eek Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Anyone know of animal rescue/santuary etc Volunteer opportunities in Chiang Mai? (that you dont have to pay to be a volunteer with!) The only one that i could find on google is the elephant camp, but does anyone know of any others? Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow Boy Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Anyone know of animal rescue/santuary etc Volunteer opportunities in Chiang Mai? (that you dont have to pay to be a volunteer with!)The only one that i could find on google is the elephant camp, but does anyone know of any others? Many thanks. There are a couple that work with soi dogs - send a PM to November Rain - she runs a dog centre down in the south but she would most likely know of contact names up here in CM. I can't think of the contact off the top of my head - sorry so will need to look it up if she doesn't good luck and is a good cause CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nienke Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 (edited) Anyone know of animal rescue/santuary etc Volunteer opportunities in Chiang Mai? (that you dont have to pay to be a volunteer with!)The only one that i could find on google is the elephant camp, but does anyone know of any others? Many thanks. Lanna Dog Rescue Mrs. Roshan: 053 212 810 (best to call in the early morning) Care for Dogs Mrs. Karin: 081 907 3260, 081 603 6065 They always are in need of a helping hand. Nienke Edited April 20, 2007 by Nienke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaiWai Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Good luck. Don't forget you'll need a work permit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eek Posted April 20, 2007 Author Share Posted April 20, 2007 Ahh...you know..totally slipped my mind about a work permit! How naive. Thank you for the imput guys, much appreciated. Also...please post if anyone else has further suggestions. (If im perfectly honest, im a little tentative around dogs (yes i know..sounds stupid considering my thread title) thus in an ideal world i would very much like to get involved with a mixed animal santuary, or, if possible, with cats. In saying that if nothing else comes up I would bite the bullet on my dog concerns and look into helping where im most needed. Thanks so much again.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el jefe Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Karin's website: http://www.carefordogs.org/index2.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nienke Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Ahh...you know..totally slipped my mind about a work permit! How naive. Thank you for the imput guys, much appreciated. Also...please post if anyone else has further suggestions. (If im perfectly honest, im a little tentative around dogs (yes i know..sounds stupid considering my thread title) thus in an ideal world i would very much like to get involved with a mixed animal santuary, or, if possible, with cats. In saying that if nothing else comes up I would bite the bullet on my dog concerns and look into helping where im most needed. Thanks so much again.) I don't think for volunteer work (i.e. non-paid work) you need a work permit. Or, I must be very mistaken here, but you can even do volunteer work on a tourist visum, provided that you can only stay for 3 months and then have to leave the country for 3 months before you can return for another 3 months, etc. Both Lanna Dog Rescue and Care for Dogs also rescue cats. Often mother cats with kittens. or kitttens alone when the mohter cat has died or disappeared. You might become a foster mom for them. I think they will welcome you with open arms. Beside working directly with dogs and cats, they always are in need of people that help with activities such fund-raising, adoption programs (fall in the trap of adopting yourself Many end up with many dogs and/or cats, just by falling in love with them ), PR, collection of donations etc, etc. I myself have helped Care for Dogs in making information brochures for the shelter (it's now in the process of translation, then the printing) and I take in a dog per month for training. For Lanna Dog Rescue I'm in he process of translating a Manual on how to build and run a shelter (with all the necessities and minimal needed measurements) according the Dutch Animal Protection. And I give advice when needed. So, you see no direct fieldwork, just another kind of helping, that is my two cents I can offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solo siam Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 you need a work permit for volunteer work as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nienke Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 you need a work permit for volunteer work as well. Oh blast! Am I wrong there! Thought that for helping out a charity organization some hours a week you don't need a work permit as long as you don't get paid and it doesn't become more like a non-paid job. Sorry, Eek, for giving you false hope. A bit naive of me maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el jefe Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 It all depends on the definition of "work" vs "tourism" vs "play". I doubt that anyone who signs up for as a "volunteer" at the elephant camp and pays the required fee is getting a work permit. Same goes for any other organization that charges it's customers a fee for their week or two doing "volunteer" work in Thailand, or any other country that requires a work permit. I haven't looked into the exact wording of the law. I don't read Thai and don't know if there's an English translation of the entire set of laws related to work permits and whether there are any exceptions. Personally, I don't work at any of the dog shelters. But I have adopted a bunch of dogs. I can't keep them in my condo so they stay at the shelter. I come several days a week for an hour or two each time. I play with the dogs, walk them, groom them, bathe them, etc. It's not work. As I said, it's "play". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eek Posted April 22, 2007 Author Share Posted April 22, 2007 Thank you all so much. I will enquire about needing a work permit. Much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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