It Is Absolutely No Exaggeration To Say That Witho..

“It is absolutely no exaggeration to say that without Gill there would be no Soi Dog today. When she lost her legs in 2004 I was fully prepared to end it then. Gill would have none of it.”

In late 2004, our co-founder Gill Dalley ran into a flooded buffalo field to save a tranquilised dog. She knew that the dog would lose consciousness and drown otherwise. What she didn’t know was that she would contract a rare form of septicaemia in that field that would cost her both lower legs.

Within weeks of the amputation, Gill discharged herself from hospital, determined to continue what she started with Soi Dog Foundation. Her wheelchair was resigned to the storeroom and physiotherapy began.

The stifling heat of Thailand meant Gill’s prosthetics caused her constant pain and discomfort, but in the 12 years she used them, she never complained. As ever, her focus was not on her own suffering but the suffering of the street dogs she loved so dearly.

To read more about Gill and her legacy, visit https://www.soidog.org/content/gill-dalley-remembrance

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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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