More than a dozen living dogs and cats found in Thailand, dumped in tied sacks on the back of a truck
The animals were taken to a temporary shelter, with another foundation volunteering to take them under its care
By Stutthiwit Chayutworakan
Twelve live dogs and two cats were found stuffed in fertiliser sacks on the back of a parked pickup truck in southern Thailand’s Muang district.
Police and rescuers were called to the entrance of Klang Muang housing estate in tambon Dan Samrong.
There they found 10 sacks left in the back of a pickup parked near a wastewater treatment pond, said Pol Lt Col Uthit Sudjai, investigation chief at Samrong Nua police station.
The sacks were tightly tied shut, with the cries of dogs and cats coming intermittently from them. When they were opened rescuer found 12 poodles and two cats inside the sacks. The animals were exhausted and weak.
Onlookers quickly brought water, milk and food for the rescued animals.
Pathipan Thaiyakorn, 22, who found the animals, said he went to see a friend at the housing estate and parked his car near the parked truck. He heard animal noises at the time but assumed they were coming from an area behind the wastewater facility. He paid it no attention and went to visit his friend.
