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Woman charged for dumping kittens
AThai woman has been charged with animal cruelty and fined B10,000 after abandoning 42 kittens by the side of a road in Mai Khao.
The kittens were discovered by staff from Soi Dog Foundation, which operates a sanctuary for stray dogs and cats in the district. Sadly, 12 of the kittens were found dead on arrival.
CCTV footage captured the incident which took place on Oct 6, 2023. In the video, ‘Ms.A’ can be seen removing the kittens from the cargo bed of her pickup truck before fleeing the scene.
The kittens had been crammed into small, uncovered cages and driven over 200 kilometres during a rainstorm. Veterinary checks confirmed that the surviving kittens were fatigued and dehydrated due to the distance travelled and exposure to adverse weather conditions.
During a subsequent investigation carried out by Soi Dog’s Social Change team, Ms A confessed that she had taken the kittens from a temple in Surat Thani before embarking on the journey to Mai Khao.
Soi Dog’s Social Change team visited the temple and owners for the kittens, and discovered that the kittens that she would be delivering had been under the care of them to their new homes. a local monk. He provides When questioned, Ms A daily support for temple cats claimed that she was unaware and dogs, working alongside her actions were against the local volunteers to spay/neuter law and that she felt sorry for and vaccinate them. He was the kittens and merely wanted deceived by the intentions of to help them.
Ms A, who claimed that she Sakdapol Thongjan, Soi had already found prospectivend Dog’s Social Change Manager, reiterated that every dog and cat can live happily in their own community if there are animal feeders in the area to support them. In the interest of animal welfare, they should also be spayed/ neutered and vaccinated to ensure that they are in good health and to protect everyone from the spread of disease, including rabies. Moving animals to a shelter does not provide a long-term solution for their care.
“We understand that Ms A wanted those kittens to have better lives, but she went the wrong way about it, and the act of dumping them is illegal. Furthermore, driving them for such a long distance is an action without any concern for their welfare,” Mr Sakdapol added.
Following the investigation, the Phuket Livestock Development Office filed charges against Ms A under the Cruelty Prevention and Welfare of Animal Act. She pleaded guilty and received a B10,000 fine along with a criminal record.
Established in Phuket in 2003, Soi Dog Foundation is Southeast Asia’s largest organisation helping stray animals. Its mission is to improve the welfare of dogs and cats in Asia, resulting in better lives for both the animal and human communities, to create a society without homeless animals and to ultimately end animal cruelty.
The Gill Dalley sanctuary in Phuket is home to over 1,800 animals. Soi Dog also has a treatment facility in Bangkok and responds to crisis situations throughout Thailand. The organisation is dedicated to implementing effective, sustainable solutions that reduce the suffering of dogs and cats in Asia, runs entirely on donations and works efficiently so all donations are used to help animals as effectively as possible.