BIRD (Female)

My name is Bird and I am about 3 years old. I lived on the beach next to the Golden Sand Resort on Lamai Beach. One day I got bitten on my neck by a pitbull which had been trained by a Thai to attack strays. I would not have been that bad if somebody had taken care of me, but nobody did. After two months the wound was about twice its original size and people shooed me away when I tried to beg for some food. Flies deposited their eggs in the wound which turned into ghastly fat maggots. That's the state in which Gisela found me.

She had met me before when staying on Samui. She realized immediately that without help I would not survive. However, she only had one week and knew it would be impossible for me to get well that time. She decided to take me home with her to Germany. Dany and Brigitte from DRCS helped her. They took care of my wound, supplied the transport cage, notified the airline and I also got my vaccination card. I have now settled down in Esslingen. Now and then I still think about the tough times on Koh Samui. Gisela does not regret that she took me home with her. This was in 1989!

2008 - 10 years later - I am very happy with Gisela (last picture)!
2010 - Bird died.