs only Bt50-Bt100.

The Animal Guardians Association has urged Rerngsak to seek better ways to help them.

To help the dogs in terms of donations, adoption or providing them shelter, people can contact the governor, the quarantine station or the association.

[Daft Ada]

Jeez

nearly 2,000 dogs that's an awful lot of Kee Maa!

[dundeemk6]

Why

[Daft Ada]

lassie's s been rescued!


http://news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16049504

[isanbirder]

Rescued... for what?  It will be impossible to find homes for 2000 dogs, so do they turn them out on the streets to augment the soi dog population?  Would they spay/neuter them first?  This is solving one problem by creating another.

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Rescued... for what?  It will be impossible to find homes for 2000 dogs, so do they turn them out on the streets to augment the soi dog population?  Would they spay/neuter them first?  This is solving one problem by creating another.

+1
Too many street dogs in Thailand.

[Krok Kinuh]

Why were they rescued? Is it forbidden to eat dogs, or are they gonna rescue cows and pigs next week when they are taken to the slaughter?

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Dog traders given bail by Isaan court
By Tawee Aphisakulchat
The Nation 2011-08-14

Police took legal action yesterday against a group of dog smugglers in Nakhon Phanom Provincial Court but the court deferred the case until two accomplices who fled arrest are caught.

Meanwhile, Nakhon Phanom Governor Rerngsak Mahawinijchaimontree has opened a bank account to receive donations, as more than 1,000 dogs seized from the traders are languishing at Nakhon Phanom Animal Quarantine Station because of a severe shortage of food. The dogs are said to be exhausted and in pain.

Police arrested three men in Nakhon Phanom, a border province in the Northeast, on Thursday night. They were Montree Phanklang, a local resident, Tran Van Hai, a Vietnamese citizen, and Noppadon Chaiwangrat, a man from Sakon Nakhon.

The court allowed the three to be temporarily released yesterday on bail.

Police said two other suspects who drove some of the seized trucks managed to escape arrest.

In the prosecution, police accuse the suspects of six offences. The charges include torturing animals, having no permit to transport the animals, having no permit to trade the animals, moving animals to a zone at risk of a rabies epidemic without informing the authorities, and failing to have dogs vaccinated.

Officers at the quarantine station have buried some dead dogs but more dead ones had been found.

Local residents visited the dogs to feed them.

Some people from Nakhon Ratchasima and Kalasin rushed to the station to search for missing dogs, as they believed their beloved pets were among those held there. They called their animals' names but could not find them.

There are approximately 1,200 dogs at the station, so food and medicine to treat them is urgently needed.

The bank account opened by the governor for donations for the dogs is a Bangkok Bank account, with the number 666 009-7947.

People who want to donate food can contact the quarantine station around the clock via
042 522-591.

[mxyzptlk]

Never eaten dog, but have eaten BBQ rat....see attachment of BBQ at friends house

[candy]

Dogs o.k.A  bit strong in taste but nice in Dtom Yam.

[isanbirder]

Why were they rescued? Is it forbidden to eat dogs, or are they gonna rescue cows and pigs next week when they are taken to the slaughter?

In most civilised countries it is forbidden to eat dogs, but it still goes on.  Better to kill them and eat them, rather than let them live and suffer.

[Krok Kinuh]

Why were they rescued? Is it forbidden to eat dogs, or are they gonna rescue cows and pigs next week when they are taken to the slaughter?

In most civilised countries it is forbidden to eat dogs, but it still goes on.  Better to kill them and eat them, rather than let them live and suffer.

Thyat's for sure, I see dogs around here thet would be way better of on a BBQ.

[Daft Ada]

Never eaten dog, but have eaten BBQ rat....see attachment of BBQ at friends house

They look tasty corn or rice fed?

 

[Vombatus]

As somebody else said, we are all omnivores.


It's a "Dog eat Dog" world !

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NAKHON PANOM

Money pours in for rescued dogs
The Nation 2011-08-17

The money donated to aid the dogs in Nakhon Phanom has reached almost Bt12 million, Nakhon Phanom Governor Rerngsak Mahawinijchaimontree said on Wednesday.

Ever since the Bangkok Bank account number 666-009-7947 was opened to enable kind-hearted people to donate money to save the dogs, funds have been pouring in. Contributions of dog food had also been forthcoming, with many welcomed, people calling Nakhon Phanom Animal Quarantine Station around the clock on (042) 522-591
Rerngsak said the Bt12 million should be sufficient to take care of the dogs, who will remain impounded animals as live evidence until the court rules on this criminal case. A committee led by the provincial governor himself would ensure that the spending of the donated money would be transparent as possible and focus on providing medical care to the dogs and get the dogs returned to their rightful owners.
Thai authorities rescued some 2,000 dogs before they were to be transported to a neighbouring country to be cooked and eaten and arrested three smugglers - Montree Phanklang, a Vietnamese citizen Tran Van Hai, and Noppadon Chaiwangrat - on Thursday night while they were travelling through Nakhon Phanom. Two hundred and fifty dogs were reported dead and the rest are now being kept at the quarantine Station.
While the three suspects were granted bail releases on Saturday, two more suspects - Anusorn Buppasiri, 37, and Weerawat Sawasdee, 22 - surrendered to police on Wednesday morning.