This time I decided to document my arrival at one of the smaller temples that we monitor called "Wat Krabi Noi" which I think simply means Krabi smaller temple. That might be the colloquial name because temples don't normally resort to such simplistic names. No matter, it is a significantly smaller temple than the other one in Krabi whose stray population we monitor and it has taken some time for the animals to get to know us since we have only recently started to really focus on it.
I just love how once again, the animals there seem to recognize the sound of my truck and come running out from all of their hidey-holes to greet me.
You can see my leg there and I can barely get out of the car with all the fur friends who are excited that I am back for a visit. I know this is mostly because I always come bearing gifts but I don't care where the emotion comes from, I just like to see them happy.
All of them line up for the nibbles that I put on the ground because this temple doesn't even have bowls and honestly, they don't really need them. Bowls for dogs are largely for you to protect your own floor, dogs really do not care about them and in many ways the bowl simply makes the consumption more frustrating to get all the bits out of. These dogs are few enough in number that there was no fisticuffs during the food distribution, which is good. A doggie with a full stomach is far less likely to get aggressive in the presence of food.
The little ones require a bit more care though and this one and its sibling are just starting to eat solid food. I don't think that they yet realize what to do with solid food so I bring some soft food with me that is meant just for them.
The monks at this particular temple seem a lot less inclined to actually help us out because we do provide them with free food for the dogs but on this trip I noticed that the very large bag of dog food that I provided them with 2 weeks ago hadn't even been opened yet and just had a bunch of other stuff stacked on top of it. I politely asked them that if they are not going to distribute it, to let me have it back so I can give it to the dogs here or elsewhere myself. It was not my objective to shame these men, but their response was one of that they forgot. I will check back in a few days and if the bag is still on that pile unopened I will take it back.
I can't be sure why the monks in some places are very willing to help us while at others they seem rather indifferent to the dogs and cats. I will continue to come to visit this place, perhaps in greater frequency, to see if we can make sure all the dogs are getting fed. From a purely visual inspection the dogs seem to all be in decent health and there are no new additions since the mother and her pups turned up a few weeks ago.
This is all great news. Now if we could just get the people that live here to care a bit more than they do.
if you would like to see how you can help out or simply spread the word, please visit our website at
http://krabianimalwelfare.org
Krabi Animal Welfare is a charity run entirely by volunteers and are a registered non-profit organization in Thailand and the U.K.. We aim to relieve the pain and suffering of dogs and cats within Krabi Province.
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