When my family first arrived in the dirty city of Bangkok, one of the first things my little sister asked me was: "Why is there- Are there so many dogs everywhere? As a dog lover, she was extremely disappointed to learn that not only were these dogs no one's pets, but she also couldn't pet them unless she wanted to get some weird fungus or illness during the first days of their vacation. . As I explained to them that the reason all the dogs were present was that Thailand is mainly Buddhist and it is not their style to kill these dogs, they still had difficulty accepting this fact given to how miserable many of them look. I didn't really want to get into the deeper reasons at the time, mainly because they didn't know anything about Buddhism and had so many other questions about the wild city of Bangkok, so I I just left the explanation at a "I know, it's really sad." What I didn't explain to them further was that the main reason these dogs were allowed was because it goes against the first precept of harming them, as well as the basic idea of ​​karma Although Buddhism saves and protects many animals, it is also the reason why millions of animals suffer in Thailand and cause many. ecological issues. When one begins to learn about Buddhism, one learns that the most fundamental guideline for living a meaningful life is following the 5 precepts. Fortunately, you do not need to delve too deeply into these. precepts before coming across the first precept of ahimsa, which is the prohibition of causing harm and/or death to any living being..