A place to call home
Across Thailand, temples provide sanctuaries for stray dogs. They are a place of safety, with no threat of violence, space to roam, and access to food and water. Monks care for the dogs, giving them a place to feel safe and protected from the world outside. Sadly, the monks cannot protect the dogs from deadly diseases like rabies, injuries from other dogs or cars, or parasites like ticks and fleas.
That is where we come in.
In 2024 our teams treated over 1,300 animals at 70 temples across Thailand.
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Our team at WVS Thailand carries out outreach visits to temples, providing essential care to the dogs that call the temples home. This includes:
Vaccinations
Flea, tick and worm treatment
Treatment for injuries
Arranging spay and neuter surgeries
We also work closely with monks, offering advice and guidance on keeping the dogs healthy and preventing disease outbreaks
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A happier future for Biscuit
When our teams visited the temple Biscuit calls home, they noticed he was in pain whilst walking and discovered he had been hit by a car about a week before. Our team took him to the centre for treatment, and found his fracture had healed unevenly. A blood test revealed he also had blood parasites which if left untreated can be very serious, and in some cases even fatal.
Thankfully, he is now receiving the treatment he needs for a happy and healthy life.
More and more dogs need help
As living costs increase more dogs are being abandoned on the streets, temples are becoming more and more overcrowded, and more help is urgently needed.
In January of this year, our team visited Wat Wiwek Wanaram, a temple that shelters over 100 stray dogs. We spoke with Monk Phra Laeng, who has been caring for these dogs for nearly 20 years. Initially, the temple housed around 10 dogs, but as people struggle with increasing costs, more abandoned dogs have been brought to the temple, and donations to support their care have decreased.
You can make a difference for temple dogs like Biscuit
Please consider making a donation today and you can help keep temple dogs happy and healthy.
Donations can be made via our Crowdfunder page.
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