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Equipped with a hidden video camera, the vest has sensors that
transmit live streaming videos when the dog barks, showing what
the dog sees via a mobile phone and computer application.
There are stray dogs on the streets of most Thai cities and the
developer thought smart vests could help both the dogs and the
community.
"It will make people feel that stray dogs can become
night-watches for the communities," said Pakornkrit Khantaprap,
28, who is on the creative team that came up with the idea at
the Cheil advertising agency, a subsidiary of South Korea's
Samsung Electronics.
Martin Turner, managing director of the Phuket-based Soi Dog
Foundation, which was formed over a decade ago to save stray
dogs and cats across Thailand, welcomed the initiative.
Turner says there are many cases of cruelty against animals in
Thailand, despite the introduction of the country's first Animal
Welfare Law in late 2014, which penalizes wrongdoers with a
maximum two years' imprisonment and a 40,000 baht ($1,205) fine.
The project began in March this year and took about five months
to materialize.
The developer says a lot more tests are needed before the vest
can be introduced into communities for trial runs.
(Reporting by Juarawee Kittisilpa; Writing by Panu Wongcha-um;
Editing by Susan Fenton)
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