Thai celebrity to advocate bear protection in Vietnam
The Ambassador for the World Animal Protection (WAP), Thai singer and actor Tono Pakin Kumwilaisuk is set to come to Vietnam to attend a bear protection exhibition in Hanoi on June 30.
Ambassador for the World Animal Protection, Thai singer and actor Tono Pakin Kumwilaisuk, (Source: pinterest.co.uk)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ambassador for the World Animal Protection (WAP), Thaisinger and actor Tono Pakin Kumwilaisuk is set to come to Vietnam to attend a bearprotection exhibition in Hanoi on June 30.
The exhibition will be organised by theEducation for Nature-Vietnam (ENV), announced Bui Thi Ha, ENV deputy director,on June 27.
Tono, who is best known for being among theeight finalists that competed in The Star, season 6, a singing contestbroadcast live on Thai television. The 1986 born star has also been honouredwith a range of awards, such as the 26th TV Gold Awards as Best Leading Actor(2012) and the OK Awards (2015).
In 2013, Tono became a WAP Ambassador and hasbeen involved in various activities and projects run by the internationalorganisation to improve animal welfare in Thailand. Tono regularly uses socialnetworking sites, with more than 2.2 million followers, to disseminate messageson animal protection.
In Vietnam, he will accompany the bearprotection activities organised by the WAP and ENV - Vietnam’s firstnon-governmental organisation focused on the conservation of nature and theprotection of the environment.
In addition to participating in the bearprotection exhibition on June 30, the artist will also visit several bear farmsin Hanoi’s Phuc Tho district, as well as holding a talk with Hai Phong city’sForest Protection Department on efforts to end bear farming in Vietnam.
According to Ha, the number of bears incaptivity in Vietnam has decreased dramatically from more than 4,300 in 2005 to851 as of April 2018. To date, 22 localities have eliminated bearcaptivity.-VNA
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Ambassador for the World Animal Protection, Thai singer and actor Tono Pakin Kumwilaisuk, (Source: pinterest.co.uk) 
