BANGKOK, 26 September 2014 Animal rights advocates on Thursday petitioned the National Legislative Assembly to quickly push through a law for the prevention of animal cruelty.
The Thai Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (TSPCA) has asked the NLA, through NLA speaker Phonphet Wichitchonlachai, to push through the law after having accumulated numerous signatures of those in support of a law against animal cruelty and that which fosters animals’ well-being.
According to the TSPCA, it wanted the NLA to finally enact an existing draft of the bill on animal well-being and animal cruelty prevention. The animal well-being advocacy group has, together with other networks, been backing the bill for at least ten years. The TSPCA also noted that no political motives are associated with this bill, and the drive to have it enacted is fueled by members of the public who want Thailand to have a law against animal cruelty and one that ensures well-being of all types of animals.
