Dog thief lynched

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, June 2005:

 

 

Dog thief lynched

 

In Thailand, where the Buddhist majority have long been at

odds with dog-eating Vietnamese refugees of ethnic Chinese descent,

who arrived during the 1970s, unidentified employees of the Wat Don

Chan temple at Chiang Mai are suspected of stealing, killing, and

eating at least six dogs who have been looked after since late 2004

by Lanna Dog Rescue.

" We found three of [the dogs] dead around a fire, along with

paws and organs stuck on sticks and left over the ashes. These dogs

were clearly killed to be eaten, " Lanna Dog Rescue volunteer Karin

Hawelka told Cindy Tilney, who reported about the incidents for the

Bangkok Nation.

" We also found the head and skin of one of the dogs buried

beneath the earth, " Hawelka added.

Cambodians fed up with similar incidents on May 5 simply

lynched notorious local dog thief Bun Rin, 35.

Around Prey Kabbas in the southern Takeo district, Bun Rin

" stole chickens, pigs, and dogs, dogs in particular, day and

night. His neighbours lost patience and a mob beat him to death, "

police chief Chum Chhoeun told Deutsche Presse-Agentur.

" Before this happened, we arrested him at least 10 times and

educated him not to do like this, " Chum Chhoeun said, " but the

charges were too small to hold him, " as Cambodia has no humane law,

" and as soon as he was out, he would start again. Even after he

split from his wife, who sells dog meat, he continued and just sold

the dogs to others.

" Even his parents were tired of him, " Chum Chhoeun added.

" He stole dogs not to be rich, but for money to buy drink and to

feed lady friends. "

Chum Chhoeun did not expect to arrest any of the mob who killed Bun

Rin. He said there were too many participants for the police to

identify any. --Merritt Clifton

 

 

 

 

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