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You can always contact Derek Doyle on delboy43210@gmail.com.
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Mabprachan Animal Shelter
An Introduction. August 2011
The Mabprachan Animal Shelter as it is now called, began life ten years ago, when my wife and I found a desperately hungry looking dog outside the gate of our home near Soi Nern Phlap Waan. We fed it then, and the next day and so on, and after five weeks, it showed its gratitude by presenting us with five puppies. Since then, there have been five changes of address to cater for the arrival of numerous other unwanted animals. When we came to Mabprachan, with what I thought would be a finite number of dogs, the number reached over 100, and we have since had to find some extra land. The only affordable land was in Tha Mai, just this side of Chantabhuri, where we were able to find 15 rai in the middle of nowhere, among fruit trees of all types. At the moment we have 70 dogs there and the same in Mabprachan. The boys are very happy in Tha Mai as there are enough trees to keep them standing on three legs for the foreseeable future. Whether or not the flavour of the fruit will thus be enhanced will become known later.
Until now 90% financing of this operation has been supported by the earnings and savings of my wife and myself. Unfortunately we have now reached the point where we desperately need help in the form of donations and sponsorship to keep the operation going. The cost of spaying, vaccinations and food is increasing by the day and with interest rates on savings being close to zero, the outlook is bleak, and we desperately need what I believe is called in modern language , a bailout. Hence we have no option but to throw ourselves on the mercy of other dog lovers for the necessary assistance. Why do it? Well, someone once told me that when you get to 70, if you have two good friends, you are very lucky. I have 140 good friends. I do not pretend to have an answer to the problem of abandoned dogs in Thailand. I do not think anyone can have, as there is no way of measuring how many there might be. There are 32,000 temples in Thailand, and if they all have an average of 20 dogs, that is already 640,000 plus there are probably twice as many in the villages. All one can do is "what one can" and not only do we feed the 140 dogs we have in our care, but also we feed the dogs in a nearby temple, where our ambition is to make the dogs as fat as the monks. At the moment, we are losing.
All I can promise is that any dog which comes into our care will be helped as far we, with your help, are able to do so. We are hoping to launch a "Friends of Mabprachan Animal Shelter" association to collect a small donation each month from each member In any case every donation of whatever size is welcome. Anyone who wishes to visit us is welcome to do so, but please telephone 089 505 7021 first. We are quite close to Mulligans Bar so there is also the opportunity to have a drink in picturesque surroundings.
Derek Doyle - Founder
