Soi Dog Foundation Co-founder John Dalley awarded MBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours List

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Soi Dog Foundation Co-founder John Dalley awarded MBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours List

By The Phuket News

 

John Dalley, co-founder and president of Soi Dog Foundation International, has been awarded the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his services to animal welfare in Southeast Asia. Photo: Soi Dog Foundation

 

PHUKET: John Dalley, co-founder and president of Soi Dog Foundation International, has been awarded the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his services to animal welfare in Southeast Asia.

 

John, who hails from Leeds, UK, was named alongside a host of celebrities, medical staff, key workers and volunteers in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List which was published yesterday (Oct 10). 

 

Asked to comment on the award, John made it clear that he saw this more as recognition of the work done by the foundation and the tens of thousands of supporters and volunteers who have made that work possible over the past 17 years, said a release from Soi Dog Foundation announcing the accolade.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/soi-dog-foundation-co-founder-john-dalley-awarded-mbe-in-queen-birthday-honours-list-77604.php

 

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[Rmac442]

Well done John, don't know u but you sound a great guy doing a great job .. ????

[faraday]

Yup, good work John. I hope that by giving him an MBE - Member of the Order of the British Empire, it enables animal welfare further here.

 

 

[Matzzon]

It would still be cheaper to just do the final culling of the stray mutts.

[Boomer6969]

Totally preposterous.

 

Unless someone can post a link to a sensible population control policy they would be committed to. Soi dogs are a public health issue, which must be handled just as unemotionally as COVID, for instance.

[Rimmer]

Some troll posts have been removed

[Oldie]

They help the stray dogs but not at all the people suffering because of them. The opposite is true. With their soi dog protection they increase the problems for the population if they do everything that these dogs have a long and happy life. The stray dogs need to be removed from the Sois. There is no other fix. 

[metisdead]

An offensive personal attack post toward other members has been removed as well as a reply. 

[Aforek]

Don't know this guy, but I guess he doesn't know what is having troubles with "soi dogs " ; here we speak of "soi dogs ", but there are problems upcountry and on beaches , too ; everywhere in Thailand 

no congratulations for this guy, sorry ????

[salsajapan]

What they do is good and it must be done, but it is a waste of time when most dogs are never adopted.

What need to be done is start teaching Thai about adoption and maybe make breeding business illegal.

No respect for any breeder, they should all be jailed.

 

 

[salsajapan]

1 hour ago, Aforek said:

Don't know this guy, but I guess he doesn't know what is having troubles with "soi dogs " ; here we speak of "soi dogs ", but there are problems upcountry and on beaches , too ; everywhere in Thailand 

no congratulations for this guy, sorry ????

 

Uneducated people have problems, dogs are never a problem if people are not idiots.

 

 

[nobodysfriend]

4 hours ago, Boomer6969 said:

Totally preposterous.

 

Unless someone can post a link to a sensible population control policy they would be committed to. Soi dogs are a public health issue, which must be handled just as unemotionally as COVID, for instance.

Soi Dog sterilized more than 300.000 dogs in Thailand already ...

[nobodysfriend]

41 minutes ago, Boomer6969 said:

Not being Pets leaves them as livestock if I am indulgent or as dangerous parasites if I am not. Hence, removing them should be seen as a citizen's duty. 

??? The only real dangerous parasites on this planet are people , not the mistreated and suffering soi dogs .

[vogie]

An MBE for being part of the problem, is he making a difference, not one bit.

[nobodysfriend]

4 minutes ago, vogie said:

An MBE for being part of the problem, is he making a difference, not one bit.

300.000 sterilized soi dogs do not make a difference ? Get real ...

Edited October 11, 2020 by nobodysfriend

[vogie]

5 minutes ago, nobodysfriend said:

300.000 sterilized soi dogs do not make a difference ? Get real ...

You might want to tell that to the parents of the children who are regularly attacked and killed by these creatures. 

There are 8.5 million stray dogs in Thailand, there needs to be a more permanent answer.

[Thingamabob]

Excellent. Well deserved. Ignore the comments of those who enjoy abusing animals.

[Eindhoven]

42 minutes ago, vogie said:

You might want to tell that to the parents of the children who are regularly attacked and killed by these creatures. 

There are 8.5 million stray dogs in Thailand, there needs to be a more permanent answer.

 

Sterilised dogs attacking people? Show me even one confirmed instance. I mean a sterilised dog that has likely also been given a Rabies shot.

[metisdead]

Inflammatory posts and replies have been removed.  This topic is not about parents hurting children. 

[Oldie]

1 hour ago, nobodysfriend said:

300.000 sterilized soi dogs do not make a difference ? Get real ...

300.000 sterilized soi dogs and they still don't get the feeling that there are far too many soi dogs. Unbelievable these people. 

[nausea]

I suppose you're either a dog person or you aren't. Whilst all dogs are intellectually challenged, the emotional intelligence gets me. I can identify with their feelings of fear, love, loss, loyalty. There's a lot of humans find dogs add something to their life. Cats are a different kettle of fish, mostly a female thing, one I don't understand, but there you have it Mars and Venus. 

[Oldie]

2 hours ago, nausea said:

I suppose you're either a dog person or you aren't. Whilst all dogs are intellectually challenged, the emotional intelligence gets me. I can identify with their feelings of fear, love, loss, loyalty. There's a lot of humans find dogs add something to their life. Cats are a different kettle of fish, mostly a female thing, one I don't understand, but there you have it Mars and Venus. 

There is absolutely no problem with dogs as long as they are not allowed to roam freely and without any owner wherever they want. In many Western countries there are laws to avoid this and if a hunter sees a dog running around in the fields or forest he will kill it. 

[Orton Rd]

12 hours ago, Rmac442 said:

Well done John, don't know u but you sound a great guy doing a great job .. ????

No he's not, all they do apart from getting a few adopted is sterilizing and releasing them to carry on being pests. Dogs that are sterilized can still attack, clutter up the road ways in packs and carry diseases, never mind the mess and noise. They boast of sterilizing over 400k dogs in the past 16 years but in that time the soi dog population has risen so what they do is only reducing the population boom

[Orton Rd]

22 minutes ago, Oldie said:

There is absolutely no problem with dogs as long as they are not allowed to roam freely and without any owner wherever they want. In many Western countries there are laws to avoid this and if a hunter sees a dog running around in the fields or forest he will kill it. 

Except for them attacking and sometimes killing kids, the noise, the mess and the diseases they carry and spread and being a traffic hazard, no problems there at all ????

[Orton Rd]

6 hours ago, nobodysfriend said:

300.000 sterilized soi dogs do not make a difference ? Get real ...

They sent me a message this week claiming it's 470k in the past 16 years, obviously it has not worked as the population of soi dogs has risen in that time. What they are doing might make them feel better, but it is just reducing the rising numbers. It's not a solution and released dogs are still pests, dead dogs don't breed or bite etc. Not a worthy candidate for any honor IMO.

Edited October 11, 2020 by Orton Rd

[brianthainess]

I guess him and the Queen don't have to live near one of these charities/foundations that keep the dogs locked up barking and yapping all day. One opened up near me and ruined my peace and quiet.

[Chainsaw]

I've lived in Phuket for 20 years. When I first lived here there were far more stray dogs than there are now. The Soi Dog Foundation's method of sterilisation and release, plus their adoption scheme is the reason for the reduction in stray population.

 

[Orton Rd]

10 minutes ago, Chainsaw said:

I've lived in Phuket for 20 years. When I first lived here there were far more stray dogs than there are now. The Soi Dog Foundation's method of sterilisation and release, plus their adoption scheme is the reason for the reduction in stray population.

 

It works on an Island but not in the country at large with millions of them already roaming almost every soi, shop front, and food cart. The foundation claim to have done over 100 dogs every day for 16 years, obviously it has not worked.

[KarenBravo]

On 10/11/2020 at 10:12 AM, Matzzon said:

It would still be cheaper to just do the final culling of the stray mutts.

Yup, the sterilization program has been a complete failure. There are as many, if not more strays here than when Soi Dog started.

[vogie]

The problem we have if we are led to believe that 30k to 40k dogs are sterilised every year there is about 75k dogs released onto the streets by uncaring owners, how can sterilisation work when more dogs are being released than being sterilised, it is like plugging a leaking dam that has a six foot hole with a Liebfraumilch wine cork.