Out Of The Frying Pan…

The Bangkok Post reports here about the problems of what to do with the thousands of dogs recently confiscated from gangs in north-eastern Thailand. Destined for the cooking pots of Vietnam and beyond several truckloads of dogs have been saved by authorities in recent months. However, of the thousands of dogs taken from the smuggling gangs an estimated 700 have died since being saved. This is partly a consequence of the very poor condition they were already in when rescued but also due to the insufficient facilities and resources available to house, feed and treat them properly. The official shelters in the region are all full so the dogs now have to be transported further and the annual hot season with temperatures around 40 degrees Celsius isn’t helping.

Public donations are being sought but whether the dog meat trade smugglers are caught or not the prospects for the dogs are bleak.