Bangkok
Woman charged after abandoning cats at Wat Pho

A Bangkok woman has been fined after she tossed five bags, each containing a cat, over a wall and into Wat Pho on Sunday evening. Maybe she thought she was doing a good deed by dumping the cats off at the Bangkok temple, but she was dressed like a common thief working at night. Videos show her dressed in all black with a black ski mask, according to Nation Thailand.
The woman tossed the cats at various spots along the temple’s wall, got in a pickup truck and drove off. Police tracked the truck’s license plate which was shown in the video and the woman admitted to police that she dumped the cats because she is allergic to them.
The Nation did not report the woman’s name, but did say that abandoning the cats violates the Cruelty Prevention and Welfare Animal Act.
Good news is Wat Pho, the temple known for the giant reclining Buddha, is taking care of the five cats, but they’ve said they’d rather not take in any more animals. They’ve asked the public, instead of dumping unwanted animals, take them to a shelter.
Thailand now has severe penalties for animal cruelty.
SOURCE: Nation Thailand
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dan jazernick
Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 5:13 pm
Thailand now has severe penalties for animal cruelty.
BRAVO THAILAND
Kelvin Bamfield
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at 5:37 pm
she masked up and dressed the part and THEN she drove of in her pickup?