Frosty's Story

I remember watching a video by the Soi Dog Foundation before I planned my trip which showed footage of dogs in cages, destined for slaughter in the most inhumane and terrible ways. There was one dog in particular which stood out to me because his head was stuck outside of the bars. As I have been working with the rescued dogs from the dog meat trade here at the shelter, I was amazed to find the little dog with his head stuck between the bars in one of the runs.

The life changing work is obvious from the before and after photos, but this footage really hit home how important the organisation is. Spending time with Frosty in the run has been amazing and I cant believe that without Soi Dog this animal along with thousands of others would not be here today.

As John mentions in the video, without government funding, all the dogs saved from the dog meat trade and sent to Buriram would not survive if it wasn't for the money donated by selfless people. In Frostys case, he was sent from the shelter in Buriram to my shelter in Phuket as he has been adopted. There are still approx 1500 dogs to care for there, hopefully raising more awareness will allow for more adoptions and more funding for better facilities.

This post is a shortened version of an older blog.

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