Care for Dogs were contacted a while back by the volunteers at Hua Hin Dog Rescue, now operating under the banner of Head Rock Dogs with a plea to help them find homes for, or in some way assist them with the daunting task of finding homes for over 100 dogs at their shelter in Hua Hin, as the local authorities (Tessaban) were forcing them to close down.

At that time, Care for Dogs were also assisting Wildlife Friends of Thailand with the rescue of a Leopard Cat from the remote mountain village of Wawii, near the border with Burma and Chiang Rai, where it was kept in a small cage, as it had become an unwanted pet.

Care for Dogs, collected the cat, transported it to Nakorn Sawan and with the co-operation of Head Rock Dogs, exchanged 5 dogs in the railway station car park to bring them to the shelter in Chiang Mai.

After only a short stay at the shelter, all 5 were re-homed in Chiang Mai and we are pleased to say they have settled in well to their new environment.

But sadly the number of dogs finding homes in Hua Hin area and the pressures from the local authorities have meant that Head Rock Dogs are in touch with us again in a last desperate plea for help. A deadline of the end of September is being imposed on the shelters closure.

Today, Care for Dogs have agreed to take in 6 more dogs from the threatened shelter, just 4 hours drive south of Bangkok but the problem is logistics. How do we get the dogs up here, 8 hours drive north of Bangkok?

When you think there is no way out, something short of a miracle happens. This morning, Sarah welcomed some visitors to the shelter in Hang Dong, looking for advice on how to set up & run a facility for dogs in Chiang Mai, as they wanted to move into the area from Bangkok… along with in excess of 100 dogs of their own! They said that they would be moving their dogs up to Chiang Mai in October and would willingly assist in the transportation of the Hua Hin 6, if they could be brought to Bangkok.

The team at Head Rock Dogs are now busy raising funds to get some transportation and hopefully with an extended deadline and a bit of logistical mapping, we can give some of the 60 remaining dogs at the shelter a new chance in life.

As and when we have more news about this story, we will update the site here to advise. Meanwhile, we all wish Head Rock the best of luck in finding the last 54 somewhere to go. The alternatives (we will not discuss here except to say) are not worth thinking about.

Go for it Head Rock Dogs!