Thailand: Trip to hell stopped just in time for almost 2000 dogs

14 August 2011

On their way to slaughter in Vietnam the dogs having survived the transport ordeal were rescued from a gang of dog-traders.

Unfortunately they can't enjoy a happy-end yet because they remain threatened by overcrowding, lack of food, water and medical care.

So even though considerable efforts are being made to deal with the arrival of so many traumatized animals their chances remain bleak...

Source: Dogs saved from dinner tables, but still in danger
Author: EVANA

Link: Hundreds of dogs saved from becoming "exotic dishes"
Link: Smuggled Dogs Rescued From Slaughter By Thai Authorities (DISTURBING VIDEO)
Link: Special Report: The Dog Meat Mafia - Inside the seedy world of Southeast Asia's booming dog meat trade
Link: Thailand’s illicit dog meat industry
Link: The heart-breaking images of 1,000 dogs stuffed into cages to be sold as meat... (and list of dog-meat-nations)