ANIMAL SACRIFICE :
“KRU KAI KAEO”
August 2023
Watchdog Thailand Foundation has warned worshippers that intentionally use animals for sacrifice is a breach of the animal cruelty law 2014, which carries a heavy penalty! Using pets as sacrifices for ‘Kru Kai Kao’, a deity represented by a gargoyle-like sculpture at a shrine in Bangkok, will make people liable to prosecution WDT has warned!
The controversy kicked off last week after concerned citizens had alerted the Watchdog Thailand Foundation of posts on social media pages! The warning came on the back of growing concerns from pet lovers shocked by the news of worshippers after devotees had begun soliciting for puppies and kittens online to use as sacrificial tributes to the deity
It is said teacher ‘Kru Kai Kao’ was a great man with a pure mind so it is appropriate to use holy things such as sacrificial baby animals because of them being young, pure and innocent!
Some online advice on Facebook even said that one must sacrifice a puppy, kitten, bunny or baby chicken to effectively worship ‘Kru Kai Kao’. Advice by another devotee had stated You can source Puppies or kittens looking for homes easily from social media sites for free! The warning to WDT came on the back of growing concerns from pet lovers shocked by the news of worshippers after devotees had begun soliciting puppies and kittens online to use as sacrificial tributes to the deity and obtaining kittens & puppies, baby rabbits or chickens to kill them and sacrifice to the statue installed at the Ganesha shrine in Bangkok.
Translation of a Social media post: “How you can sacrifice the young animal”
Before the sacrifice, I will take ‘room cleaning solution’ and mix it with fresh milk, then pour it into their mouth. In a while the symptoms appear, I'll bury it in the ground immediately because the ancients said “Do not sacrifice Teacher ‘Kai Kao’ with soulless things "I've been using this method for 17 years he stated! This photo I took four months ago shows how to find kittens or puppies by following social media groups for dogs and cats looking for new homes!
Rattanasuk, a 42-year-old devotee of ‘Kru Kai Kao’ clarified that such advice was misguided. He stressed that in order to worship Kru Kai Kao, it was not necessary to involve animals. Performing rites with animals is already a bad deed. How can you receive blessings through it?,” he explained !
The History - Kru Kai Kaeo
This huge 4m-tall mythical statue named Kru Kai Kaeo, which has a menacing appearance resembling a winged Victorian gargoyle half-human, half-mythical bird, with bat-like wings, red fingernails and white fangs is claimed to have originated in Cambodia and rumoured to be a teacher of a former Khmer empire king, Jayavarman VII, the builder of Bayon Temple, who was the first devotional Buddhist king.
However, there is no mention of “Kru Kai Kaeo” in the historical records
The statue is seen by superstitious worshippers as a “god of wealth” figure and has become a new trend of worship!
After the installation many people began to worship this grotesque statue in Thailand as it is believed to offer wealth and they would ask for winning lottery numbers, a popular superstitious practice in Thai society.
Special Professor Thongtong Chandransu, an expert on history, religion and culture, mentioned that the claim that Kru Kai Kaeo was a teacher of King Jayavarman VII does not contain any valid evidence. While this belief is not illegal, it reflects a certain level of psychological insecurity within Thai society!
Although it is not against the law to worship a statue, the animal sacrifice craze shows how insecure many Thai people have become in their desperate search for spiritual support, the scholar stated!
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Asian Countries DO NOT have strong animal protection laws!
Thailand introduced their first law in 2014 but existing but penalties are too lenient!
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