Updates On 27th May 2013

International Veterinary Teams Mobilized For NP Disease Crisis

Soi Dog has been in contact last week and over the weekend with Thailand�s department of livestock and various international veterinary aid agencies. Permission has been granted for overseas veterinarians to provide emergency relief at the Nakhon Phanom shelter where several thousand dogs rescued from the illegal dog meat trade are housed. With a recent intake of 1500+ dogs, many suffering from illness the situation at the Nakhon Phanom shelter is dire.

The staff at the Nakhon Phanom shelter are doing everything they can however the scope of the problem is overwhelming!

The first emergency response vets will be flying from the United States and United Kingdom arriving Bangkok early Tuesday morning and upon arriving in Bangkok will fly directly on to Nakhon Phanom with Soi Dog�s emergency relief coordinator Khun Toom.

A second emergency response team of 3 to 4 vets from the Philippines will arrive shortly thereafter.

Many thanks and respect to the following organizations for their rapid response to the crisis:

World Vets, Worldwide Veterinary Service and Humane Society International for quickly mobilizing and sending veterinarian teams

Brigitte Bardot Foundation (France) for making an emergency grant of 30,000 Euros to help fund the emergency response.

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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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