Soi Dog

SOI DOG FOUNDATION USA (THE FOUNDATION) IS A NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED IN CALIFORNIA IN 2010. THE FOUNDATION IS GOVERNED BY ELECTED OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. THE FOUNDATION ACHIEVES ITS MISSION OF IMPROVING ANIMAL WELFARE OF DOGS AND CATS IN ASIA PRIMARILY AS A FUNDRAISING AND GRANT-MAKING ORGANIZATION THAT MAKES GRANTS TO SOI DOG FOUNDATION (SOI DOG), A THAI CHARITY WHOSE PURPOSES ALIGN WITH THE FOUNDATIONS. FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE FOUNDATIONS PROGRAMS. DONATIONS ARE USED TO SUPPORT THE FOUNDATIONS OVERALL MISSION TO CARE FOR THE STREET DOGS AND CATS IN ASIA AND REDUCE SUFFERING THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS. A PRIMARY INITIATIVE OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO RAISE FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF SOI DOGS CVNR (CAPTURE, VACCINATE, NEUTER, RETURN) PROGRAM WHICH CURBS THE POPULATION GROWTH AND MINIMIZES INSTANCES OF ABUSE AND INJURY THAT OFTEN ACCOMPANY GROWING STREET DOG AND CAT POPULATIONS. THESE FUNDS ARE ALSO UTILIZED TO SUPPORT SHELTER OPERATIONS AND OTHER NECESSARY ACTIVITI

ADOPTIONS: THE FOUNDATION MAKES GRANTS TO SOI DOG INTERNATIONAL TO SUPPORT THE COSTS OF CAT AND DOG ADOPTION EXPENSES SUCH AS CRATES, VET EXAMS, CUSTOMS CLEARANCE, TRAVEL PAPERWORK AND FLIGHT COSTS. MONTHLY SPONSORSHIPS BY DONORS PROVIDE AN ONGOING AND DEDICATED LEVEL OF SUPPORT FOR FOOD, MEDICAL CARE, SOCIALIZATION, AND STAFF TO WORK WITH THE DOGS TO PREPARE THEM FOR ADOPTION. SHELTER OPERATIONS: THE FOUNDATION MAKES GRANTS TO SOI DOG INTERNATIONAL FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARE FOR FERAL, ABANDONED AND INJURED DOGS AND CATS; THIS SUPPORT INCLUDES ANY MEDICAL, HOUSING AND FEEDING NEEDS. THE CAMPAIGN TO END THE DOG MEAT TRADE: THE FOUNDATION FUNDS SOI DOGS INITIATIVE TO END THE DOG MEAT TRADE. IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN ASIA, A CRUEL MEANS OF CAPTURE AND TRANSPORT OFTEN MEANS THAT MANY DOGS DIED ON THEIR JOURNEY TO THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE, AND THOSE THAT SURVIVE TRANSPORT FACE A CRUEL AND PAINFUL DEATH AS PART OF THE PROCESS OF PREPARING DOG MEAT. SOI DOG WORKS WITH ASIAN GOVERNMENTS, RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS AS WELL AS PROVIDING NECESSARY CARE FOR THOSE DOGS RESCUED FROM THE TRADE. DONATIONS MADE TO THE CAMPAIGN TO END THE DOG MEAT TRADE DIRECTLY SUPPORT SOI DOGS EFFORTS TO END THIS TRADE FIRST IN THAILAND AND NOW, INCREASINGLY, IN NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES SUCH AS VIETNAM AND THE PHILIPPINES. EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM (ERT): THE FOUNDATION RAISES FUNDS THAT ENABLE EMERGENCY SUPPORT TO COMMUNITIES DURING AND AFTER NATURAL DISASTERS. SOI DOGS ERT DELIVERS FOOD, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, AND HANDS-ON CARE TO ANIMALS IN AREAS THAT ARE DEVASTATED AND, IN MANY CASES, INACCESSIBLE. HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAM: THE FOUNDATION RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT SOI DOGS HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAM WHICH TEACHES SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN COMPASSION TOWARDS ANIMALS, THE ONLY WAY TO SUSTAINABLY END ANIMAL CRUELTY.