Pandemic paralyses Thai shelter for disabled dogs
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Safe haven
In Thailand's Chonburi province there is a shelter for stray, disabled dogs that have no one to care for them. Started by a foreigner, the shelter ensures the dogs have wheelchair access and food throughout the year.
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Operations
The shelter is run by a foundation called The Man That Rescues Dogs, set up by a Switzerland international in 2002 after he moved to Thailand and saw the abysmal condition of the street dogs there.
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Pandemic pause
Ever since the coronavirus pandemic began, donations to the shelter have dropped by 40%, putting the future of many of the furries in doubt.
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Expensive affair
To run the shelter - including feeding the dogs and caring for them - everyday costs about $1300. There are 600 dogs at the shelter and 350 outside that need to be fed, as well as physiotherapy for the hurt dogs.
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Expanding populace
As of 2017, Thailand was estimated to have 8,00,000 stray cats and dogs, a number that’s growing and expected to reach two million by 2027, unless there are concentrated programmes, like the foundation’s spaying and neutering one that had to be stopped due to a lack of funds.