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Tired of garbage
Editor;
I have been in Thailand four times. It is a great country
in many ways. But the last couple of times I have been more and more
irritated because of all the garbage everywhere.
The last time I was there, I visited Bangkok, Cha Am and
Pattaya. In Pattaya I stayed at Cosybeach (Pratamnak Hill Rd, soi 5), just
100 meters from the beach, great.
But the littering on the beach and the surrounding blocks
is terrible. In fact, there is littering everywhere. I have read the posters
that you can see on trees, telling people not to litter. I think it also was
something about, doing it for the King. So, why is it so dirty?
I have talked to several people about this and they
agree.
It should be interesting to read an article about this in
the newspaper and hopefully the officials of Pattaya can come up whit a
plan.
This is not only a problem in Pattaya, but you have to
start somewhere.
Greetings,
Sven from Sweden
Thanks for the advice
Dear Editor;
Some 2 years ago I picked up from Pattaya Mail a story
about a snake that included a phone number (038 222 474), made a note - well
you never know! Last night my wife came home from work at 7 p.m. and ran
into the house saying there is a snake in the garden by the front door. Sure
enough, there was a big black (angry) one. She called the number - within 30
mins a rescue truck arrived and it took the man another 20 minutes to bag
it! My suggestion - make a note of the number. You never know!’
Nigel Cannon
Traffic gripes
Dear Sir,
I have 2 traffic gripes; I wonder why anyone in charge
can not act on them. First: about 10 weeks ago I noticed the pedestrian
traffic light crossing on Second Rd near Mike Shopping did not work. I tried
many times since. On the 1st Dec I phoned city hall, and a lady said she
would tell the relevant authority. 4 days later a sign is stuck on the push
button says OUT OF ORDER, but only on one side of the road? As of yesterday,
12 Dec, still same. An accident waiting to happen, as that area is so
dangerous to try and cross.
Second: on market day, corner of Pattaya Tai and Soi
Buakaow. Traffic in areas is chaotic. Baht buses are parked solid in front
of the market [there is several no standing signs there], and will not move
until they are full of passengers. Traffic backs up down to the wat in
Pattaya Tai. Today 13 Dec took me ages to get thru on a motorbike. A
policeman standing on corner was just blowing his whistle up in the air. I
asked him why he did not walk up, book them and make them move on. He just
thru his hands in the air and ignored me. One wonders.
TG
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Stray dog problem
Dear Editor,
I don’t know how Eric Bahrt thinks that his five word
solution to the stray dog problem, “Stop breeding and start neutering” will
have any effect on the problem. With estimates of 100,000 to 300,000 stray
dogs in the city of Bangkok, the problem is presently a self-perpetuating
one.
I admire the work of people and various organizations
that take stray dogs off the street and treat them, immunize them, neuter
them, and put them up for adoption. However, for every dog they save, there
are probably a couple dozen pairs of stray dogs out there copulating, and
after 60 days or so there will be blessed events with another 100 dogs out
on the street.
The only solution to the problem is to round them up,
keep them in holding kennels for a short time to allow people to claim or
adopt them, and then humanely euthanize them. This is what would be done in
any European or North American country - no doubt China as well. Sounds
cruel, but nothing else will solve the problem.
Any contribution to the problem by dog breeders is
probably minimal, and people that buy dogs from breeders contribute little
to the problem as well. If someone wishes to have a pure bred dog, who is
Mr. Bahrt or anyone to tell him/her to adopt a stray dog instead? It’s no
different than wanting a nice car or house. Some people might want to have
certain breeds of dogs because they are good with children; e.g., spaniels,
retrievers, or collies. Or, German shepherds or Alsatians to provide a bit
of protection in a country with a rising crime rate. Pure bred dogs command
a high price, up to 50,000 baht, and anyone paying that much for a dog is
not about to abandon it at any time.
R. L. Holt
Chiang Mai
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