The Thai Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animal has signed an agreement with the
National Scout Organization of Thailand for a new “Scouts Love Animals”
campaign.
Patcharapol Panrak
The Thai Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal has
recruited an army of youngsters to help prevent animal cruelty, signing
an agreement with the National Scout Organization of Thailand for a new
“Scouts Love Animals” campaign.
TSPCA Vice President Nutchtip Banjongsil and Sajan Santad, director of
scout training and personnel, signed the agreement with Suphakorn
Wongprant, secretary of NSOT, and others, Sept. 12 at the Kantary Bay
Hotel in Rayong, with members from both groups, along with students,
scouts and advisors looking on.
The agreement came after the TSPCA contacted the Ministry of Education
and Office of Basic Education Committee to bolster scouting rule No. 6:
“Scouts will be kind to all animals.” The agreement will allow for more
teaching on animal welfare in the scouting program.
There will be animal-care seminars by experts in theory and practice, as
well as speakers on animal-care education. Scouts will be able to adopt
knowledge into activities that lead to real-life practices.
The hope is that better education will lead to better awareness of
animal welfare, prevention of all forms of cruelty, and studies and
research.
Suphakorn said the NSOT will sponsor and promote a special content
course for each category of scouts, promote and sponsor setting of
Scouts’ Animal Welfare units as networking to prevent cruelty to
animals, sponsor and support Scouts’ Animal Welfare Club for personnel
of all units with qualifications to participate in the activities,
support and sponsor the scouts to progress.
