I regularly visit the Tiger Cave Temple because it is a project that we are heavily focused on in our efforts to prove that by sterilizing a semi-contained group of dogs that the population problem actually can be controlled. I visit there several times a week to monitor the dogs' health and to make sure that they have enough food for the over 100 dogs that live there.
I have noticed this many times before but there is a huge shrine at the bottom of the temple complex that they have been working on for longer than I have lived here.
Even though I come here many times a per week, I have never seen anyone actually working on this. I don't understand the significance of it but according to a few people that I have spoken to when it is completed it is going to be the largest of its kind in the nation.
Perhaps they don't use contractors or keep costs at a minimum in order to stick with Buddhist principals. I honestly have no idea. Whatever the cause is, they are seriously taking their sweet time on completing this thing and rumor has it that they first broke ground on the project over 20 years ago.
There are a lot of structures in the complex and a few of them are from different sects of the Buddhist religion. The various areas host a lot of different buildings, the main ones being the actual "Tiger Cave" and the Buddha's footprint at the top of the over 1200 steps to the top of the mountain. It's a pretty awe-inspiring location.
Plus there are plenty of mostly friendly animals there.
It's been very rainy lately, so the dogs and cats go to their special hiding areas that are covered from the sky. If you visit during a rain the activity levels among the animals comes to a stand still as all of our fur covered friends seek to stay dry. There are some dogs out there that enjoy being wet like Labradors, but none of them live here, apparently.
They will come out in order to greet us when we turn up anyway because they know that we always come with gifts!
The Tiger Cave Temple Dogs project was one that I started up over a year ago and while it does exist in coordination with Krabi Animal Welfare it is it's own entity as well. We are very hopeful that this project and the sterilization and health care that is encourages will serve as a sign to other organizations and perhaps even the government that by containing and helping the dogs to not overpopulate, that the overall health and well-being of all the dogs in the area can improve.
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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Twenty years is a long time for any building to be completed and was thinking maybe they rely on funding and only build when they have enough to do so.
It is probably something like that yes. There are donation boxes all around the Tiger Cave Temple asking for donations for this project so perhaps it is constantly on hold while they wait for more money to come in.
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