National Animal Identification System hold one or more heads of livestock including horses, cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, deer and camels, though the NLIS will not confirm ownership of livestock. The system originates from a cattle-tracing system introduced in Australia in the 1960s to help fight bovine tuberculosis. The Australian system has over 11,000,000 phantom livestock in the system that do not exist. This system costs farmers money because of the increased handling time and lost margins when tags do not match in the system resulting in lower payments to farmers. New Zealand is planning a similar National Animal Identification and Tracing system. National Animal
Prevention of Animal Cruelty and Provision of Animal Welfare Act such as the Thai Animal Guardians Association, the Thai Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and the Soi Dog Foundation, led a global campaign resulting in pressure on the Thai government to take action. Kiatiyos Roger Lohanan (aka Roger Lohanan), founder of Thai Animal Guardians Association, lobbied against dog eating which initiated the drafting process in 1999. He continue to lobbie lawmakers A major breakthrough came in April 2012 when the Animal Activist Alliance of Thailand (AAA), collaborating with 30 other animal protection groups protested in front of the parliament. As a result, a parliamentary sub-committee was created