Tongdaeng

"copper"; 7 November 1998 – 26 December 2015) was a female copper-colored mixed breed dog and one of the pets owned by King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand.

[1] King Bhumibol called her "a common dog who is uncommon", and in 2002 wrote an affectionate biography of her titled "The Story of Tongdaeng (เรื่อง ทองแดง)".

Thanakorn Siripaiboon, a 27-year-old factory worker,[5] was charged in 2015 with insulting the King through a "sarcastic" post about Tongdaeng on Facebook under the lèse majesté law in Thailand.

[6] His lawyer, Anon Nampa, informed the International New York Times that the charge "had not detailed the precise insult towards the animal".

[7] The Bangkok-based printer of the International New York Times removed the story from the 14 December 2015 print edition of the paper, just 12 days before Tongdaeng's death.