Wanderlust wrote:
Maybe you two missed that post and richard (the originator of the other thread) agreeing with him, but that is what i was warning about, and I hope that will be the end of that now.
I missed it too, and have spent the last 30 minutes trying to figure out what the hell it all means. I should have worked backwards but did not. It is not so obvious from the sargeant post that he is thread cross referencing.
Now I know, I agree with WL and we are talking about two separate issues here with the only two things in common are dogs and humans in Thailand.
A final word, along with my sympathies for anybody who suffers an attack by any creature from human to mosquito, is that while animals and humans share this planet these attacks will continue. The most likely species to attack without apparent reason is a human.
Poisoning (or even stuffing them full of fish, sorry Gooze) is unacceptable. Only a human could come up with such a sick and cowardly method of assassination. Anybody who has any evidence of anybody doing this whether they be Thai, farang or Mohican, should report the evidence to the MIB (even though they seem to do nothing), and all the neighbors.
Buddhism teachings and human practices in Buddhist dominated areas have an impassable chasm between them so I think no benefit in discussing that area or going into the debate about whether or not dogs are eaten in Thailand.
Feral dogs, which we must remember are man created, will fill a void in the environment. The numbers per Sq KM are directly affected by the attitude of the people in that area and the amount of available food. So killing individuals or even packs will have no long term effect. I support neutering but accept that it is experimental and may well produce a canine class of misfits.
In Thailand there is, and always has been, an abundance of food. Also there is a general non aggressive acceptance to even the most revolting creatures of both species.
More dogs leads to more problems. Poisoning by the sick of mind, road traffic accidents caused by tossers who can not drive and disinterested owners and onlookers, attacks on motorbikes and spread of disease is bound to be greater in an area such as this.
Although, I think this is a worthwhile discussion and has been conducted in a civilized manner, I don't see anything that has been said that goes anyway to solving anything.
While houses are being built closer and closer together, providing more food and shelter for feral animals the problems associated will increase.
At the source end of the problem, which still goes on unabated today in Thailand, I think the government should look at policies around the world with a view of doing something about the control of the more aggressive breeds which will, for sure, end up in the feral population.
