Two brothers in Chiang Rai have been given a suspended jail term and fined Bt8,000 each for killing their own dog and posted its picture on Facebook.
In a case that was enforced under the new animal welfare law, the two brothers were sentenced on January 13 in Maesauy, Chiang Rai after an image of a man skinning a dead dog was posted on Facebook.
Police were alerted to the posting by Soi Dog’s full time investigation unit, Watchdog Thailand. Investigations led to a famous bike shop in the area, run by Veerachai Wongsa, the former owner of the dog.