Updates On 18th Nov 2015

WHO REMEMBERS HERO?

Those of you who have followed our page for a long time will remember this very special boy and we hope you enjoy the pictures of him in his forever home.

His story is just one example of what the donations of Soi Dog supporters have achieved and continue to achieve every day.

We first heard about Hero when a local lady contacted us. She had found Hero lying in a corner behind a building. He had been brutally stabbed in several places. He was bleeding profusely and had crawled into the corner to die.

By the time our Animal Rescue Officer got Hero to the shelter, his legs were so badly swollen that the vets struggled to take a blood sample. His knife wounds were infested with maggots and he had septicaemia.

Despite his injuries, Hero was starving and wolfed down a whole can of dog food in seconds. We realised this brave little boy was going to fight for his life.

In addition to his knife injuries and the resulting septicaemia, Hero was diagnosed with blood parasites and mange, but needed to finish his septicaemia treatment before being given any other medication.

As the weeks passed, Hero�s transformation was gradual but steady. His knife wounds were treated daily and slowly started to heal. His fur began to grow back and Dr. Su gave him regular body scrubs for an hour and a half at a time, to remove dead skin and matted fur.

Hero continued to eat well and started to put on weight. His regained strength meant he could be started on medication for his blood parasites and mange. The light came back in his eyes.

Hero got a second chance at life and his rescue alone makes him one of the lucky ones. However, his story doesn�t end there.

This brave little boy captured the heart of a woman named Sissy, who lives in the US. Sissy got in touch and told us she wanted to provide Hero with his forever home.

In March 2014, Hero left Soi Dog and flew to his new home in Maine. We�ll admit that we cried. Hero�s new life in the US is a world away from that dark corner he crawled into to die.

Every day, Soi Dog rescues and treats dogs and cats that are sick, injured or have been abandoned. Sadly, Hero�s case is not an isolated one. Without regular donations from people like you, we simply couldn�t carry on.

YOU are the only hope these animals have. Please click on Hero�s pictures and commit to helping them. We can�t do it without you.

Thank you.

Source: https://ert.soidog.org/chacris

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Soi Dog Foundation

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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