Another one of our temple projects got some special attention from us this week as we traveled back out to the Po Riang Temple to deliver food and vaccinate some new additions that were recently dropped off by uncaring owners.
While we hate that people do this, at least the temples are able to provide some level of safety for these animals that would almost certainly die if it weren't for the caring nature of the monks and the relative safety that the temple complexes provide. This contained area also makes it a lot easier for us to track the progress and health of the animals since the monks interact with them on a daily basis.
The dogs here are in pretty decent shape and mostly they are very approachable and friendly. They haven't yet become too familiar with us so some of them still bark at us when we approach but this quickly changes when they realize that we come bearing food gifts.
Of the 3 new dogs that have been dropped off only one of them was female and we have already separated her from the group and is scheduled for sterilization. She wasn't very happy about the caging process and is already a bit traumetized by being separated from her human family, no doubt. This is necessary though because if we don't do this she will quickly get impregnated by the many unsterilized males at the temple.
This is one of 3 temple projects that we are working on at the moment and we are hopeful that as Thailand continues to ease the travel restrictions as far as Covid prevention is concerned, that we will start to see an influx of tourists and therefore donations in the near future. As has been the case for the past 2 years, our finances are stretched to the limit and we are frequently dipping into our own pockets from our real jobs in order to pay for these situations.
Regardless of all of that, we are happy to continue the work that we do and are forever grateful for the help that the monks give us as far as helping us identify new animals as well as monitoring any potential injuries or outbreaks of disease. We honestly couldn't do this without them.
If you would like to see how you can help out or simply spread the word, please visit our website at
http://krabianimalwelfare.org
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Thank you monks and thank you guys for all the work you do tackling the suffering of these animals.
Sterilization is really the best thing you can do as adding to the numbers is only making the situation worse. I just don't get it why dog owners get this done themselves as it is part of the responsibility of having pets.
I feel the same. It also isn't expensive. There is a dog on my street that pops out a litter once or twice a year and the pups always die or simply get stolen. I have asked the owner of the dog on multiple occasions if we can pay to have it sterilized and the owner refuses. I do not understand people like this.