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An important breakthrough towards ending the dog meat trade in Vietnam

On Monday 29th May 2017, Soi Dog Foundation was invited to a meeting of the People’s Committee of District 12, Ho Chi Minh City, and asked if we would work with them to provide permanent and sustainable solutions for District 12 to become the first district of Vietnam to be dog meat trade-free.

We expect this development to create a snowball effect throughout other districts in Vietnam. The People�s Committee asked us to provide direction, practical help, and insight in the following areas:

1. Research into the scale, volume, and location of local slaughterhouses, holding areas, markets, dog and cat meat restaurants and dog thieving activity

2. Develop a proposal for a total ban on dog meat and present it to the board of the People’s Committee of District 12

3. Launch an action plan to eliminate all aspects of the dog meat trade across District 12

4. Review and improve the status of dog and cat animal welfare within District 12

The Chairman of the People’s Committee is committed to achieving these goals, and Soi Dog Foundation will commit all resources necessary to make this happen

It is only because of your generous support that such a huge difference is being made in the lives of dogs and cats in Asia. These dogs and cats have no one else to turn to but you and other compassionate individuals.

We expect this initiative to move very quickly and will provide you with regular updates here. Thank you once again for all your support.

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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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