Topic: Bangkok

Thai temple offers Buddhist funerals for pets

Reuters Life! Online Report - 581 days ago
BANGKOK (Reuters Life!) - An orange-robed monk chanted as a teary-eyed, black-clad family prayed quietly in front of a crematorium. A normal Buddhist funeral service in Thailand except for one thing -- the deceased was canine.Bereaved pet lovers in Bangkok come to ...
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Removing Cats to Protect Birds Backfires on Island

American Scientist - 1117 days ago
BANGKOK, Thailand (Associated Press)?It seemed like a good idea at the time: Removing the cats from Macquarie "caused environmental devastation" that will cost authorities 24 million Australian dollars ($16.2 million) to remedy, Dana Bergstrom of the Australian Antarctic Division and her colleagues ...