animal-welfare Tag Posts Index

A look at the Tiger Cave Temple stray animals

I constantly refer to the Tiger Cave Temple complex in Krabi, Thailand because it is our greatest success story in the decade that we have been in operation. It's

The monks helping us really turned things around for us

We have been around for around a decade and for a lot of our time operating as registered animal-welfare charity in both the UK and Thailand it has seemed like an

Pregnant mama cat abandoned at the temple

While we do get frustrated with every new addition that we get at the temples and do find it very selfish and heartless when people do it, there is an instance what

All new additions to the temple must be sterilized

An unfortunate part of Thai culture is a lack of awareness about the need for animal sterilization. I try not to be too judgmental but the way here seems to be to

Large growth removed from stray female dog (WARNING: Graphic images)

Not long ago we received a call about a dog that had some sort of large growth protruding from her body, it was so large in fact that we were told she was nearly

Large push to eliminate fleas and ticks at the Tiger Cave Temple

Fleas and ticks as well as other parasites are a very big problem for dogs and cats all around the world. This is especially true in a place like Thailand where

Duk Dik returns home to her temple

After temple-favorite and very friendly Duk-Dik suffered a rather bizarre and rare tail infection we had to pick her up, surgically remove a portion of her tail,

Dog must have tail removed because of bone infection

We don't always know how a dog got injured when it is brought to us for care. In fact, most of the time we don't have any idea what got them hurt in the first place.

Local police ask for our help in "arresting" a stray dog

It's not often that the police have any interactions with us but this time I was quite happy that they even are aware of our organization. Hopefully this is a

Some dogs just don't want store-bought treats

I often wonder what is actually in a lot of the "treats" that we come across. I think that there is a pretty good chance that these food items are just

Feeding the puppies!

This isn't just a cute montage of pictures but there is also a story and perhaps a lesson behind it. We feed all the stray dogs that we can in our area of influence

Checking in with the dogs and cats at Wat Nong Chik

We don't have the resourced to constantly monitor all the temples in the region so some of them receive less attention from us than others. Temple generally speaking

Do NOT feed your dog pork bones

Do not give your dog pork bones Recently, someone came into our local shop complaining about a dog that was both vomiting and pooping blood and obviously, this is

What is the life of a "tripod dog" like?

If you live in a part of the world that doesn't have Animal Control you have probably seen a dog running down the street while only using one of its back legs. it

5 new puppies dropped off in the night

This was really disappointing because I really felt like we had crossed this line and that people weren't going to do this anymore. Also, our years long drive to

Abandoned and friendly dog ends up with cancer

We don't know exactly how old Mango was when she was dumped at a jungle area but that is what her life has been like for most of it. A kind group of locals have

Another pup was dumped at the Tiger Cave Temple

There is now a sign out in front of the Tiger Cave Temple that is pleading with people to not drop off their unwanted pets at the temple but people end up doing

Lumps on aging dogs: When to worry, when not to

When we do our travels around to check on the dogs in various places such as at the temples or rural villages, or even just friends of our animal-welfare community,

The story of a puppy's survival

A dog that was named Nong Kao by locals was an unsterilized female street dog in Krabi. She had people that would give her food and water but she had no home. One

Why are some dogs purple in Thailand?

If you wander around Thailand long enough you will at some point or another notice a dog that looks as if it has been spray painted by someone and maybe in your