Lanta Animal Welfare, a Dog and Cat Rescue Organization in Thailand, Needs International Volunteers and Funding
Lanta Animal Welfare was established following the tsunami in 2004 to stop the overpopulation of dogs and cats and save them from starvation, disease, inhumane treatment and painful death. LAW is appealing for help and donations from vets, students, rescue organizations, companies and animal lovers everywhere.
Ko Lanta, Thailand, October 08, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Since the reconstruction following the devastating tsunami in December 2004, Lanta Animal Welfare (LAW) has been saving the lives of abused and neglected dogs and cats on Koh Lanta Island, off the southeast coast of Thailand. LAW recently applied for non-profit status in the United States in order to aid its ability to receive much-needed funding from international sources.
“Workers from all over Thailand came to help rebuild what had been destroyed. Many brought their dogs, and when the building was completed, they left the dogs behind,” explains Junie Kovacs, LAW’s founder. “Tourists took pity on the dogs and began feeding them. This resulted in high survival and reproduction rates causing a completely different kind of boom…one of overpopulation, starvation, disease, abuse and injuries.”
“Local residents were using crude, inhumane means to control the animal population,” Kovacs continues, “such as putting fish hooks in their food, or poisoning or drowning them. Puppies and kittens were left on roads to be run over or left on cliffs to be washed out to sea by high tide. Something had to be done.”
It’s a daunting task in Thailand to operate a rescue organization like LAW. There’s so much work to be done; many, many lives to save…and against some difficult odds, Kovacs points out. In order to continue its mission, LAW needs help from animal-loving humans not only from Thailand, but from around the world.
Kovacs says her organization would love to hear from veterinarians interested in visiting Koh Lanta for a volunteer vacation and from vet and vet tech students interested in doing internships with LAW. Additionally, they greatly appreciate the animal lovers who spend some or all of their vacation time in Thailand volunteering at LAW. Volunteers help care for and socialize the dogs and cats, as well as help with rescues and shelter operations.
When space is available, volunteers who donate one month of their time are given free, basic, comfortable accommodations (food not included) along with an introduction to the island and a volunteer handbook. All volunteers receive a great experience and the satisfaction of knowing they’ve helped animals very much in need. Kovacs says volunteer candidates must be hard-working, enthusiastic, proactive, and ready to learn new things.
Appeal for Donations and International Rescue Groups
LAW is a small organization funded mainly by the profits from Kovacs’s business, Time For Lime, a popular beachside cooking school and restaurant/bar with vacation bungalows on Koh Lanta Island. Kovacs, a Norwegian expatriate who also has lived in the United States, started Time for Lime in 2002, and rebuilt the property after it was heavily damaged in the 2004 tsunami.
Monetary as well as pet food and other in-kind donations are desperately needed in order for LAW to continue its life-saving work. At any given time, LAW is caring for 30 dogs, 30 cats, and a few monkeys. Most of these animals come to LAW in poor condition, having been abused by humans, hit by vehicles, or left diseased and starving on the streets. Once rescued by LAW, the animals receive necessary medical care and rabies vaccinations, and are spayed/neutered and cared for until they’re adopted.
Additionally, LAW offers spay/neuter services and rabies vaccinations to pet owners on the island. To date, LAW has spayed or neutered 1300 animals and given 2000 rabies vaccinations. These numbers include both owned and rescued animals.
Individuals, groups and companies can make financial donations with credit cards through LAW’s web site: www.lantaanimalwelfare.com. Click on ‘How you can help.’ For more information on LAW’s needs, email Kovacs at info@lantaanimalwelfare.com or call +66 (0)899 675 017.
Kovacs is interested in speaking with representatives of foreign, no-kill animal rescue organizations that can take dogs and cats LAW has rescued so that the animals have a greater opportunity to find loving, forever homes. The more animals that leave LAW’s shelter, the more lives on the island LAW can save.
Lanta Animal Welfare (LAW), located on Koh Lanta Island off the southeast coast of Thailand, was founded in 2005 by animal lover and business owner Junie Kovacs for the purpose of rescuing and relieving the suffering of dogs, cats and the occasional monkey that were proliferating on the island following the tsumani of 2004. LAW provides medical care, food and socialization for the stray animals it rescues until loving homes are found. LAW also provides spay/neuter and rabies vaccination services to pets on the island. Charitable, non-profit status is pending.
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“Workers from all over Thailand came to help rebuild what had been destroyed. Many brought their dogs, and when the building was completed, they left the dogs behind,” explains Junie Kovacs, LAW’s founder. “Tourists took pity on the dogs and began feeding them. This resulted in high survival and reproduction rates causing a completely different kind of boom…one of overpopulation, starvation, disease, abuse and injuries.”
“Local residents were using crude, inhumane means to control the animal population,” Kovacs continues, “such as putting fish hooks in their food, or poisoning or drowning them. Puppies and kittens were left on roads to be run over or left on cliffs to be washed out to sea by high tide. Something had to be done.”
It’s a daunting task in Thailand to operate a rescue organization like LAW. There’s so much work to be done; many, many lives to save…and against some difficult odds, Kovacs points out. In order to continue its mission, LAW needs help from animal-loving humans not only from Thailand, but from around the world.
Kovacs says her organization would love to hear from veterinarians interested in visiting Koh Lanta for a volunteer vacation and from vet and vet tech students interested in doing internships with LAW. Additionally, they greatly appreciate the animal lovers who spend some or all of their vacation time in Thailand volunteering at LAW. Volunteers help care for and socialize the dogs and cats, as well as help with rescues and shelter operations.
When space is available, volunteers who donate one month of their time are given free, basic, comfortable accommodations (food not included) along with an introduction to the island and a volunteer handbook. All volunteers receive a great experience and the satisfaction of knowing they’ve helped animals very much in need. Kovacs says volunteer candidates must be hard-working, enthusiastic, proactive, and ready to learn new things.
Appeal for Donations and International Rescue Groups
LAW is a small organization funded mainly by the profits from Kovacs’s business, Time For Lime, a popular beachside cooking school and restaurant/bar with vacation bungalows on Koh Lanta Island. Kovacs, a Norwegian expatriate who also has lived in the United States, started Time for Lime in 2002, and rebuilt the property after it was heavily damaged in the 2004 tsunami.
Monetary as well as pet food and other in-kind donations are desperately needed in order for LAW to continue its life-saving work. At any given time, LAW is caring for 30 dogs, 30 cats, and a few monkeys. Most of these animals come to LAW in poor condition, having been abused by humans, hit by vehicles, or left diseased and starving on the streets. Once rescued by LAW, the animals receive necessary medical care and rabies vaccinations, and are spayed/neutered and cared for until they’re adopted.
Additionally, LAW offers spay/neuter services and rabies vaccinations to pet owners on the island. To date, LAW has spayed or neutered 1300 animals and given 2000 rabies vaccinations. These numbers include both owned and rescued animals.
Individuals, groups and companies can make financial donations with credit cards through LAW’s web site: www.lantaanimalwelfare.com. Click on ‘How you can help.’ For more information on LAW’s needs, email Kovacs at info@lantaanimalwelfare.com or call +66 (0)899 675 017.
Kovacs is interested in speaking with representatives of foreign, no-kill animal rescue organizations that can take dogs and cats LAW has rescued so that the animals have a greater opportunity to find loving, forever homes. The more animals that leave LAW’s shelter, the more lives on the island LAW can save.
Lanta Animal Welfare (LAW), located on Koh Lanta Island off the southeast coast of Thailand, was founded in 2005 by animal lover and business owner Junie Kovacs for the purpose of rescuing and relieving the suffering of dogs, cats and the occasional monkey that were proliferating on the island following the tsumani of 2004. LAW provides medical care, food and socialization for the stray animals it rescues until loving homes are found. LAW also provides spay/neuter and rabies vaccination services to pets on the island. Charitable, non-profit status is pending.
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Lanta Animal Welfare
Jean Clement
951-679-6388
www.lantaanimalwelfare.com
Jean Clement
951-679-6388
www.lantaanimalwelfare.com
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