We’re looking for volunteers!

If you are reading this notice it must be because of your concern for many of our 4-legged friends! Often times one has the need or want to volunteer in some way, but have limited time, located on the opposite side of Chiang Mai from the Care for Dog shelter, or simply unsure as to what you could do to help.

We are looking for interested, compassionate adults who would like to be part of a new Prem community outreach initiative called “Hand to Paw”. This project is designed to care for the dogs currently living at three temples located in the surrounding area around The Prem International School in Mae Rim.

Spike is a small, hairy grey castrated male dog – about 12-14 inches tall – and probably 3-4 years old. He lives at Jetiyanusorn temple in San Puleui, a village close to the 121 road, fairly near Bor Sang. Volunteer Frances, who looks after dogs in that area, says Spike would appreciate a kind home [...]

One of our volunteers regularly visits a Temple to check up on the dogs  so when she saw this fluffy little bundle, she knew she had only just been dumped there.. so now Cleo has joined my other foster kittens looking for a new loving permanent home. She’s very friendly and cuddly and loves [...]

So many kittens have passed through my house lately, they come to me in many different ways,  bite wounds, four were dumped behind a guest house, one was found wandering on the Hang Dong Road, and 3 dumped in a Temple un weaned and left to the mercy of the local dogs. I’ve enjoyed nursing [...]

Here are six beautiful kittens looking for homes. They are about 7 to 8 weeks old, assorted colours, some boys some girls.

They have been with me for about 4 weeks now since being dumped in a Temple, unweaned, and rescued from the dogs by compassionate tourists. They are very sociable, litter trained, dewormed and have [...]

Andy (photographed with Jojo here ) and Veronika had previously visited Happy Gambol Dog Training and Boarding Facility near Mae Rim, where the proprietors Patrick and Nok had suggested that when visiting the Care for Dogs shelter, they should take time to watch out for the dog that adopted them, a dog that was just naturally drawn to them.. and Jo Jo certainly was.

Frances Wood is a dedicated and very capable volunteer who focuses her attentions in her local community which is fundamental to tackling the often desperate situation of dogs living on the streets or in temples.
This story by Frances is very sad. As I compile this post for publication, tears are streaming down my face and [...]

These beautiful kittens are now 8 weeks old and are ready to be adopted into new homes.
There are just 2 left and both are boys.

And last week I was contacted by Kelly who had rescued a pretty little black and white female kitten. A neighbour had taken the rest of the litter and dumped them [...]

This week we were alerted by a local temple that 4 Persian cats (3 males & 1 female) had been dumped there.
Being suspicious of watery eyes and runny noses, as well as the fact that these beautiful cats had been abandoned, we took them to Dr Tarn for a short holiday and health assessment.
Currently they [...]

** Update Both re-homed together **

One of our volunteers Soraya, was contacted by the Abbot at her local Temple to say that 2 cats had just been dumped there. Being a caring and sensible man, he checked them out and discovered that they were both female, so his first thought was to call Soraya to [...]

Last but by no means least, little Jo Jo made it onto the table and let the vet take a look at her plaster cast. She had been found wandering helplessly and in obvious pain at a temple in Chiang Mai and then rushed to a local vet for treatment. But that’s all we know. How she sustained the fractured leg, how long she had limped around with no help, we will never know.

Last October we were contacted by someone at a Temple in Sarapee to say that a little dog was having trouble giving birth.
We rushed her to the vet clinic where she underwent an emergency cesarean. Four puppies were born but unfortunately 2 died almost immediately. The other 2 seemed healthy enough but Maddy, as she [...]

This delightful girl first came to the shelter back in September 2007 for the first time, after we visited Wat Nong Ba Klang, a temple now being cared for by the Nakorn Payap International School (NIS) who developed a community project initiated and driven by the students under the banner of “Temple Aid Project”.
When we [...]

When you live in Thailand, you become aware that life away from the city and the various tourist focused areas, can be quite basic and to people coming from a western civilisation, these places can draw comments like slum, poverty, backward and indeed 3rd world.
“Temple” & “Remote” are 2 words that constantly send a shiver [...]

It is moments like these that make the work we do all worth while.
After a short stay at the Care for Dogs shelter, receiving regular medication and care for his Canine Pyoderma condition, eradication of a severe infestation of tape worm, along with meals twice a day and a dry place to sleep, he was [...]