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Thai customs and livestock officials now have trained dogs sniffing for pork that could be smuggled over the Laos border. This news comes after about 300 kilograms of pork were found at a dump near the moon river yesterday. Officials think a pork trader who hoarded too much pork might have dumped it there. They have deployed the dogs at a border checkpoint in Sirindhorn, a district of Ubon Ratchathani province. Thailand faces a pork shortage after pigs on several farms have been infected with African Swine Fever. The disease has spread across at least 13 provinces, and farmers have […]

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So, this sniffing dogs are looking for pork being smuggled from Laos to Thailand...

How nice of Thai police to stop pork from getting into Thai people's cooking pots!

Of course, the people of Thailand are just happy to pay more for pork just because the ever vigilant Thai police stopped these bad guys smugglers from bringing more pork to Thailand!

How cynical it is of Thai authorities to brag about making the life of their people even more miserable than it already is...

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1 minute ago, Dmitrii said:

So, this sniffing dogs are looking for pork being smuggled from Laos to Thailand...

How nice of Thai police to stop pork from getting into Thai people's cooking pots!

Of course, the people of Thailand are just happy to pay more for pork just because the ever vigilant Thai police stopped these bad guys smugglers from bringing more pork to Thailand!

How cynical it is of Thai authorities to brag about making the life of their people even more miserable than it already is...

Think thats a bit harsh. Genuine pork will be allowed over the border so long as its registered as such and meets hygiene standards.

I believe this is to prevent sub standard pork entering the country which is not fit for human consumption. 

 

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8 hours ago, Rookiescot said:

Think thats a bit harsh. Genuine pork will be allowed over the border so long as its registered as such and meets hygiene standards.

I believe this is to prevent sub standard pork entering the country which is not fit for human consumption. 

Registration or standards are a means of more $$$$ for the authorities

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The Thai police never used to bother about illegal piggygrunts but when people began smoking pork that put a complete new dimension to it.

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