… And we’re back! Our final project continues as we spend our second week at Elephant Nature Park, working with the Elephants. This placement is one that our group has looked forward to since first planning our Global Vets trip last year. Elephant Nature Park is founded by an incredibly sweet and courageous Thai lady…
Category: Southeast Asia
CKC: Elephant Nature Park Part 1 – dogs!
Our third project takes place at the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand. As the name suggests, ENP is home to over 60 rescued elephants from across Thailand. However, since the Bangkok Flood of 2011, it has also opened a separate clinic for rescued dogs. Initially, the ENP staff traveled to Bangkok with the…
JMS: Laos Wildlife Rescue Centre
After finishing our two weeks at Elephant Nature Park, Michelle, Jenna and I headed off for 3 weeks of independent travel in Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. After adventuring and relaxing, we headed back to Laos ready to get back to work! We flew into Vientiane, Laos and were picked up by a taxi to travel…
CKC: Stop #2 Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand
Our second project for Global Vets was at Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand located in Phetchaburi. This organization works with several different types of wild species, both native and foreign to Thailand. Most of the animals here have been rescued or surrendered to the facility. Thailand has a large pet industry, with a high demand for…
DRJ: A Week with the Shelter Dogs of Koh Samui
Immediately after finishing up our week with the dogs and cats at Elephant Nature Park, we moved onto our next volunteering adventure at the Koh Samui Cat and Dog rescue. Located on the beautiful island of Koh Samui in the south of Thailand, the centre has been rescuing dogs and cats for 16 years. The…
DRJ: A Week in the Dog House
This week we volunteered at the dog and cat shelter at Elephant Nature Park. ENP is not only a sanctuary for rescued elephants, it also has many other animals including water buffalo, cows, ponies, goats, birds, monkeys, cats and over 400 dogs. During our time at the centre we were able to be involved with…
DRJ: A Week with the Elephants
After 3 weeks of independent travel through South East Asia, our team was excited to begin our first week of volunteering at Elephant Nature Park. Elephant Nature Park, sometimes called Elephant Heaven, is located in Chiang Mai Province in northern Thailand. ENP is a sanctuary for 44 elephants mainly rescued from the logging and tourism…
CKC: Our Time at Koh Samui Dog and Cat Rescue
We began our Global Vets adventure the day after arriving in Koh Samui. The shelter we worked at is called Koh Samui Dog and Cat Rescue which houses approximately 300 dogs and 100 cats. The centre runs mostly off of donations and provides services to local pet owners at discounted rates to encourage sterilization and preventive medicine as the island has a…
JMS: Elephants at Elephant Nature Park
We began our journey a week and a half ago flying from Toronto to Chiang Mai, Thailand. We took a few days to adjust to the time change and experience some Thai culture before we were picked up to head to Elephant Nature Park. They picked us up in an air conditioned van (I was…
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