Help dogs rescued from the barbaric dog meat trade

Following an anonymous tip-off, Soi Dog’s undercover investigators recently approached a ramshackle building in north-eastern Thailand. Accompanied by police they were following up on reports that the premises were being used as a dog slaughterhouse.

These rescues were made possible by compassionate animal lovers like you - people who have joined our unrelenting fight against Asia’s dog meat trade. 

In a filthy back room, investigators discovered Deum and Namtarn, suffering in crude, makeshift cages, sheer terror in their eyes. Dog meat was found packed on ice and further investigation revealed torture implements used to slaughter dogs in the most horrific manner possible. 

Released from their prisons, Deum immediately cried with happiness. Namtarn lay trembling, still too terrified to understand the nightmare was over.

The chief of the local Animal Quarantine station, who is a big dog lover, immediately took the dogs out of that nightmare and to a place of safety. He is now caring for them and giving them the time and love they need to recover from their unimaginable trauma.

The butcher has been charged with animal cruelty and with selling dog meat. His barbaric slaughterhouse has been shut down for good - yet another evil killer who has been put out of business by people like you.

Just hours after this raid, the team of investigators carried out a second raid on a dog meat shop nearby, where the owner was caught cooking dog meat. Dog meat and dog body parts were seized as evidence. The owner was arrested and faces the same charges as the first butcher.

Soi Dog will never give up until the dog meat trade is over and thanks to you, the fight can continue.

Links:

• http://www.soidog.org
• http://www.soidog.org/en/emails/DMTMailingSept2016/DMTAcquisitionMailingSept2016OnlineVersion.html

With your support, the illegal and barbaric smuggling of dogs from Thailand to bordering countries to be sold as dog meat, has been significantly reduced.

The fight is not over however, and Soi Dog continues to work closely with their undercover agents as well and Thai police, to catch and punish anyone who disregards the laws and is either slaughtering or smuggling dogs. Soi Dog also works closely with these authorities to ensure persons inflicting any type of cruelty are charged.

Soi Dog recently hosted Nami Kim who is working on rescuing and ending the dog meat trade in Korea. Soi Dog held discussion with Nami Kim and while not in a position to be able to expand operations into this region, Soi Dog is able to advise Nami Kim on her operations and has been able to offer support with her fundraising efforts.

Adoptions of dogs rescued from this horrendous trade continue to go strongly, with the number of rescue organisations in the US and Canada continually increasing, meaning more dogs are being sent from the dog meat trade rescue shelter to rescue groups in the US, who then find loving homes for these dogs. In June 2016, the adoptions manager in charge of the adoptions of these dogs, once again returned to the US to meet with potential rescue partners, as well as accompanying 5 more dogs to their new lives.

Soi Dog Foundation can only help these dogs because of your support. Soi Dog does not receive any government funding and relies on generous people like you to ensure these dogs are saved given the chance they deserve. Thank you for caring about the and for your support.