Hotline set up to assist privately owned wild animals

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 06, 2011
Hotline set up to assist privately owned wild animals

The Zoo and Wildlife Veterinary Society of Thailand has set up a hotline centre to help evacuate privately owned wild animals affected by the flooding at no charge.

 

SWVST’s Vet Nantarika Chansue said that the continued flooding in many provinces of the country have not just affected people but also their privatelyowned wild animals.
Evacuating these kinds of animals must be done correctly and under hygienic conditions, the doctor said, adding otherwise they could choke, suffer infections or die.
“Therefore, the SWVST has launched a hotline, 1362, which will operate around the clock, to provide an evacuation service for owners of these wild animals free of charge,” she said.