Animal rights advocates rallied outside a house in Sattahip in Chon Buri yesterday afternoon belonging to a German who stabbed a two-year-old Golden Retriever to death last month after the dog attacked his Rottweiler. The man has sought Bt300,000 in compensation from owners of the retriever for being bitten by the dog he killed.
Police had summoned Alfred Gatt, 65, and the retriever's owners, Petty Officer First Class Kampol Nuansilpa and wife Wilawan, after the incident. They charged Gatt with causing others a loss of property. The case was heard at Pattaya Court, which is expected to deliver a ruling on Tuesday.
Gatt later sent a lawyer to sue the couple for Bt300,000 compensation for injuries - from dog bites to his arm and leg.
Yesterday, police guarded the area while Gatt and his wife stayed in the house. Some 20 people from a group led by Pavena Weeratham, 31 - "A Call for Animal Rights Thailand" - condemned Gatt for killing the retriever, called for him to go back to Germany and to get his mental health checked.
They protesters said it was unfair for Gatt to seek such a large sum of compensation after brutally killing the dog. Before the rally ended, they vowed that, if the case against Gatt did not progress, they would rally outside the German Embassy for justice for the slain dog and its owners. They also urged the Thai government to pass an animal protection law to punish animal abusers.
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