{"id":2024,"date":"2025-07-04T13:15:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T13:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/8-year-old-boy-in-thailand-found-living-with-dogs-communicates-only-by-barking\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T13:15:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T13:15:24","slug":"8-year-old-boy-in-thailand-found-living-with-dogs-communicates-only-by-barking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/8-year-old-boy-in-thailand-found-living-with-dogs-communicates-only-by-barking\/","title":{"rendered":"8-year-old boy in Thailand found living with dogs, communicates only by barking"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Neglected boy left to live with dogs, could only bark<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>An eight-year-old boy in Uttaradit Province, Thailand, was found living in squalor among six dogs after years of neglect by his drug-addicted mother.<\/p>\n<p>The shocking discovery was reported by the Foundation for Children and Women, led by activist Paveena Hongsakul (name transliterated from Thai), following a tip-off from a school principal in Lap Lae District.<\/p>\n<p>The child, only known as &ldquo;A&rdquo;, reportedly never attended kindergarten.<\/p>\n<p>He only accompanied his mother to school once when he reached the age for Year 1.<\/p>\n<p>Although the mother collected 400 baht (S$15.70) in government education subsidies, she failed to enrol him in any formal schooling.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_630690\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><noscript><\/noscript>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-630690\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Khaosod<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Investigations revealed that the boy stayed in a dilapidated home within a notorious drug zone.<\/p>\n<p>He lived alongside his 46-year-old mother, a 23-year-old brother, and six dogs.<\/p>\n<p>According to school principal Sopon Siha-ampai (name transliterated from Thai), neighbours reported that the mother frequently begged at a local temple for food and money.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_630688\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-630688\" class=\"wp-image-630688 size-large lazyload\" alt=\"thailand boy barking\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boy-dogs2-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boy-dogs2-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boy-dogs2-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boy-dogs2-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boy-dogs2.jpeg 1706w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boy-dogs2-1024x576.jpeg\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-630688\" class=\"wp-image-630688 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boy-dogs2-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"thailand boy barking\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boy-dogs2-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boy-dogs2-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boy-dogs2-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boy-dogs2-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boy-dogs2.jpeg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/noscript>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-630688\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Khaosod<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Residents also stopped their children from playing with the boy, leaving him to socialise only with dogs, whose behaviour he eventually began mimicking. <\/p>\n<p>Thai news outlet Khaosod reported that he would bark to express himself.<\/p>\n<h3>Mother &amp; brother arrested for drug use, child placed in welfare home<\/h3>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>After learning of the case, Ms Paveena coordinated a joint rescue operation involving Lap Lae police, the Education Ministry, and the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_630689\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-630689\" class=\"wp-image-630689 size-large lazyload\" alt width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boy-dogs3-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boy-dogs3-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boy-dogs3-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boy-dogs3-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boy-dogs3.jpeg 1706w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boy-dogs3-1024x576.jpeg\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-630689\" class=\"wp-image-630689 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boy-dogs3-1024x576.jpeg\" alt width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boy-dogs3-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boy-dogs3-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boy-dogs3-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boy-dogs3-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boy-dogs3.jpeg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/noscript>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-630689\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Khaosod<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>On the morning of Monday (30 June), officials visited the home.<\/p>\n<p>Urine tests belonging to the mother and older brother returned positive for drug use, and both were charged with drug consumption.<\/p>\n<p>The child was immediately placed in the care of the Uttaradit Children&rsquo;s Home.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Paveena also contacted Dr Thir Phawangkhanant, Deputy Secretary-General of the Office of the Basic Education Commission, and Dr Trin Kandokmai, Director of the Happiness and Safety Management Centre, to ensure the boy receives continuous education.<\/p>\n<p>The Foundation will continue monitoring his case in together with the Education and Social Development Ministries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: 14-year-old boy in Thailand starves to death after family survived on tap water for 1 month<br><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"0Rz1NUDLg4\" readability=\"0\">\n<p>14-year-old boy in Thailand starves to death after family survived on tap water for 1 month<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i>Have news you must share? 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