Dear friends,
A couple of days ago I received a letter from our friend John Dalley, founder of Soi Dog in Thailand. In it he described to me in all detail, the fact that there has been a major distemper outbreak in Phuket and their efforts to stop it from become an epidemic that could potentially kill each and every single dog in the island.
In just a few years, John and his team have neutered and vaccinated over 30.000 dogs and cats in Phuket, an it is in big part thanks to them that rabies has been eradicated in this tropical island.
Distemper is the cruelest of diseases, in its earliest stages it begins through the respiratory system and if left untreated it moves onto the nervous system, killing the animal in a most painful way.
The only way to stop this from spreading is mass vaccination.
I have promised John that I will do everything within my power to help him and the dogs of Phuket in this time of need and that he can count on the help of the entire Let’s Adopt! Community, that is, you.
Here are three ways you can help.
1. If you are a private individual please donate to Soi Dog. They are in desperate need of supplies that can be purchased locally. Your help will be used to purchase vaccines AND distemper treatment locally.
2. If you are a veterinarian, animal health professional or have contacts in the industry I need you to write to me in order to coordinate the sending of supplies to the island. Let’s Adopt! connections extend far and wide and YOUR assistance could make a dramatic difference in the way we avert this crisis.
I’m reachable by email on viktor@myletsadopt.com
3. Finally, and this applies to everybody that reads this, SHARE it on Facebook, Twitter and all your social media networks.
Thousands of lives are at stake, this is a tragedy unfolding as we speak and, for once, YOU are in a position to do something about it.
HELP WITH INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE
SHARE AND NETWORK ON FB and Twitter.
Viktor Larkhill
Viktor@myletsadopt.com
Thankyou soi dog for your hard work looking after these poor dogs x
Josh, unfortunately I am so broke I can’t even pay attention but I will gladly share this. Thanks