I was brought to the DRCS when I was a little tiny kitten. Some tourists found me on the roadside and figured that my mum would not come back. They put me in a cage for four weeks and made me watch all the other cats running and playing around. Don’t think that I enjoyed that! But unfortunately there are so many dangerous viruses in Brigitte and Werners house and a lot of little kittens, so they all have to be vaccinated first and then stay isolated from the others for some time. This procedure has saved many lives already. When I was finally allowed to leave the cage, I showed my best side. And it worked! After I got spayed, I didn’t land up in the cat house at the big shelter, No, I was brought back to Brigitte and Werners house! I have a lovely soft fur and love to be snuggle.

Antoinette from Effretikon in Switzerland is now looking after me. Thank you very much!

Honestly speaking, I don’t really feel like talking about my past. Ohh and have I mentioned, I sneaked myself into the DRCS! They only found out when they did the yearly check up and vaccinated all the cats. Of course I had no registration card! Thankfully nobody made a big deal out of it. They took my picture, got me a registration card and I can now legally continue to eat my Brekkies. I’m actually a very lovely cat and luckily I have found my own personal sponsor now….I’m so happy to spend my future in this posh cat house!

Thomas from Leimen in Germany is now looking after me.  The sponsorship for me is a birthday present from Silke to her friend Thomas. Thank you very much!

Der Hotelmanger Falk Wetschat vom Pinnacle Grand in Jomptien wollte uns einschläfern lassen, weil Juana uns gefüttert hat. Bitte schaut in die Homepage www.hotel-kosamui.com unter infos and news und nehmt an der Protestaktion gegen den deutschen Manager Falk Wetschat teil! Er hat an Juana einen Brief geschrieben, dass er Hunde einschläfern lässt, die von Touristen am Strand vom Pinnacle Grand gefüttert werden. Thailand ist ein buddhistisches Land in dem Hunde nicht eingeschläfert werden solange sie fressen können. Kein Tierarzt würde so etwas machen. "Schläfert" er die Hunde selber ein? Was meint er mit einschläfern? Vergiften?

Der Protest hat geholfen. Der Manager ist ins Pinnacle nach Koh Samui versetzt worden. Manita, die dort vorher Managerin war, ist nach Bangkok versetzt worden. Manita hat im Pinnacle immer wieder die Hunde vergiftet, aber es war ihr nicht zu beweisen. Herr Wetschat hat auf Samui seine Einstellung zu Hunden geändert und unterstützt uns jetzt. Ich glaube ihm und denke, dass auch Tierfreunde im Pinnacle wieder Urlaub machen können, unbeschwert durch Vergiftungsaktionen, vom wem auch immer durchgeführt.

Rudi hatte auch schon ein Heim in Berlin gefunden. Leider hat er sich kurz vor Abflug aus dem Staub gemacht und ist bisher nicht wieder aufgetaucht.

Es geht ihm sicher gut, denn er hat die ganze Zeit, die er bei uns im DRCS war, vor der Tür gelebt. Er ist öfter mal ein paar Tage weg gewesen und dann wiedergekommen.  Ich denke, dass er sich ein neues Heim auf Samui gesucht hat.

Juana aus Berlin in Deutschland  hat mich und LENNI aus Jomtien (Nähe Pattaja) nach Koh Samui gebracht.

Unfortunately the first three months of my life were everything else but nice. I was locked up in a tiny little cage where I could hardly move and my so called owner kept kicking me. But even as a little puppy I had a strong voice and so I just kept on howling until one day a lovely neighbor came to rescue me. He took me in his strong arms and brought me to the Dog Rescue Center where I finally had some other little ones to play with. I didn't really like it in the big compound as the bigger dogs kept nipping me. That's why I can now stay in the big open kitchen area where we have plenty of space to fool around. My life has changed for the better and I have never felt more free than here at the shelter!

Karoliina from Finland is now looking after me. Thank you very much!

OLIVIA (female)

I was brought to the shelter by Alan from Australia. He realized that I was sick and he could not look after me as he was returning home. I felt really unwell when I came here and could do nothing but sit. It turns out I had tick fever. I was given special medication and gradually picked up over a couple of weeks. I became so well, I made a break for freedom. However, I was brought back as I am not really able to survive on the road. Also the food here is better than on the streets (I've put on sooo much weight since coming here).

This is the second time I have visited the shelter. The first time I was only in for neutering and was put back on the street as I was in good condition. As I left the last time, I was given a collar with 'Feed Me' written on it and many tourists did feed me. Now I'm happy here at the shelter and this is where I will stay!

Ilka and Ralf from Hilden in Germany are now looking after me. Thank you very much!

I'm scared of everything! I'm scared of loud noises, the dark, cats and even geckoes. My owners got fed up with me as they wanted me as a guard dog and I got frightened of the burglars when they broke into the house. As a result, as well as my owners having their DVD stolen, I was brought to dog rescue. I'm getting better now and am not so frightened of everything. I like it when the volunteers come round and brush my beautiful coat.

Sabrina from Como in Italy is now looking after me. Thank you very much!

I am Amy. Beginning of June 2006 I was hit by a motorbike on Chaweng Beach Road. Nobody helped me but I have made it in front of a pharmacy with my injured leg. I grew up with one of my brothers on the street but the passed few months I was alone. I don't know where my brother is. After I had found a place in front of the pharmacy, one day two animal loving tourists came up to me: Andrea and Tobi from Germany. I was very happy to see them and wagged my tail like crazy. At first I didn't know what to do with these sticks they gave me, but after a while I realized that it was something delicious to eat.

After that, they came every day and took care of me, cuddled me, and gave me something to eat. One day, Tobi lifted me up from the ground and we took a taxi together with Andrea. When we got off, it was quite a hike to the DRCS, but Tobi carried me all the way, since I was not able to walk with my injured leg. That's how I came to Brigitte and Werners' house.

Andrea from Essen in Germany is now looking after me. Thank you very much!

I came to the Rescue Center as a small, helpless puppy. It didn't look good in the beginning as I had diarrhoea and was so thin. I was too young to get any injections! However, I’m a fighter and Sandra (long-time volunteer at DRCS) always let me go into the kitchen where I partook of the cat food, including the fish at the fish party.  Brigitte kept me at her house as she hoped to find a new home for me. As I have lived here for so long, this is my home and I’m happy here. Every day, sick dogs come in and I have to keep fighting to maintain my position. Sometimes these new dogs are huge with large wounds or totally starved and without fur. Sometimes they are very aggressive and that’s when I go to my favourite safe spot just outside the house.

Marina and Rene from Berlin in Germany are now looking after me. Thank you very much!

Nick from India took me with him to Bangkok. Unfortunately he was not able to take care for me there since they had only a very little room for the whole family in Bangkok. I love to run and jump around and definitely need some space! In Bangkok you can only find government animal shelters and they are mostly full. Nick didn't want to leave me there, so he brought me to Koh Samui to DRCS. Here I run around in the shelter and play with my doggie friends the whole day. That's a lot of fun! Of course, I would prefer my own little family but you cannot have everything

Stephanie from Essen in Germany is now looking after me. Thank you very much!

Ben from Australia is now looking after me. Thank you very much!

A nice Italian couple initially wanted to take me to their home country. They brought me to the DRCS and I was supposed to be send to Italy four months later. They had given me a red collar so nobody would send the wrong dog. The couple had spent their holidays on Samui and let me sleep on their terrace and fed me. I have accompanied them all the time. We had a lot of fun. Unfortunately, the address was wrong and they had never called again.

I was simply delivered here. Arrived here, I was a long time in a single box, because everyone thought, that I would be an evil attack dog.  Then the attempt was made to join me once with other dogs. All colleagues viewed strained after me, and I felt very important.  All dog friends were sniffing at me. After finding also a tennis ball and was in the 7th sky.  I am not an evil attack dog. I dear my tennis ball, which I also need for sleeping, and I have now correct outlet again cause the boys throw me always even once the ball. 

Sarah from England is now looking after me. Thank you very much!

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I cant walk normally anymore since I was badly hit by a car. I never had a real owner but I was always a strong and confident stray dog who understood how to survive and to enjoy a happy life. That all changed after the accident and I lost the will to fight. Thankfully Jay never stopped to see the strong dog in me and took me into the puppy house where I got very special care and treatment for many months. Thanks to all the patience people and the little naughty puppies I have found my reason to live again.....

Stephanie from Germany is now looking after me. Thank you very much!

When I arrived here I had a very bad skin disease, unfortunately not only in my face. Salve was applied daily and after an endlessly long time I started looking really nice again. I had to sit in a kennel for many weeks, I just wanted to get out of there. When I finally could leave the kennel, the others were really nice to me. I settled in the huge pride of Brigitte and Werner very well and I would like to stay with them forever. I heard some stories about the cat shelter in Taling Ngam: they supposedly don't serve freshly cooked fish in the evening?!? – can't believe it!!!

Angela from Australia is now looking after me. Thank you very much!

I have been at the DRCS since I was a very little puppy. We were abandoned in a carton box on a very busy road somewhere outside Nathon. We were all running around in the middle of the road when some animal friendly Thais saved our lives. They stopped the cars, picked us up and brought us to the DRCS. My sisters have already found a home when they were about  two months old. I have settled in well here and love playing with my doggie and volunteer friends!

Silke and Melissa from the Panketal in Germany are now looking after me. Thank you very much!