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🌍🐾Soi Dog Foundation at the World Urban Forum🌍🐾

From November 4th to 8th, 2024, Soi Dog Foundation had the honour of attending the 12th World Urban Forum in Cairo, Egypt, hosted by the United Nations. This year’s theme, “Local Actions for Sustainable Cities and Communities,” was the perfect platform to showcase how Soi Dog’s CNVR (Catch, Neuter, Vaccinate, Return) programme helps improve communities by managing dog and cat populations in a humane way.🐕💉

Alongside the International Companion Animal Management Coalition (ICAM), Soi Dog presented “Paws for Progress – Dog Population Management for Safe and Healthy Cities.” 🤝 Dr. Tuntikorn Rungpatana (Dr. Oob), Soi Dog’s CNVR Director, took the stage as a speaker, representing both Soi Dog and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA). He was joined by a global panel of experts, including representatives from Cape Town and Ilfov County, Romania, all of whom have endorsed the “Positive Cities” Pledge, recognising their commitment to humane dog and cat population management.

We shared the incredible success of our CNVR programme in Greater Bangkok, demonstrating how effective free-roaming dog population management benefits both people and animals. We also presented insights from our Impact Assessment survey, which highlighted residents’ support for CNVR initiatives, and discussed our achievements in controlling and surveying rabies. By combining spaying/neutering and vaccination, we’ve shown how these strategies save lives and contribute to creating safer, healthier communities.🐾

A special thank you to the Deputy Governor of Bangkok, Dr. Tavida Kamolvej, and to the BMA, for their ongoing collaboration and unwavering support throughout the years. They have been instrumental in making Bangkok one of the first cities to endorse the “Positive Cities” Pledge. Dog population management is recognised as a government responsibility, and we are proud to act as a supportive partner in this mission.

Soi Dog has been proud to work as a dedicated partner with the BMA, focusing on delivering CNVR mobile clinic services in Central Bangkok. The BMA has been instrumental in supporting us by providing venues, engaging with local communities, and promoting awareness through online platforms. Moreover, the BMA has been running parallel free sterilisation services for dogs and cats, further strengthening humane population management in the city. Looking ahead, the BMA is revising its ordinances regarding animal control, raising and releasing protocols, and animal registration to improve animal welfare. These advancements reflect a shared vision for creating sustainable, liveable cities where both people and animals can thrive. 🏙🐕

Thank you to ICAM for inviting us to this incredible event and to everyone who supports our mission. 🙏🧡

✨ Here’s to building a brighter, kinder future—for people, animals, and our planet.

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Established in 2003 in Phuket, Thailand, Soi Dog is Southeast Asia's largest organisation helping stray animals. The Gill Dalley sanctuary in Phuket is home to over 1,600 animals. Soi Dog also has a treatment facility in Bangkok and responds to crisis situations throughout Thailand. The organisation is dedicated to implementing effective, sustainable solutions that reduce the suffering of dogs and cats in Asia, runs entirely on donations and works efficiently so all donations are used to help animals as effectively as possible.

The foundation is a registered not-for-profit organisation in Thailand, the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, France and Holland. It has a maximum 4-star rating with Charity Navigator, the largest and most-utilised independent non-profit evaluator in the United States, a platinum seal of transparency from Candid, the world’s largest source of non-profit information, a Top Rated award from Greatnonprofits and the Travelers’ Choice award from Tripadvisor.

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