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Ministry backs down on pet bill (on Thursday (the bill on animal torture…
Ministry backs down on pet bill
Ministry backs down on pet bill
has
withdrawn a bill on animal
torture
welfare for further review following heavy criticism.
on Thursday
The move came after Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s comment
the bill on animal torture prevention and animal welfare
the bill on animal torture prevention and animal welfare
chaired by him approved it on the previous day.
Under the bill
owners must pay up to 450 baht
for each pet
or face a jail term up to two years or a fine of 25,000 baht.
Local administrations
must require owners to register their pets.
They may charge fees
not more than the rates set by a ministerial order
100 baht for a pet ID booklet
50 baht for a registration form
300 baht for a chip.
Soravit Taneeto
director general of the Livestock Department
said
the Agriculture Minister Grisada Boonrach agreed to withdraw the bill it had proposed to the cabinet.
“We will review it with the Council of State and related agencies based on the principle of not adding to people’s burdendr before resending it the cabinet. We will also hold public hearings before proceeding,”
Supporters of the bill say
it can help mitigate the problem of abandoned animals. Opponents say the fees are too high, especially for those keeping several pets. Some claim even more pets will be abandoned because people cannot afford to registerthem.