Showing posts with label dog. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dog. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

‘Drive-By Dog-Shooter’ Surrenders to Thai Police, Charged Under New Animal Welfare Act


“doggie” by Dominik Gubi is licensed under CC BY-NC-NC2.0

A man who allegedly shot and killed a soi dog now faces animal abuse charges under Thailand’s 2014 Animal Welfare Law, according to The Nation.

A video recording captured the “drive-by dog shooting” incident, which happened on January 13 near the Imperial Lat Phrao mall, and didn’t take long to go viral on social media.

The alleged shooter turned himself in to the Thai police, admitting that his car was the one seen in the video but claimed he did not kill the dog, reports The Nation.

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The suspect was charged with killing an animal without any reason under the 2014 Prevention of Animal Cruelty and Provision of Animal Welfare Act, recently enacted in November 2014.

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Friday, July 12, 2013

Cat Smuggling Trade In Thailand



Thailand's first ever arrest was made yesterday when a van driver was caught trying to smuggle 90 Thai cats across the border into Vietnam to sell to the meat trade.

The cats were crammed into six plastic cages.

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Chaninat and Leeds specializes in international criminal cases in Thailand

The driver has been arrested for animal cruelty and intent to illegally transport animals across Thailand's borders.

The Soi Dog Foundation have been working hard with immigration and quarantine officers at the Nakhon Phanom province with regards to dog smuggling, but it is thought this is the first known about incident of cat smuggling.

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Thailand’s Dog Smuggling Trade 
Wildlife Smuggling in Thailand: A Matter of Convenience 
Thailand’s Dog Meat and Skin Trade


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