CNVR (Catch, Neuter, Vaccinate, Release) Program: Koh Samui
SAMUI CNVR PROJECT
(Catch, Neuter, Vaccinate, Release)
In September 2020 we launched the Samui CNVR project – This was a partnership between RDF and our friends at DCRS – Dog and Cat Rescue Samui Foundation.
This was a really important project targeting the islands HARD to catch dogs.
This program was run by Bev who worked tirelessly over the 6 months to get as many dogs done as humanly possible.
Dog overpopulation creates human – dog relation issues, and often results in abuse such as poisonings which we are currently seeing all across the island.
We know that elimination programs are not the solution to population control and the only ethical and humane way to tackle overpopulation issues is through sterilization.
We used a variety of methods to catch these dogs, and it can take anywhere from hours to days to catch just one dog! Bearing in mind that just one unsterilized female dog can generate 67,000 puppies – its time very well spent.
First we survey the location where the dog is – to see if there are any areas we can trap the dog, we also ask if there are people living close who know the dog and can touch or feed the dog. If there is no possibility of this we look at different methods to catch the dog, we have a trapping cage, which isn’t often successful as street dogs are way too smart to just get in cage because there’s food in there.
The team will try using a noose pole or a net to catch the dog, we also try having sleepy stuff in the food, if none of these methods are applicable, as a last resort we will dart the dog.
This is a last resort because it is very expensive – the darts themselves are ฿700 ($32AUD) per dart, and while they can be reused, they often get bitten by dogs trying to pull them out or the dogs run away with the dart in them and we can’t find the dog again. Then we need to fill the dart with enough anesthetic to put the dog to sleep – this is also very expensive average cost is ฿200 ($9AUD) for a standard sized Thai dog. So just to dart a dog costs nearly ฿1000 ($45AUD) not counting the wages for the dart man or paying for the sterilizing.
We had a list of over 100 hard to catch dogs that we wanted to get done over the course of 6 months – the project has now wrapped up with the arrival of Soi Dog – we did 92 dogs over the course of the project – which is just amazing given how hard to catch some of the dogs on our list have been.
We spent ฿98,160 ($4,138AUD). Getting all those 92 dogs done. The program prevented the birth of 48,106,000 unwanted dogs on Koh Samui.
We plan to continue this important work after Soi dog finished their island wide project – as there will need to be maintenance program in place so that we don’t get another population explosion.
Samui CNVR Donors:
Susan Field
Irina Bruni
Kirya
Terri Tyler
Corrie Francis
Lynne Grebstad
Beverly Makemson
Ann Woodhouse
Chloe
David Marshall
Katie Saxby
Rebecca Cain
Azura
Maya Wahrenberger-Hof
Barbara Croft
Joanna Laba
Maria Hedelin
Lynne Payne
Dorothy
David Donald
Sisters on Samui
Barbel Schafer
Emily
Sarah
Palm & Jules
Rista
Banjo Robb
Bobby
Jamie King
Pop Up Sterilization Events: Koh Samui
Rob’s Dogs ran a pop-up sterilization program on Koh Samui from June 2019 to January 2021, this project helped to stop overpopulation of unwanted street animals.
It was a very small grass roots movement that operated without overheads and relied on donations of time, money and supplies. They ran at least one community sterilization day every month, sterilizing 15 animals, focusing on females.
Sterilizing those 350+ animas made a huge impact within the community, as one un-sterilized female dog and her offspring can theoretically produce 67,000 puppies over 6 years and one female cat and her offspring can produce 370,000 kittens in 7 years.
This project helped to stop the cycle of unwanted litters. It also aided in halting the suffering of thousands of animals who are very often thrown away or left to starve.
In addition to preventing unwanted litters, this program provided very important health impacts to local communities as many cannot afford to sterilize their pets and street dogs/cats.
Samui S&N Donors:
Jenni Lipa
Funky Vege Cafe
Rachel Chagger
Rebecca Cain
Shiva Samui
Kathy Groot
Sisters on Samui
Rose Stonehouse
Deanne Hassett
Susan Field
Future Hippy
Katie Saxby
Steve Earl
Bann Jasmine
Kamool Villas
Sabrina Neff
Linda Freundlich
Sungate Media
Terri Tyler
Chrissy King
Rapheephan OG Clinic
Alice Kerdsri
Clear Water Property
Lindsey Archbold
Fiona Watson
Denis Neuhaus
Anonymous Donor
Lamai Veggie
Brenda Roodhof
Alister Bredee
Heather Barry
Horizon Cafe
Nathalie Pachiaudi
David & Lyn Marshall
Shania Neff
Ryan Coughlin
Augustine Approved
Ratisha Pharmacy
Fluffy Home Pet Hotel
Lisa Lorenz
Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya
Smart Heart
Me-O
Frederick Copperwaite
Xiaodong Zhang
Robert Ricevuto
Jasmine Irvine
Lauren Lobb
Kaye Case
Adam & Bev Makemson
Ruby Platts Mills
The Bread Basket
Kirsten Rose
Thanatchaporn Pengjun
Sam Layton
Charlam Wesley
Odile Burlier Huchet
Heike Ufer
Sandra Martin
Sylvie Wasmes
Taner Bardakcı
Villa Giacomelli
Denise Thompson
Melanie Alexander
Jane Brazier
Ester & Emil
Amanda Hassett
Anne Murphy
Sibohan Robb
Erwin van der Veen
Gary Johansson
Secret Café
Norman Brown
Jules Amana
Steffi Day
Katie Hollamby
Phoebe Yip
Joy Siriyar Narchin
Brigitte Gomm
DCRS
The Man That Rescues Dogs
Rob’s Dogs Thailand: Samui S&N Transport
Motorcycle Sidecar Fundraiser
Thank you to all who donated to our Motorcycle sidecar fundraiser!
We now have our new transport (pictured).
We desperately needed this for our Samui S&N program, we used it this past Saturday & we so happy at all the extra equipment she could carry & the animals she could offer to deliver due to having the space in the sidecar.
We raised 15,000thb (Approx $700aud) for the bike – however the lovely man who sold us the bike gave us a HUGE discount once he found out it was going to be used to help animals!
So we could put the spare money into our Samui S&N events.
Saleng Donors:
Kaye Case
Deanne Hassett
Theo Lucas
Heather Barry
Kristina Carrillo-Bucaram
Lindsey Archbold
Emmie Poutsma
Anne Murphy
Siobhan Robb
Sam Layton
Steffi Day
Rob’s Dogs Thailand: Samui Spay-a-Thon
We ran a HUGE community sterilization event August 12th – 16th on Koh Samui.
Over 4 Days – With 4 teams of Vets – We Sterilized 51 animals – And Saved over 4.5 million lives!
This was our first event partnering with Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya – Faculty of Veterinary Science.
We sterilized a total of 51 animals – 23 of which were female dogs & 8 female cats. According to PETA estimates is over 4.5 MILLION dogs and cats that will not be born into a lifetime of neglect.
We were so happy with the way this event worked that we would like to partner again with RUTS – Faculty of Veterinary Science in the future
Gold Sponsors:
RUTS – Faculty of Veterinary Science
Me-O
Smart Heart
Sawan Maa – Happy Horse Sanctuary
Pariah Dog Koh Samui
Silver Sponsors:
Vegans on Koh Samui
Alice Fedulova
Clifford England
Fluffy Home Pet Hotel
Beverly & Adam Makemson
Ratisha Pharamacy
Augustine Approved
Kathy Groot
Bronze Sponsors:
Penny Kimber
Steve & Sarah Kelly Schweller
Abigail Elizabeth
Fiona Watson
Maya Wahrenberger-Hof
Nicola Muir
Linda Freundlich
Steve Earl
Clearwater Villa Management
Lindsey Archbold
Greenacre International School
Joshua Lebofsky
Lamai Veggie
Brenda Roodhof
Bronze Sponsors:
Alister Bredee
Heather Barry
Horizon Café
David & Lyn Marshall
Shania Amber Destinee Neff
Ryan Coughlin
Lisa Lorenz
Frederick Copperwaite
Xiaodong Zhang
Robert Ricevuto,
Jasmine Irvine
Lauren Lobb
Kaye Case
Sawan Maa: Vet Services & Operations
Sawan Maa: HORSE SHELTER
UPDATE: HORSE SHELTER FULLY FUNDED!
Sabrina is a solo rescuer running Sawan Maa she is fully self funded in this work by doing pet transportation and contributing proceeds from sales in her health food shop.
Last year she was living on Koh Phangan and during a thunderstorm lighting stuck causing a fore which burnt down her dog shelter and horse shelter, she since moved her family and all the animals to Koh Samui, she has a great piece of lad located on the northwest side of the island, and has already built a great dog shelter, but the horses also need a shelter to keep them protected during the monsoonal rains.
So we just need to raise the money to build the horse shelter- it will be no more than 19,000THB (Approx $1,000AUD) If we get more money than is needed for construction of the shelter we will use it to buy food for the rescue horses.
DONORS:
Deanne Hassett
Willow Catlow-Hassett
Anne Murphy
Vincent Barry
Funky Vege Cafe
Steffi Day
International School Samui
Rob’s Dogs Thailand
PARIAH DOG: ACCESS ROAD
UPDATE: ACCESS ROAD FULLY FUNDED!
Pariah Dog has been super busy building shelters, compounds, cat house and excellent clinic/hospital facility. This all costs money and now there is none left to pay for the access road.
At the moment the road is dirt which washes away in the monsoonal rains we get here on Samui, making it very rough an dangerous. At the moment its only accessible using a 4WD, meaning visitors and volunteers must be picked up at the main road. It’s also very jarring and stressful for dogs being brought to the clinic.
We have set up a fundraiser to help our friends at Pariah Dog to raise the money they need to build this road.
We are super excited to announce that SamuiPongPetch will be constructing the road for us! They came out and surveyed the site and submitted a substantially cheaper quote. The total cost of the road will now be: $21,364 ,this fully builds the road needed at three meters wide and 200 meters in length and includes storm gutters and drains along the side (which the previous quote didn’t include) these will be imperative to stop the road washing away during monsoon season.
We are offering to be part of the Pariah dog road to safety. Have your name on the road leading up to the shelter and clinic!
$107AUD buys you one meter of road & we will put your name on it!
Great gift – Great memorial for a lost loved one – Great way to help the dogs.
DONORS:
Nicola Muir
Sue Noel
Eva Reichmann
Jill & Kerry Hanger
Andrea Dawson
Marc & Monie Rogivue
Claudia Wilkinson
Laura Brückner
Sarah Vincent
Cornelia Gerber
Frode Pettersen
Paul Martin
Heike Ufer
Funky Vege Cafe
Elke Deistler
Gary Atkin
The Social Samui
Annette LeBlanc
Birgit Hertweck
Richard Du
The New French Kiss Restaurant
Rebecca Allen at Villa Kalyana
Penny Kimber
Marty and Sal
Daphne Dear
Julia Gates
Dolcie Stewart
Heather Barry
Viv Barry
Nicole Lourens
Auntie Liz
Lyne Browne
Katie Saxby
Steffi Day
Joe & Lauren
Jim & Dawn
Gary Sinclair
Sisters on Samui
Shiva Samui
DONORS:
Family Kistner
Rosemary Stonehouse
Richard Lukas
Kerrie Ferguson
Regine & Alain
Brent Jones
Deanne Hassett
Sandra Marshall
Keith and Rosemary Muir
Jon Ives
Ratree Chanthacharee and David Griffiths
Lauren Michelle
Family Franchini
Rob Fosdick
Anne and Ian Murphy
Siobhan Robb
The Geordie Ladies
Eva Weyersbach
Free Yoga Community Samui
Maria Linsley
Willow Catlow-Hassett
Mason @ Hunters Bar
Matt n Mel
Alan Robson
Rob Hodge
Mairi McGregor
Bo Moberg
Nittayavadee Panset Resort
Pornsiree Noklek
Glenn Meisenheimer
A-J Van Bael
Villa Tosti (Gabrio)
Anonymous Donor
The Road Less Traveled
Aunty Ibba
Mark Munro
Clearwater Villa Management Samui