A lot of cute pictures come out of our temple projects and this is becoming increasingly true as the animals become more and more familiar with us. I have to say that I really like the fact that the dogs seem to know the sound of my truck and all of the jungle friends come out to greet me with tails a waggin' as soon as I get to the entrance.
Here are some photos of some of our rescue dogs that we look after in the Tiger Cave Temple complex in Krabi, Thailand.
Most of the animals we look after are dogs but this isn't because there aren't a lot of cats too. They just tend to stay away from the dogs and live solitary lives as you would expect from a cat. This particular feline friend was very curious about the food we were giving out and I was happy to oblige.
Some of the smaller dogs are still a bit shy and are new to the environment so they are easily intimidated by the larger and older dogs in the same area. It is important to separate them during the handing out of snacks because although these are for the most part, friendly and domesticated dogs, food changes all of that and we don't want to accidentally start a fight.
In this same trip we also brought a bunch of bananas for the dozens and dozens of monkeys that call the Tiger Cave Temple home but I keep my distance from them for the most part. This is one thing that people need to remember about monkeys: They are not domesticated and are easily frightened. If you spook one of them they will claw and bite even if you aren't threatening them in any way. Since I am not interested in getting 7 rabies shots, I will normally just throw the bananas to them. Trust me, they'll get them.
The temple has been very busy with tourists around this time of year and if you look closely you can see our donation box (the orange one) right at the base of the stairs. We end up getting a bit of money from this to put towards getting food and medicine for all the dogs that call this place home.
All of the dogs got a special holiday meal from us and it included delicious boiled bones that are softened so that they won't choke on them. They love it!
I was happy to see that all of the dogs are in relatively good health and the skin problems that we had before are clearing up and not spreading to other animals. I'm glad we got the under control before it spread like crazy.
If you would like to see how you can help out or simply spread the word, please visit our website at
http://krabianimalwelfare.org
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I was wondering do you treat any of the monkeys as they must also need treatment when they are injured or have mange etc.
they are too difficult to handle and well beyond our realm of expertise. You don't often see them injured though and the parasite issue is handled by them grooming one another constantly. There might be an organization somewhere in Thailand that is dedicated to the treatment of monkeys but for the most part they are extremely resilient and don't really need this sort of service..
They are also extremely dangerous and their cuteness is a deception. Many people, and mostly foreigners who don't know any better, are hurt by monkeys all the time at this temple because they want to get a pic, sometimes foolishly trying to hold the monkey that then bites them.