Soi Dog reaches new milestone – neutering 100,000 animals in one year

By The Thaiger

 

 

“The day we see no suffering of stray animals on the streets and the eradication of rabies in Thailand.”

 

That’s the long-term goals of the Soi Dog Foundation. The non-profit organisation has made great strides towards these so far in 2019 by surpassing 100,000 stray dog and cat sterilisations in a calendar year for the first time in its history, an impressive increase on 53% compared to the same period last year.

 

This has led to the neutering and vaccinating of more stray animals here in Thailand than any other organisation in the world are currently achieving, with the total number of sterilised dogs and cats standing at 370,000 since the foundation’s inception in 2003.

 

The work of the Foundation, led by Phuket’s John Dalley, has made a remarkable change to the welfare of street dogs, especially on the island of Phuket where they’ve been operating for 16 years, in a ‘closed system’ environment. The Foundation’s work in Bangkok is also starting to reap rewards with neutered dogs returning to the street but unable to produce more unwanted puppies.

 

The same applies with the soi cats.

 

The sharp rise in numbers is a result of additional mobile clinic teams in Bangkok, where Soi Dog is expanding, and now consists of six teams moving around greater Bangkok – progressing faster and more efficiently than ever before.

 

Soi Dog has also achieved more than 5,000 spay and neuter procedures in one month in Bangkok for the first time ever. The foundation is determined to keep on working to raise the number and is planning the introduction of more mobile teams in Bangkok in the near future, subject to local and international financial support from donors and animal lovers who share the vision to reduce the number of unwanted and abandoned animals on the streets of Thailand.

 

To contact the Soi Dog Foundation, or visit their main centre in Mai Khao, Phuket, go to their website HERE.

 

 

 

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38 minutes ago, webfact said:

Soi Dog reaches new milestone – neutering 100,000 animals in one year

I am an absolute fan of the Soi Dog Foundation and contribute to them regularly. I hope all will do so.

 

Why do I do it? Two main reasons. I am an animal lover; I have had dogs and/or cats my entire life (when I could) and think all people should have pets as they make your life better. Secondly, I truly hate the Soi dogs; nothing personal but I hate to see a wild animal living in an urban setting, hate having to fear dogs at anytime, and think that we humans have a responsibility for the situation we created.

 

That said, I don't think that the sterilization program will really work. Yes, it will help and that is a good thing, but it won't solve the problem.

 

Simply put, Mother Nature Reigns. As long as an animal population has a food source, the animals will survive and multiply to meet that food source. And Soi Dogs have human garbage.

 

Until you clean up the garbage, there will be Soi Dogs, or Soi Cats, or Soi Rats; we don't get to choose whether an animal will be there, but we might get to choose which one.

 

"Clean up the Garbage to Solve the Soi Dog (Soi Cat, Soi Rat) Issue"

 

There is no other way...

 

 

 

43 minutes ago, Samui Bodoh said:

I hate to see a wild animal living in an urban setting

 

Soi dogs are not wild animals. They are domesticated animals that both humans and Thai people specifically are responsible for. It's not mother nature that has them running around being a nuicense, its the incompetence and unwillingness of the Thai government to do anything about it and the ignorance of alot of the locals who contribute to it. 

 

Soi Dog foundation does great work but the are p*ssing in the wind when half the population whimsically decides to get a few dogs, feed them table scraps like yard chickens, and let them roam & take out garbage cans because they are malnourished. 

 

Then add in the religious hypocrisy and there you have it. A never ending problem. 

The soi dogs are the only thing that slows down speeding mini vans and scooters on my soi ,thai drivers refuse to respect pedestrians....

With all due respect to all of those animal lovers and helpers that are trying very hard to act humanely and avoid sufferings, but there must be a point where too many feral dogs are just too many and some controlled culling should be considered, it is a necessary evil and it's done in many countries around the world...

But you still can not go for a walk in Thailand without being intimidating or attacked. 

3 hours ago, Samui Bodoh said:

Simply put, Mother Nature Reigns. As long as an animal population has a food source, the animals will survive and multiply to meet that food source. And Soi Dogs have human garbage.

if they can't have babies, then they can't multiply.... which is what Soi Dog is doing, bringing the population down

2 hours ago, ezzra said:

With all due respect to all of those animal lovers and helpers that are trying very hard to act humanely and avoid sufferings, but there must be a point where too many feral dogs are just too many and some controlled culling should be considered, it is a necessary evil and it's done in many countries around the world...

except it doesn't work 

 

10 minutes ago, PremiumLane said:

if they can't have babies, then they can't multiply.... which is what Soi Dog is doing, bringing the population down

Meanwhile more dogs were born than were dellt with by these soppy do gooders, the money would be better spent putting them out of their misery. These creatures are still a pest even if the few they deal with cannot breed, they still bark, spread disease and are a traffic hazzard as well as a physical danger. Soi dog foundation is just involved is slowing down the population growth slightly, not bringing the population down. There are millions of soi dogs and the country will always look third world until they are dealt with properly-killed off.

11 minutes ago, PremiumLane said:

except it doesn't work 

It does work if it's done properly dead dogs do not breed

2 hours ago, Thainesss said:

 

Soi dogs are not wild animals. They are domesticated animals that both humans and Thai people specifically are responsible for. It's not mother nature that has them running around being a nuicense, its the incompetence and unwillingness of the Thai government to do anything about it and the ignorance of alot of the locals who contribute to it. 

 

Soi Dog foundation does great work but the are p*ssing in the wind when half the population whimsically decides to get a few dogs, feed them table scraps like yard chickens, and let them roam & take out garbage cans because they are malnourished. 

 

Then add in the religious hypocrisy and there you have it. A never ending problem. 

Humans and Thai people ? sounds scary to me.

11 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

 

Meanwhile more dogs were born than were dellt with by these soppy do gooders, the money would be better spent putting them out of their misery. These creatures are still a pest even if the few they deal with cannot breed, they still bark, spread disease and are a traffic hazzard as well as a physical danger. Soi dog foundation is just involved is slowing down the population growth slightly, not bringing the population down. There are millions of soi dogs and the country will always look third world until they are dealt with properly-killed off.

Bali does a good cull when needed no messing there ! but then again they are not buddhists.

Thai Buddhist will gladly let cocks rip each other apart for fun, keep pigs in appalling conditions and happily slaughter tens of thousands of cows. But when it comes to diseased stray dogs they come over all compassionate, and even feed them to 'make a merit' the place is a mad house. 

24 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

Thai Buddhist will gladly let cocks rip each other apart for fun, keep pigs in appalling conditions and happily slaughter tens of thousands of cows. But when it comes to diseased stray dogs they come over all compassionate, and even feed them to 'make a merit' the place is a mad house. 

Sadly this is true. Was at Wat Pho in Bang Khla the other day and fighting cocks being raised there. I was only there to photograph the flying foxes (BIG bats for those who don't know) and as was by the river when a guy came over and launched a dead fighting cock into the water. Big splash startled me and at first thought one of the giant bats had fallen in! Also 2 great big hogs in a tiny pen. The 2 could not turn around or move much...just stand and eat and lie down...uncomfortably. ☹️

This is a wonderful foundation, that deserves our support. At least someone is doing something. Nothing could be hoped for nor expected of this feckless administration who are spending nearly all of their time protecting the elite, the super wealthy, and those in power within the army, police and the administration. After that, who has any time left to do anything constructive? 

Soi dog foundation is the animal equivalent of virtue signaling, what we need is the army employed to properly deal with the problem. Soi dog charities neutering a few thousand dogs is never going to be the answer. however much they like to pretend it is.

2 hours ago, PremiumLane said:

if they can't have babies, then they can't multiply.... which is what Soi Dog is doing, bringing the population down

The ones that are not 'fixed' way outnumber the ones that the charity sterilizes, so the population is still increasing, and the hard work done by this group has no overall effect on the national street dog population.  

11 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

Soi dog foundation is the animal equivalent of virtue signaling, what we need is the army employed to properly deal with the problem. Soi dog charities neutering a few thousand dogs is never going to be the answer. however much they like to pretend it is.

Correct.  I believe they do great work, but for the wrong reasons.  They really help a select number of dogs to have a much better life. However, the bigger picture is sadly that their efforts have virtually zero effect of the growing street dog population and they are misleading people to donate money to them if that is what they are saying in their main objective.  

 

 

Whilst a drop in the ocean with regards to stray dogs and cats, the Organisation should be praised for what they do. Someone cares. 

The problem is, 1 fertile bitch can have numerous litters of numerous pups. Those pups can have numerous litters ad infinitum. It seems that no matter what the Charity does, it's work will never be completed.

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Soi Dog reaches new milestone – neutering 100,000 animals in one year

Or 2000 a week ?  I imagine that the stray Thai mutts breed faster than 2,000 a week throughout Thailand

6 hours ago, Thainesss said:

 

Soi dogs are not wild animals. They are domesticated animals that both humans and Thai people specifically are responsible for.

 

They are neither:

 

Feral - Wikipedia

 

 

5 hours ago, PremiumLane said:

except it doesn't work 

Agreed culling doesnt work as other animals will move on to replace those that been culled. CNR is the way forward as SDF is doing. Great work SDF.

5 hours ago, Orton Rd said:

It does work if it's done properly dead dogs do not breed

show me a study that shows t works, cos it doesn't... they don't have the capacity to kill all the dogs for a start, who is going to kill them? Where are they going to kill them? Who decides which dogs are going to be killed? See, if you apply some critical thinking then it starts to show how difficult it would be.

 

Sterilization does bring populations down without the problems you have with 'culling', but yes, it does need to be more than just Soi Dog doing it, should be a government program 

7 hours ago, notasmartassknowitallfarag said:

But you still can not go for a walk in Thailand without being intimidating or attacked. 

The soi mutts called scooter taxi drivers fill that void...

1 hour ago, PremiumLane said:

who is going to kill them?

The men in green  they have lots of guns.

 

1 hour ago, PremiumLane said:

Where are they going to kill them

where ever they find a dog roaming around without its owner.

 

1 hour ago, PremiumLane said:

Who decides which dogs are going to be killed

if its roaming around without its owner and no collar/id tag on then its fair game.

 

1 hour ago, PremiumLane said:

without the problems you have with 'culling',

but with all the other problems...noise,poo,biting,rabies,causing accidents,spreading rubbish all over while foraging in the bins.forming packs (couple of recent cases of persons being mauled to death) kids ,cyclists,joggers and responsible dog owners scared to go out and do their activities.

Good job. Sadly I don’t see any actual,  real efforts by the govt and local govt doing anything to mirror such action by the foundation. Poor animals mangey, diseased, sick, and dangerous to humans.