Life is all about Team Work and the success of Care for Dogs would be nothing without the commitment, support and tremendous spirit of the active team behind the group.

Care for Dogs was founded in June 2006 by Karin Hawelka & Amandine Lecesne, following their individual efforts with numerous dogs across the city of Chiang Mai and believed by establishing an organised group, they might focus their efforts and become more effective in their shared objective to improve the health of dogs throughout the area.

As word of their activity and hard work reached local media, other people were drawn to volunteer with Care for Dogs and today the group is constantly expanding with a worldwide network of assistance supporting the work in Chiang Mai.

Care for Dogs became a legally registered charity in 2009 and is now proud to be known as a foundation.

There are many people who help now and again, some who give an hour here & there, some who spend their holiday time helping out in some way or other and then there are those who seem to eat, sleep & breath caring for the dogs at the shelter, running to & fro on vet trips, feeding & treating at temples and generally getting ’stuck in’!

Apart from the Shelter Team which consists of the shelter co-ordinator & 3 caretakers, all other members of the group are volunteers.

For ease of reference, the group structure is best divided into the following:

Core Team

Meeting on a regular basis to review recent events, manage issues and organise progress, also take an active part in the day to day running of various activities and strive to make Chiang Mai a better place for our feline & canine companions.

Hands On Volunteers

Some volunteers have chosen to develop their roles, bringing their specialist background to the group as well as being hands on ‘getting down & dirty’ with the dogs at the shelter.

Many people have travelled from all over the world to volunteer on a holiday or occasionally longer term and these individuals often devote entire days to just sitting with, showering, grooming, walking and generally socialising the residents at the shelter.

Website and Translation Team

www.carefordogs.org in now available in 3 additional languages (German – Dutch – Thai ). This has only been made possible by a dedicated team of translators based in Thailand, Germany & America, who focus their assistance with Care for Dogs and encourage readers of their material to become active in animal welfare matters or help Care for Dogs in any way they can.

The main aim of the Care for Dogs website is to increase world wide awareness of the difficulties faced by cats & dogs in Chiang Mai.

Hopefully this is achieved by showing real situations, actual events in some detail and highlighting the constant need for support, either financially or other resource, to enable Care for Dogs to make a difference.