A study of Bangkok populations’ attitudes towards stray dog population control

Thailand has been facing stray dog problems for a long time. The Post Today(2015), commenting on a survey of the stray dog population in Thailand by theDepartment of Livestock Development in 2014 said there were more than 700,000 straydogs in the country, Bangkok alone has more than 100,000 stray dogs. The risingnumber of stray dogs has increased the concerns for human hygiene and public health.Moreover, it causes a bad environment for tourists as stray dogs begging for food onthe streets pose a nuisance for foreigners.The government is trying to tackle this problem as they came up with manypolicies, such as animal shelters, educational programs, and dog registration. But theproblem seems to remain unsolved because the real cause of the problem comes fromthe pet owners failing to take care of their dogs and abandon them without being spayedor neutered.Hence, to educate people about the policy, it is crucial to understand people’s attitudestoward stray dog population control in order to communicate in an effective way andalso acknowledge people about the policy and law to enforce the right action on thisproblem.

泰国长期以来一直面临流浪犬问题。《今日邮报》（The Post Today）2015年针对泰国牲畜发展部（Department of Livestock Development）2014年开展的泰国流浪犬种群调查发表评论称，该国流浪犬总数超过70万只，仅曼谷一地就有超过10万只。流浪犬数量的持续攀升，引发了社会对人类卫生与公共健康的广泛担忧。此外，街头流浪犬沿街乞讨食物的行为会对外国游客造成困扰，损害当地旅游环境。泰国政府已推出多项政策以解决该问题，包括设立动物收容所、开展宣传教育项目以及实施犬只登记制度，但该问题仍未得到妥善解决，其根源在于部分宠物主人未尽照料犬只的责任，且未对犬只进行绝育便将其遗弃。因此，为向民众普及相关政策，了解民众对流浪犬种群管控的态度至关重要，这既有助于开展高效的沟通工作，也能向民众宣传相关政策与法规，推动针对该问题的合理行动落地。