Rebuilding The Phuttamonthon (Dog Island) Shelter

A Return To Dog Island…. The Bangkok floods have now disappeared and we hope for no reoccurrence this year. With your help thousands of animals were saved!

Please click the link below to watch this short video of the evacuation of Khun Ruen’s dogs during the flood crisis: www.soidog.org/en/psa

The cleanup work continues and Soi Dog continues to help dogs that were affected by the disaster.

An outstanding task remains from the floods; the rebuilding of the dog shelter at what became known as Dog Island. Dog Island had been a temporary refuge for hundreds of dogs displaced by the Bangkok floods. The dogs on Dog Island captured the world�s attention and became symbolic of all the animals affected by the flooding.

The area where Dog Island is located is called Putthamonthon (often called Buddha Monthon). Putthamonthon is a huge Buddhist Temple complex in the Nakhon Pathom province of Thailand, west of Bangkok. Putthamonthon is the center of Buddhism in Thailand.

Prior to the floods a woman named Khun Ruen operated the shelter at Putthamonthon relying on the generosity of the community to help feed and care for the dogs. Unfortunately the Putthamonthon shelter was almost completely destroyed by the floods and Khun Ruen’s dogs were moved to the temporary rescue centre at WFFT south of Bangkok.

Khun Ruen spends 7 days a week selflessly caring for the dogs at Phuttamonthon.

During the floods John Dalley of Soi Dog committed to rebuilding Khun Ruen’s shelter once the water had left. Bids have come in from 2 contractors and work will commence soon. Please click the link below to watch this short video of the evacuation of Khun Ruen’s dogs during the flood crisis: www.soidog.org/en/psaSource: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=364124900295918&set=a.364124806962594.74655.108625789179165&type=1

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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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