January 2021 Monthly Update

Part of why we started Rob’s Dogs was because we saw a gap in what was being provided by other animal welfare groups – most are based on the shelter model, which is not a long term effective solution. Most street dogs don’t like to be confined, and shelters need a lot of money to keep running well. A badly run shelter is heartbreaking for anyone who has to come in and try and fix the problems.

Lots of people all over the world are doing a great job trying to rescue, rehabilitate and re-home animals, but most are so busy that all their time and resources goes into this work, meaning there is little time or money to focus on a CNVR program (catch, neuter, vaccinate and release).  We believe the most effective way to alleviate suffering for dogs and cats is through sterilization.  We dream of day when no animals need to stay in shelters long term.
We have been working on sterilizing since our inception in 2017, but now we want to expand our work to be even more effective, we want to sterilize everyday!

Koh Samui is currently drowning in puppies and abandoned animals.

Soi Dog will come to Samui in February 2021 and spend around 6 months sterilizing approximately 80% of the islands dog population. Then there needs to be a maintenance program in place, so the population doesn’t explode again.

We would like to have a “dream” CNVR facility  with the capacity to sterilize around 400 animals per month.

We have a vision for a “dream” facility: to fully realize this dream facility we need $60,000AUD (1,303,500thb) to get it up & running, then we need $20,000AUD (430,000thb) per month to run it. This is doing high volume S&N 6 days a week. With a target of 400 animals per month (Putting the cost per animal at around 1,000thb)

You can vote weekly – please help us win one of these grants!

ARE YOU THINKING OF TRYING A PLANT BASED DIET?
Are you worried it will only be salads and weird ingredients like Quino?
Not to worry! Rob’s Dogs takes vegan cuisine to a whole new level! Our modern take on classic dishes shows that eating plant based doesn’t have to be scary OR boring!
Written by one of our supporters who is passionate about empathetic cooking, and has spent years adapting and perfecting family favorite recipes in a compassionate manner, she has gifted us the cookbook to raise money and awareness for the plight of animals worldwide.
This collection of 50 recipes, many of which are classic Australian recipes including: Pasties, Sausage Rolls, Toad in the Hole, Sausage loaf, Lemon slice, caramel slice, vanilla slice and Yo-yo’s. Heavily influenced by the authors time in Asia it includes classic Asian dishes such as: Mango “Chicken”, Lemon “Chicken”, Mongolian “Beef”, Sweet Chili “Chicken: and Thai Pumpkin Soup.
In addition to the amazing recipes, the author has included a list of essential vegan ingredients, with descriptions on what the ingredients are and what they can be used for. The recipes each has clear easy to follow instructions with step by step full color photographs.
With additional recipes covering essentials such as cheese, milk, dough’s and sweeteners, I CAN’T BELIEVE IT’S VEGAN celebrates compassionate cooking without the loss of taste! This collection of recipes is sure to satisfy the taste buds of vegans and non-vegans alike.

Each book covers the cost of ONE street dog being sterilized – thus saving 67,000 unwanted dogs from being born!

We would like to offer our heartfelt thanks and gratitude to the following people and places without who’s help we couldn’t run these events.
Lindsey Archbold who has let us use her place for most of the S&N events we have run over the past year & half.
Dow RuayPech who helps schedule all the spots & liaises with Thai solo rescuers needing support.
Ratisha Pharmacy for supplying the meds.
Fluffy Home for arranging the vet services & being a great support for this project.
Ester & Emil, Heather Barry, Katie Hollamby, Joy Siriyar Narchin, The yoga gang (Steffi, Brenda, Rebecca, Jules, Josh, Donna) Phoebe Yip who ran a series of donation based dance classes as funding for us.

For everyone who donates to Rob’s dogs – we thank you all. None of our work is possible without your ongoing support.
THANK-YOU