The Alliance for the Protection of Asian Dogs was established

Animal protection organizations have just established the Asian Dog Protection Alliance (ACPA), to end trafficking in cross-border dogs, which are threatening human health across Asia.

The ACPA will focus on hotspots in the worldwide dog trading market, especially dog ​​supplies from Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos into Vietnam. According to conservation experts, dog meat products have evolved from a small household business, into a multi-million dollar industry for dog smugglers.

Dog trafficking is also directly related to outbreaks of diseases such as helminths, cholera, and rabies. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that dog trafficking is an agent of rabies outbreaks in Indonesia and cholera in Vietnam.

Mr. Tuan Bendixsen, Chief Representative of the Asian Animal Organization in Vietnam said that the dog meat trade has promoted the transport of a large number of illegal dogs with unknown disease status, and uncontrolled vaccination. .

Dog trafficking can be the cause of human diseases.(Artwork: male-femaledognames.com)

Lola Webber, the head of the Change for Animals Foundation program, said: 'If old, because people were hungry, they must eat dog meat, now dog meat is becoming more and more a dish. high-profile, and many people eat dog meat because of their medicinal properties. "

However, Webber said that the fact that any place in Asia where dog meat trafficking takes place, whether illegal or unregulated, poses a threat to human health and health. breaking animal rights.

According to Kelly O'Meara, director of the Humane Society International's Animal Accompanying Commitment Program, surveys across Asia show all stages of the dog trade. extremely brutal, from supplying, transporting, distributing, to slaughtering.

"Usually, the dog trade is said to be a way to control wild dogs, or lost dogs, but this is not true," Kelly said.

"By providing humanitarian and sustainable solutions to the management of the number of dogs, combined with supporting the full implementation of existing laws and supporting responsible owners, we may end dog trafficking , " said John Dalley, Vice President of Soi Dog (Soi Dog Foundation).

The ACPA Alliance consists of the Change for Animals Foundation, Humane Society International, Animals Asia, and organizes Soi Dog-Thai. Lan (Soi Dog Foundation). ACPA operates regionally and globally.

Recently, the incident of two dog thieves who were arrested by thousands of people in Yen Thanh and Nghe An districts caused a stir with many mixed opinions. Some people say this action is too cruel (one of the two youths died after being arrested), others support the locals and think that the laws that apply to dog theft are too light, no deterrent.