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Soi Dog Foundation
The Soi Dog Foundation is a nonprofit organisation for the welfare of dogs. Its headquarters is based in Phuket, Thailand,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.globalgiving.org/donate/9791/soi-dog-foundation-usa/reports/ )〕 and it has been legally registered in the United States, Australia, France, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. Its primary goal is to care for homeless and abused dogs in Thailand. It was established by a British couple John and Gill Dalley with the help of Margot Homburg Park in Phuket in 2003. The foundation has saved dogs from illegal trades, particularly for meat, and tries to reduce free-ranging dog by sterilisation. ''Soi'' is a Thai word for "street". Sterilisation programme has been extended on stray cats. It gets support from international celebrities including Dame Judi Dench, Laura Carmichael and Ricky Gervais. The campaign in 2014 led to the enactment of the Prevention of Animal Cruelty and Provision of Animal Welfare Act, the first animal welfare act in Thailand.
==Background and origin==
Thailand is known for its stray dogs, serving of dog meat, and trading of dogs. There are dog butchers, dog tanneries, and holding centres for illegal trades. Many dogs are exported to Vietnam and China for dog meat. Dog trade involves smuggling by organised gangs.〔 Thailand's largest island, Phuket, is the major centre of such activities, and is the home of stray dogs. The Thai Veterinary Medical Association reported that in 2011, half a million dogs were traded to Vietnam and China.〔 These dogs are trapped and collected to be sold in the market or pass on to traders for export. The dogs are treated badly that due to congested packing in the transport crates, they are suffocated and a number of them dies in the process.〔 Seeing the appalling situation, an American-born Margot Homburg Park decided to join hands with a British couple, John and Gill Dalley. John Dalley, is a retired chemical engineer from Leeds, England, and Gill is a former bank employee. They had moved to Phuket for a retired life. John Dalley remarked, "We had a dog back home (Leeds ), but I wasn't particularly involved with animal rights. But you see these dogs (Thailand ) suffer, and you want to do something to help them."〔 In 2003 they established the foundation by opening a clinic and recruiting veterinarians on volunteer to take care of homeless dogs. For their name they chose the Thai word ''Soi'', which means "street", hence, the organisation literally means "stray dog foundation". They started sterilising and vaccinating stray dogs. In 2005, it was officially registered, becoming the first animal welfare organisation in Thailand. In 2011, a permanent clinic was opened in Bangkok. The foundation's slogan is "Trade of Shame". As a result of its vaccination effort, Phuket is the only Thai province that is declared free of rabies.〔
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