Soi Dog UK CIO

Soi Dog Foundation’s mission is to improve the welfare of dogs and cats in Asia, resulting in better lives for both the animal and human communities, to create a society without homeless animals and to ultimately end animal cruelty. Founded by British couple John and Gill Dalley, Soi Dog operates entirely on donations and provides sustainable and humane solutions to reduce the suffering of stray animals.
Established in 2003 on the island of Phuket, Thailand, Soi Dog Foundation is Southeast Asia’s largest organisation dedicated to helping stray animals. The foundation’s Gill Dalley sanctuary, spread across 12 acres, is home to over 1,800 animals and features state-of-the-art dog and cat hospitals—the most advanced in the region. These hospitals treat more than 400 new animal admissions each month, providing life-saving care to stray dogs and cats. In addition to the sanctuary, Soi Dog operates a treatment facility in Bangkok and responds to crisis situations throughout the region.

Soi Dog’s primary programme is CNVR (Catch, Neuter, Vaccinate, Return), which aims to reduce the number of animals born into a life of suffering, prevent the spread of diseases such as rabies, and benefit both animals and human communities. The programme is implemented across Thailand, with mobile teams operating in the southern provinces and throughout the Bangkok metropolitan area. This vital work is partially supported by Dogs Trust, UK’s largest dog welfare charity, which plays a crucial role in funding our efforts and improving the effectiveness of the CNVR initiative.

Since 2003, the CNVR programme has vaccinated and neutered over 1.2 million dogs and cats and is currently carrying out more than 20,000 procedures each month, making it the largest initiative of its kind in the world.
Soi Dog responds to emergency situations across the region, helping dogs and cats affected by natural or man-made disasters, such as the severe flooding in Central Thailand in 2021 and 2022, in the southern region in 2017 and prior to that, the Bangkok floods of 2011 and the Asian tsunami of 2004.

Soi Dog also actively campaigns for stronger animal welfare legislation and its enforcement across Asia. The foundation was instrumental in ending the horrendous dog meat trade in Thailand and overseeing the introduction of new animal welfare laws that came into effect in the country in 2014. Since then, our focus has shifted to other Southeast Asian countries, particularly the Philippines, Vietnam, and Cambodia. In the Philippines, where laws banning the slaughter of dogs and cats have been in place since 1998, we actively combat the illegal trade through regular rescue operations, leading to the arrest of traders and the rescue of many dogs. Additionally, our public awareness campaigns have reached thousands of citizens across the country.
Soi Dog oversees local, national, and international adoptions directly rehoming thousands of dogs and cats rescued from dire situations across the region, including from government shelters and the horrific dog and cat meat trade. Our efforts ensure these vulnerable animals are given a second chance at life in loving homes. Each year, we rehome over 500 dogs and cats, with many finding their new families in the UK.

In addition to its rescue and adoption work, Soi Dog runs extensive education and community outreach initiatives. In 2020, we opened Southeast Asia’s first humane education centre, reaching over 11,000 students in 2023. Soi Dog also treats more than 14,000 street animals each year through its veterinary community outreach programme and provides hundreds of tonnes of food annually to vulnerable strays across Thailand.

Every donation to Soi Dog Foundation is deeply appreciated and crucial in allowing us to continue our life-saving work for animals. As we receive no government funding, we rely entirely on the generosity of supporters like you. By donating through Giveacar, you can help provide vulnerable dogs and cats with the second chance they deserve.

To learn more about Soi Dog Foundation and our work, please visit our website at www.soidog.org.