I guess anybody knows and at least visited one time Chatuchak Market, Bangkok's biggest flea market. One section of this market offers a lively trade in all kinds of animals, from domestic pets to exotic pets to endangered animals ripped out of their natural habitat. It's always sad and sickening to see these animals, wether it are too young "cute" baby pets like rabbits, hamsters or dogs, sometimes they are already dying in a corner of their cage, or the exotic pets that obviously don't beling at all in a cage.
Chatuchak market (surprise surprise) also seems to be a popular spot for buying endangered animals, which is illegal of course. Often these animals are then smuggled to other countries where people buy high prices for exotic and endangered animals. Besides being illegal, catched in the forest to the Chatuchak market, after that smuggled out of Thailand, it's cruel and many of these animals die of these hardships.
Here is an article of CNN of a person who was caught while trying to smuggle three suitcases full with exotic animals, that he had baught on Chatuchak market.
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/02/10/thailand.wildlife.smuggling/index.html?hpt=T2
What can be done against the cruel animal trade on markets like Chatuchak ?
Chatuchak market (surprise surprise) also seems to be a popular spot for buying endangered animals, which is illegal of course. Often these animals are then smuggled to other countries where people buy high prices for exotic and endangered animals. Besides being illegal, catched in the forest to the Chatuchak market, after that smuggled out of Thailand, it's cruel and many of these animals die of these hardships.
Here is an article of CNN of a person who was caught while trying to smuggle three suitcases full with exotic animals, that he had baught on Chatuchak market.
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/02/10/thailand.wildlife.smuggling/index.html?hpt=T2
What can be done against the cruel animal trade on markets like Chatuchak ?
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Hi Hermin,
ReplyDeleteI found your blog on the Brendan Brazier article. I am Carolyn... I was living in Thailand for over 2 years in a small village in Nakorn Ratchasima A. Khonburi T. Chaleang. I am a vegan!
I'm very happy to have found your blog. I love Thailand very much and I hope to go back soon to visit.
Carolyn
Hi Carolyn,
ReplyDeletethanks for the comment and next time when you are in Thailand please visit me here in the vegan cafe.
And i am not Thai but just a guy from Holland. ;-)
I never visited the weekend market for that reason. I don't like seeing animals being abused like that. Shame on the Thai government for not doing enough, especially since it is a Buddhist country. I did enjoy my visit there and I hope things will get better. Perhaps an online campaign could be initiated through Facebook or Twitter, or some other means.
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