SAMUI         

SAMUI

This is the story of a dog from Samui who is now living very happily in Germany.                         If you want to read the story click  HERE!

HOPPY

HOPPY

This is Hoppy, from Koh Tao, a lucky dog that has gone to USA. If you would like to read his story, please click HERE

TINA

TINA

That´s Tina who went from Koh Samet to Germany. She was very ill for quite some time but now she´s strong, happy and completely recovered. Read her story HERE

DÄNG

DÄNG

Däng lives now in Belgium. Read her story HERE

GODPARENTS ARE DESPERATELY WANTED: 

OUR ADOPTION PROGRAM

Would you like to become a godparent for one of our dogs or cats? 

>>>HERE<<<

Some of our loveable, four-legged friends are looking for a sponsor. All of them are strays (soi dogs), living in our large kennel or in the big shelter in Ban Taling Ngam. They cannot return to the beach. Some of them are too sick and some joined us as puppies and did not learn how to fend for themselves. We also have many stray cats living in our house. If you fall in love with one of our candidates, please get in touch with me via e-mail. As a 'godparent' you can support DRCS monthly for only 15 Euro or US$18. In return you will receive regular reports on the well being of your dog or cat (including photos) and also our regular newsletter with the latest information on our activities on Koh Samui. You can find our homepage also under the name www.soidogs.org

l	As a 'godparent' you can support DRCS monthly for only 15 Euro Maybe it is also a nice Christmas gift for a friend!?

A DIFFERENT KIND OF VACATION: VOLUNTEER FIELD WORK ON KOH SAMUI

Koh Samui once - Koh Samui for ever! If you have visited Koh Samui once and fallen in love with the island, you will always come back! Good for the dogs and cats! During the last years many animal lovers had come who had a lot of fun working with and for the animals. Thank you ever so much!  It doesn’t matter if you want to help only for a couple of hours or longer; every helping hand is welcome. Around 250 dogs and 100 cats are waiting to be cuddled. You can also come with children. The dogs and cats are all very nice and lovely and for kids it is for sure and unforgettable experience to play with so many dogs and cats.   We always depend on animal loving tourists spending their holidays on the island and are willing to help us. They help us to catch the dogs and bring them to our vet, Dr Sith, when they have been in accidents or bitten by other dogs. It is also enough to just stay with the injured animal until our helpers come to pick it up. Just call us and we come as soon as possible. Phone: 077 413 490 or 081 893 94 43.  

There are always dogs that need to be castrated and need looking after during the recovery. It is already of great help if you look for un-castrated animals at the hotel ground you're staying at. Please call us and show these dogs and cats to our helpers so we can catch them for castration. Dogs and cats that have been neutered already you can recognize by a green tattoo in the ear! If there aren´t any cats or dogs at the hotel, that is a very bad sign. This means most probably that the animals are disposed of – no matter how!  

If you spend your holidays on Koh Samui and want to help at the DRCS you are most welcome to do so! There is a lot of work to do and previous experience is not required. Everybody can cuddle dogs and cats! About 350 dogs and 100 cats are waiting to be cuddled.  

Vets and veterinary students wishing to gain practical experience are welcome any time! Here you can see a lot of nice pictures from our volunteers.

How to find us?

We have two shelters: a small one in Chaweng at our house and the large one at Ban Taling Ngam in the south west of the island.

Both of the shelters are opened from 9.00 to 18.00 o’clock daily and it is not necessary to make an appointment. Just come by and have a look at the shelters in Chaweng or Ban Taling Ngam! Of course, you can give us a call before you visit and ask for further information. Phone: 077 413 490 or 01 893 94 43. 

Getting to the Chaweng shelter (from the Beach Road)

 If you are coming from the Chaweng Beach Road, head south until you reach the Chedi Spa (1) on your right (Family Mart at the corner). Turn right up the road after that (Sweet Corner (2) will be on your left) and walk 200 meters up to the fork in the road. Take the left hand fork (the 7-eleven (3) will be on your left) and walk up. You will walk past the Chinese Temple (4) (on your left) and the Motorcross Stadium (5) (on your left). 30 metres after the Motorcross Stadium on your right is a small road (with DRCS and ‘Will Wait Apartment’  (6) signs). Turn right up this road to the top and ignore the dogs behind the gate at the top (these are our neighbours’ dogs). Turn right into the graveled compound and our shelter is the first house on the left – our motorbikes will be outside and you will see a big yellow sign on the entrance gate. Please ring the doorbell. When you come in, please make sure the dogs don’t get out and close the gate behind you!

Getting to the Chaweng shelter from the main ring road

We are about 3,000 meters south of Tesco. You will see the Bank of Ayudhya (7) on the left (yellow building with yellow sign) and turn left just after that (opposite Dive Supplies (8)). Go down that road about 600 meters and you will see the signs for ‘Dow Seafood’ (9) then ‘Will Wait Apartment’ on the left. Turn left up the road with the DRCS and ‘Will Wait Apartment’ (6) signs. Go up this road and ignore the dogs behind the gate at the top (these are our neighbors'’ dogs). Turn right into the graveled compound and our shelter is the first house on the left – our motorbikes will be outside and about 50 dogs inside. Please ring the doorbell. When you come in, please make sure the dogs don’t get out!

Getting to the Ban Taling Ngam shelter from the north (Nathon)

Drive south through Nathon and turn right at the third set of traffic lights after Nathon – Route 4170 (1). Drive down that road approximately 4 km and you will go past the Elephant Gate (2) (on your right). Stay on the main road (i.e. don’t go through the Elephant Gate) and we are 800 meters after the Elephant Gate on the left (3). Go up the gravel path to the gate. You can open the gate and drive into the compound but please be careful not to let any of the dogs out. Close the gate behind you.

Getting to the Ban Taling Ngam shelter from the south (Lamai/Hua Thanon)

Drive south through Hua Thanon and the road will take a sharp bend to the right. Follow this main road and turn left at the third set of traffic lights down Route 4170 (1). Drive down that road approximately 4 km and you will go past the Elephant Gate (2) (on your right). Stay on the main road (i.e. don’t go through the Elephant Gate) and we are 800 meters after the Elephant Gate on the left (3). Go up the gravel path to the gate. You can open the gate and drive into the compound but please be careful not to let any of the dogs out. Close the gate behind you.

We love volunteers

We love volunteers be they here for one hour or for one year – they help us through all sorts of crises when we are short-staffed. Please telephone me (077 413 490 or 01 893 94 43) before you come and we can discuss what you can do to help. Regardless of what you do (painting walls, spraying dogs, de-ticking dogs, bathing dogs, looking after the cats, loving the animals, etc), please wear old clothes – the dogs just love to jump up on Armani! You will be working in the sun a lot so please make sure you are suitably clad for this and have sun cream and a hat. You may end up working on your own as I cannot be at the big shelter every day (I try to get there every second day).

Please do not disturb the vet unless you have a medical problem with one of the dogs. Very few of the local staff at the shelter speak English.

ACCOMMODATION

Unfortunately, we have in the moment no accommodation to offer for volunteers.

Here four suggestions for accommodations in Chaweng near the house.

THE WAVE SAMUI

The staff at The Wave Samui (10) in Chaweng (Dave & Pete) are more than willing to help you find somewhere to stay. This is a free service they offer because they support our work. Please contact them at information@thewavesamui.com or at www.thewavesamui.com

THE MAGIC LIGHT

The ''Magic Light'' has some lovely apartments to a very reasonable price. The prices are similar to ''The Wave''. Between 400 and 1000 Baht for 2 people. If you decide to stay longer, you'll have a good chance to get it cheaper. The Magic Light is the best Swiss Restaurant on Koh Samui and the apartments are right above the restaurant. The Swiss Hans Peter Frutiger has been running the Magic Light for over 20 Years. The apartments (2) are about 200 meter from the Chaweng beach and about 600 meter from the Dog and Cat Rescue Center in Chaweng. For reservations and more details please check out their Homepage. Unfortunately the email address is incorrect, please get in touch with the Magic Light via the following e-mail address: hans_peterfrutiger@hotmail.com

CENTRAL BAY RESORT

The Central Bay in Chaweng has got no Homepage and you can only book it from here. But you can already check out the dogs there.... HERE a few pictures and rates from the Central Bay

SPECIAL OFFER

ONLY 250 BAHT A NIGHT!

We recommend Chaweng Beach Backpackers for cheap dormitory accommodation (250 Baht mid season a night) very close to beach and the dog center. Friendly atmosphere very much a family from home - 98% rating on hostel bookers! Meet new people and travelers! 

chawengbackpackers@hotmail.co.uk

www.chawengbackpackers.com

Transport to and from the shelter at Ban Taling Ngam

Our resources are limited and we cannot offer regular transportation to our big shelter. Our arrangements change from day to day but, if we can give you a lift to the shelter, you have to be at my house in Chaweng by 9.30 am and the car does not return until 5.30 pm. An alternative would be to get a songtao/bus taxi to Nathon then a motorbike taxi to the shelter but, being in ‘the middle of nowhere’, it is difficult to get a taxi back. If you wish to help us at Ban Taling Ngam, I suggest you rent a motorbike (150 baht a day).

If it is not possible for you to go to Ban Taling Ngam, I am sure we can find lots of work for you at the shelter in Chaweng (currently, George our St Bernard is in dire need of a bath!).

DONATIONS AND SPONSORS

In order to give the dogs proper medical treatment on the island, a lot of material is needed, but most of it is very hard to find here. That's why donations in kind are most helpful! Pitti-Heimtiermarkt, a German supplier of pet-care articles, has to date donated several thousand flea collars. One flea collar weighs only 25 g but 1,000 of these would weight 25 kg and they are not that easy to transport. Other goods, such as cages, flea shampoo, flea powder, old towels, small soft toys for the puppies, drugs and stitching material were brought to Koh Samui by German animal friends. So far that has worked out just fine.

So, whenever you are coming to Koh Samui and there is some spare room in your luggage please do get in touch with me! There is almost always something to be transported! Many thanks also to Bayer-Vital for the flea collars and the other articles. Any companies wanting to support us with donations in kind or otherwise, please get in touch with me via e-mail.

Many hotels and shops on Koh Samui support DRCS either with a monthly donation of between 5 and 25 Euro, or by allowing us to place a DRCS collection box on their premises. Click >>>HERE<<< for a list of the sponsors on the Island. Please note that not all of our sponsors are dog-friendly - they are forced by animal-loving tourists to put a donation box in the reception.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

In Thailand, you can do a lot with just a little money!

  10 kg of dry food costs about 6 Euro!

Since individual money transfers to Thailand are very costly, I collect donations in Germany (and other countries where so far no animal friends have been found to collect the donations for DRCS) on my private account in Berlin. We now have animal friends in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, UK and USA who collect donations for DRCS and then transfer the money to Thailand. If you are visiting Koh Samui, please do not hesitate to visit us and have a look at the account books. Each individual donation is listed and it is really easy for you to check if the money was legitimately used. Please do not forget to state your name and address on the transfers.

Thank you very much for your support!
 

Brigitte.

If you want to donate with Paypal:

International donation accounts

• Germany

Account holder: Brigitte Gomm,

Bank: Berliner Sparkasse

Bismarckstra ße 63/64, 10627 Berlin, Germany

Bank code: BLZ: 10050000

Account number: 0790122812;

SWIFT code: BELA DE BE;

IBAN code: DE 03 100500 00 0790 12 28 12

 

• Switzerland

Lilly Jenzer,

Via Giulia 16, 6855 Stabio, Switzerland

Tel.: 0041 9164 71972,

Mobile: 0041794622374                                                

E-mail: leileia@hotmail.com

Donation account: Lilly Jenzer

Raiffeisenbank 6855 Stabio

Iban/Valuta: CH60 8036 5000 0022 2220 1 / CHF

 

• Austria

Irene Albrecht,

Gregor-Ulbrich-Gasse 16, 1210 Wien, Austria

Tel: 01/2922384,

Donation account: Irene/Herbert Albrecht

PSK (BLZ 60000) #2445106;

E-mail: irene.albrecht@gmx.net

 

• USA

DRCS, c/o Maris Sidenstecker,

1192 Waring Street,

Seaside, California 93955,

USA

Tel: 831 899 9957;

E -mail: orcamaris@earthlink.net

• Australia

Meg O'Keefe,

3/7 Love Street, Black Rock, Victoria 3193, Australia

E-mail: meg.okeefe@team.telstra.com

Mobile: 0419 156 081

A/c Name - Dog Rescue Centre Samui Australia

BSB 033 358

Account No 306339

Westpac Banking Corporation
 

 

• Netherlands

Evelien Kuiper,

Tolick 61, 3828 HB Hoogland (Amersfoort),

E-mail:evelien_beckers@hotmail.com

Tel: 033-4328234,

donation account: Evelien Kuiper;

Postbank Amsterdam # 6027440

 

• United Kingdom

Stephanie Castelli

42 Wilbury Crescent

Hove

East Sussex

BN3 6FH

01273 738855

E-mail: j_castelli@hotmail.com;

Tel: 01273 820316;

Bank: HSBC, Ridgeland House, 167 Dyke Road Hove, East Sussex;

Sort code: 40-25-06;

Name: Dog Rescue Centre Samui;

Account number: 31 30 96 33 

• Finland                                                                

Päivikki Haveri

Bergeninkatu 2 E 47

20320 Turku

FINLAND

E-mail: paivikki.haveri@kolumbus.fi

Tel: +358 50 5824891

 

Account: Päivikki Haveri;

Account Number:130935-86962,

Bank: Nordea

 

• Belgium                                                           

Jean-Marie Merlin, 

Meereigen 103; 2170 Merksem, Belgium

E-mail: jean-marie.merlin@notes.basant.be

Bank: CENTEA, Deuzeldlaan 167, 2900 Schoten, Belgium

Account holder: Jean-Marie Merlin, 

Meereigen 103,  2170 Merksem

Account number: 860-0050007-34

                          

Luxemburg

 

ECK KARIN

36,Rue Guillaume

L-4736 PETANGE

KTO NR IBAN:        LU04 0141 6197 8193 0000

BIC/SWIFT CODE:  CELLLULL

BANK NAME          ING BANK

• New Zealand 

Jean Williams

PO Box 1794, Whangarei, New Zealand

E-mail: vitawhg@xtra.co.nz

Web: http://www.animalsasia.org

Tel: 0064 9 4347220

Fax: 0064 9 4348070

Account name: JE Williams

Account details: 12 3099; 062096600

Bank: ASB Bank, Rathbone Street, Whangarei, New Zealand

 

Italia

 

Luca Cantisani

Via Genova, 58

39100 Bolzano –BZ_

ITALY

lucant@msn.com

Tel: 0039-0039-3931009838

Handy: 0039-3490765858

Bank: Banca di Trento e Bolzano s.p.a.

Iban: IT95 W032 4011 6171 0000 0000 061

Swift: BATBIT2TD17

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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