Soi Dog pursue successful case of pet abandonment against Phuket expat

[Orton Rd 15,966]

3 hours ago, johng said:

Queuing up to get in, anything for a free feed from dozy do gooders

[Crusader 416]

Seems like another case of, "don't do what I do, do what I say".  Never heard of any Thais being prosecuted for doing the same, but then they just dump their dogs anywhere.

[PatOngo 41,014]

9 hours ago, Jack Mountain said:

There goes my respect for John Dalley MBE, President of Soi Dog Foundation International.   Snitchboy ...

 

When he learns the word "CULL" I may reassess his standing!

[hotchilli 15,278]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

As well as being a cruel and despicable act, abandoning a dog is also illegal in Thailand.

As so many other things are and over-looked in Thailand.

[digger70 2,128]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

As well as being a cruel and despicable act, abandoning a dog is also illegal in Thailand.

Now this is the laugh of the century, Thousands of Dogs are abandoned by Thais every day . That Are the Soi Dogs.

This doesn't make this  Expat look good .

Good job that he gets in trouble for this . 

 But the Thais They get a dog for a couple Months and  they Kick it out, No Food ,full of Ticks, Fleas, Mange,Worms . They should come down Hard on them too, But No they are thai. Lets get the Farang. 

[connda 17,123]

11 hours ago, webfact said:

As well as being a cruel and despicable act, abandoning a dog is also illegal in Thailand. Thachatchai police later tracked down ‘Mr.R’, an Irishman who has lived in Phuket for a number of years, and filed charges against him under The Cruelty Prevention and Welfare of Animal Act.

 

Thai routinely dump animals at Buddhist temples or just dump them on the street.
In the entire time I've lived here I have never once heard of a Thai being prosecuted under the The Cruelty Prevention and Welfare of Animal Act for dumping animals.  Virtually every Thai Buddhist temple in Thailand is a testament to dumped animals - and yet!  But target the dirty, "cruel", bad farang for something Thais do routinely.  Thai get cute puppies, then when the puppy isn't cute anymore - they get dumped. 

Soi Dog Foundation. Great job.  How many Thais have you gone after?  Let us know your record for prosecuting Thais for dumping animals.  Until then:  You're off my list of charities. 

The guy is an ass for dumping his animal .  But this isn't a one-off event in Thailand.  Prosecuting someone is.  He took his dog to where it could receive care.  If he was really cruel he could have dumped it on the road.  My guess is he believed it would get care at Soi Dog Foundation.  I laud him for dropping the pet where it could get help instead of a hundred worse places.  If they start prosecuting people for dropping their pets off then future pet will be abandoned where they can't be helped.  Take the dog in and find it a home.  But no.  Gotta much sure the "bad farang" gets a criminal record. That was stupid.

Edited October 22 by connda

[Scott Tracy 605]

11 hours ago, colinneil said:

That is a laughable comment, dogs are abandoned here almost daily, nothing is ever done to the owners, except of course if they expats.

 

That's because dogs are not owned here. They appear to stay and the householders feed them out of the goodness of their hearts. As they are not owned, or family pets, they cannot be abandoned. They just leave of their own accord.

[connda 17,123]

10 minutes ago, Scott Tracy said:

 

That's because dogs are not owned here. They appear to stay and the householders feed them out of the goodness of their hearts. As they are not owned, or family pets, they cannot be abandoned. They just leave of their own accord.

Wow.  Talk about being an apologist for Thais who "feed them out of the goodness of their hearts" until they get tired of doing so.  "Thai who care for dogs aren't owners!"

Really. 

[connda 17,123]

Thais raise roosters in every village and khet in Thailand for use in cock-fights throughout this entire country.  So tell me folks.  If the authorities are such bleeding heart animal lovers suddenly, then why not crack down cock-fights under the Animal Cruelty Act?  In my humble opinion animal fighting is just ugly, brutal forms of abject cruelty.  How many articles have we read on TV about how authorities filing criminal charges against Thais for putting fighting chickens in harms way?  About as often as we read articles about Thais being criminally charged for animal abandonment.  I'm sure that's different, right. 
I have a word for it: hypocrisy.

One last comment for SDF.  You guys could have done so much better!  Really!  This could have been resolved without filing criminal charges.  The owner could have been asked to support the animal until a home was found for it.   Or community service  helping with animals in lieu of criminal charges could have been arranged.  I see this done all the time here in Thailand where aggrieved party's work with the police and the accused to find solutions that don't involve saddling a Thai citizen with a criminal record.  What happened in this case? One set of rules to allow Thais to save face and keep from having a criminal record, another set of rules for the "ugly" foreigners where they go full Machiavellian on the accused in order to "make an example."  He was a farang so throw him against the wall?  How often are Thais paraded around in front of the public in order to "make and example" of them?  Pretty much never.  This whole situation stinks. 
I take care of close to 20 animals myself.  My own pets (many of whom we have taken in off the streets) and I provide direct support for the care of quite a few temple dogs.  Funds out of my own pocket and care out of my own heart.  I don't get any accolades, or pats on the back, or awards.  I do it out of compassion.  And if someone drops off an animal on our doorstep - we care for it.   We don't go looking to throw people into the criminal justice system. 

Edited October 22 by connda

[SiSePuede419 1,683]

 Phuket Ex pat got more than he bargained for when he took the decision to abandon his pet dog ‘Jonney Cash’ in a heavy storm on the road outside Soi Dog Foundation’s shelter. 

 

This person is soooooooooo dumb, they can't even spell "Johnny Cash" correctly.

[Postmaster 217]

Call time on stray dogs now.  They are a dirty menace. Thailand is backward on this issue. Children getting bitten daily by soi dogs  ! <deleted> and <deleted> all over the place in parks and recreation areas.

[ChipButty 14,182]

The way I see it, if it wasn't for farangs there would be an even bigger problem with stray dogs, common knowledge that Thai's dump their dogs down at the temple one near me has packs of dogs roaming around.

[ChipButty 14,182]

5 hours ago, Postmaster said:

Call time on stray dogs now.  They are a dirty menace. Thailand is backward on this issue. Children getting bitten daily by soi dogs  ! <deleted> and <deleted> all over the place in parks and recreation areas.

Our local orbortor now bans people from taking their dogs down the beach, but does <deleted> all about all rabid wild dogs running around down the beach

[hilfinad 30]

Am i missing something? Is this article about the Soi Dog Foundation and/or it's founder? Thought it was about a <deleted>ty Irishman  who threw his dog away like garbage in front of the Soi Dog Foundation. Didn't bother to knock on the door probably afraid it would cost money! That would be a beer less! What an <deleted>! 

[Bundooman 2,198]

Soi Dog foundation.

Another self-righteous, self-indulgent group of persons making a living out of mutt misery, instead of addressing the root cause of a problem.

When was the last time, (or hundreds of thousands of times) when this money seeking organisation pushed for a Thai prosecution?

Foreigners only, and I don't condone what the mick did.

The answer is clear.

Eradicate the verminous and often dangerous dogs from every soi and every village in the country.

Put compulsive dog licensing by owners into law. Big financial penalties for not doing so.

Post-Covid employment for many canine Inspectors to enforce the law.

Or just shoot the degusting creatures and grind them into cat food.