In the winter, Phitsanulok locals like to eat “grilled field rats.” The prices of cooked rats then increase to 250 THB per kg. Popular rat dishes include fried field rats, curry field rat, and fried field rats with garlic. Residents believe that eating rats warms the body. Read more: pattayadailynews.com
Who would have thought? We’ve been hearing about the dog trade for weeks now. News of stray dogs being smuggled to neighboring countries. Today, we’re met with even more shocking news. It turns out that Thailand is among several Asian countries which have a taste for rat meat. We’re sure many of our readers are […]
Aranyaprathet border officers found Cambodian rat meat imported to Rongklear. A Cambodian worker confessed that 3-4 tons of rat meat is imported to Thailand every day. The meat has not bee checked by any government agencies. Villagers are scared of Leptospirosis infected rats. Sa Kaeo, January 17, 2012 [PDN]; Capt. Apinan Songkramchai and Pol.Lt.Col Benjapol […]
A remote west China city is rounding up stray cats and putting them to work catching rats that infest pasture lands. China’s official Xinhua news agency says around 150 strays, dubbed by the media as the “cat army,” were turned loose on the range lands outside the city of Bole in May to fight what […]
