FW: Dog Killing in Bangkok?

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Dog Rescue Center Samui

redshev

Monday, September 15, 2003 1:27 PM

Dog Killing in Bangkok?

 

 

 

Dear Animal Lovers

 

Normally, I never forward global e-mails but in this case I must make an

exception as Thailand is involved. In mid-October 2003, an APEC summit will be

held in Bangkok and the city fathers are intent on creating a good impression.

One of the measures involved in this cleaning up session is to 'deal' with the

1,500 stray dogs in three areas of the City. The cost of this is estimated to be

30 million baht and the local government has promised to sterilize and vaccinate

all the dogs before releasing them back on to the streets after the summit.

Check out:

 

www.soidogrescue.org

 

for further information.

 

I hope it is true that the dogs will be treated humanely before (if ever) their

release. However, I do not believe this will happen. On 10 September 2003, the

German newspaper 'Bild' was reported that the local officials in Bangkok were

going to kill all the dogs. In 'The Nation' on 13 September 2003, it was

reported that one of the proposed sites for the dog shelters at Sa Kaew is

facing opposition from the local residents who do not want it near them and, in

particular, near their water supply.

 

Below are some addresses we would like you to contact and ask for clarification

on this matter. Also, the address of the animal shelters would be helpful to

enable us to visit the dogs and make sure they are fit and well.

 

Please feel free to circulate this to your friends in the hope they too can

pressurise the Bangkok officials into treating the stray dogs humanely.

 

Tourism Authority of Thailand

1600 New Phetburi Road, Makkasan, Rajatevee, Bangkok 10310, Thailand

Tel: (662) 2250-5500

Fax: (662) 2250-5511 Email: center

Internet: www.tourismthailand.org

Tourist Service Centre: 1155

 

US Embassy

95 Wireless Road, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

Tel: [66] (0) (2) 205 4005

E-mail: acsbkk

Home Page: http://usa.or.th/embassy/acs.htm

 

British Embassy

1031 Wireless Road, Lumpini Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

Tel: [66] (0) (2) 305 8333

E-mail: Info.Bangkok

 

Botschaft des Königreichs Thailand, Lepsiusstraße 64/66, 12163 Berlin, Tel. 030

/ 79 48 10,

E-Mail: thaiber

Fax 030 / 791 22 29.

Thailändisches Fremdenverkehrsamt

Bethmannstr. 58

60311 Frankfurt/M.

GERMANY

 

We are having problems finding a contact address for HE Mrs Sudarat Keyuraphan,

Minister of Public Health. The nearest we can get as a contact e-mail address

is: eng-webmaster

 

With best wishes.

 

Brigitte

 

Dog Rescue Center Samui

Brigitte Gomm

112 / 35 Moo 6 Bophut

Samui 84320 Suratthani

Thailand

 

Phone: 0066 77 413 490

Mobile: 0066 1 893 94 43

 

E-mail: info

Website: www.samuidog.org

 

 

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Shevaun Gallwey MVB MRCVS

Founder & CEO

PhaNgan Animal Care

 

PO Box 70, Thong Sala, KohPhaNgan

Suratthani 84280, Thailand

 

Find out more about our work at:

www.pacthailand.org