Calverton, NY - August 29, 2016 - Dixie, one of several dogs sent from Thailand by the SOI Dog Foundation, arrived at JFK Airport on Saturday night. Instead of being brutally butchered in the Asian dog meat trade, she is now safe and sound at the Kent Animal Shelter.
When a call went out to help the SOI or “street dogs” of Thailand, Kent Animal Shelter was there to help. She is getting food, shelter, veterinary care, and lots of love until she is adopted.
“Our concern for pets in crisis knows no boundaries, and we’re going to help animals around the world in any way we can and change their lives forever,” said Pamela Green, Executive Director of the Kent Animal Shelter. “The inhumane practices of the dog meat trade in Asia are heinous, and it’s got to stop.”
Pictured: Dog crates lined up at the airport Saturday night.
Every year tens of thousands of dogs are inhumanely transported from Thailand to neighboring countries where they are butchered by cruel and barbaric methods for the dog meat trade. The conditions under which the dogs are transported and slaughtered are inhumane and many die from suffocation long before they reach neighboring countries. In reality these are the lucky ones.
Soi Dog Foundation is a not-for- profit, legally registered charitable organization in Thailand, the United States, Australia, the UK, France, Canada and Holland that helps the homeless, neglected and abused dogs and cats of Asia, works to end the dog meat trade throughout the region, and responds to animal welfare disasters and emergencies.
The Soi Dog Foundation and the Thai government are actively working to end this appalling practice. In the meantime, these dogs are spared a horrific fate and transported to various locations where they are safe and have a chance to live a good life without the threat of torture and death.