Fallen off the fence and I'm not getting back on

I was a bit on the fence in regard to the dog eating dispute. My attitude had been:  "Let them eat dog!" It's been done for centuries.  In western culture it was still very prevalent after World War 2. In Thailand it's a minority cultural habit that's hard to break. Someone compared it to the alcohol prohibition in the U.S. "Once they've had a taste and they liked it, it's hard to enforce a prohibition. Add to that the fact that it's done in all surrounding countries. Fact is many Asian countries consider the dog just another farm animal along chickens and pigs. What kept me sitting on the fence so long was the massive amount of soi dogs. Dog fights awaken me at all hours of the night. No one owns these nuisance dogs.  But it's part of Thai culture to feed stray dogs. Dogs tend to hang around were they know they are going to get fed. To solve the problem of dog population they would have to have a spay and neuter campaign of national proportions. I don't see that in the Thai budget anytime soon. The recent government crackdown has put some dog farmers out of business. Others have simply disappeared off the landscape. They are still there, just not visible.  They'll be around as long as there is money to be made across the border and no better income alternatives are offered. What made me fall off the fence was the cruelty and mistreatment used in the business. Video by MrSmithPNS