Dog and Cat Meat and Fur Trades Thailand

The dog and cat meat trade in THAILAND (Asia):

Thailand passed its first animal welfare bill in 2014, which included a ban on the trade of dogs and cats for consumption.  (Bangkok Post, 2014, First animal welfare law passed)  Humane organizations say the law lacks specificity in its definition of what constitutes cruelty to animals.  The animal welfare bill covers domestic pets, therefore it does not mention anything about the treatment of stray dogs, many of which end up in the dog meat trade.  (Bangkok Post, 2014, First animal welfare law passed)

The majority of the live dogs in the dog meat trade in Vietnam come from Thailand, along with Laos, and Cambodia.  (Asia Canine Protection Alliance, 2020, Dogs are man’s best friend yet they are being cruelly killed for food)  The amount of live dogs going to Vietnam from Thailand has decreased in recent years.  (The Nation Thailand, 2018, Soi Dog Foundation welcomes plan to ban dog meat trade in Hanoi)

Thailand is considered a high-risk area for rabies from dogs.  (CDC, 2021, High-Risk Countries for Dog Rabies)

Soi Dog Foundation, based in Phuket, Thailand, is monitoring the situation in Thailand in an effort to prevent the reemergence of the dog meat trade in that country.  (Soi Dog Foundation, 2019, Ending the Dog Meat Trade)