Ten Dogs Poisoned At Cemetery In Suspected Deliberate Kill
About ten stray dogs were found dead from suspected poisoning and gunshots at a cemetery in Chachoengsao Province, with a caregiver who regularly fed them pleading for the culprit to report the problem to authorities instead.
A dog caregiver's heartbreak: approximately ten stray dogs living at a cemetery in Chachoengsao Province have been found dead, allegedly poisoned by an unknown person. The woman who regularly feeds the dogs pleads with the culprit to stop, urging them to contact authorities instead.
On July 1, 2025, at 6:30 p.m., news arrived of multiple dogs killed by poison and gunshot within a cemetery in Moo 3, Samnuak Bok Subdistrict, Muang District, Chachoengsao Province. Reporters traveled to investigate.
Upon arrival at the cemetery grounds, multiple Thai-breed dog carcasses were found scattered throughout the area. Some had begun to bloat, others were decomposing and emitting foul odors across the entire site. Investigation confirmed ten dogs had died in total, shocking all who discovered them.
Interviewed at the scene, 50-year-old Wanwadee, who regularly brought food to feed the cemetery dogs, tearfully explained that she had been bringing rice and meals to the dogs daily because she observed they had no owners. Some had been abandoned there, others had lived in the area for years. Moved by compassion, she cared for them as best she could.
Wanwadee revealed that recently, the dogs that used to run to eat had begun disappearing one by one. She subsequently found some dead scattered throughout the cemetery, one or two per day, until discovering a large number of bodies altogether. She suspects someone maliciously placed poison or used firearms to shoot them, evidenced by wound marks on their bodies and what appeared to be bite marks or gnaw wounds on their legs.
"It breaks my heart. The dogs just lived their lives and didn't harm anyone," Wanwadee said through tears. "I want to beg whoever did this to stop. If you don't like them, report it to authorities to handle it properly. Don't resort to poisoning or shooting them to death, because they have lives just like us."
Local dog caregivers and residents are calling on relevant authorities to investigate the facts, find solutions to help, and address the stray dog problem appropriately to prevent similar tragic incidents. They urge the perpetrators that if dogs cause trouble, officials should be notified rather than resorting to violence, as these animals are innocent and do not deserve to be killed so brutally.
