A Plea from Sangduen "Lek" Chailert , Founder of Save Elephant Foundation

Last night Sangduen "Lek" Chailert wrote an empassioned plea on behalf of the many animals who are drowning in the floods around Bangkok, especially dogs and cats who have been abandoned in expensive areas, areas where the expensive homes are owned mostly by foreigners.  She asked me to clean up her English grammar and then send it out to everyone. I tried, but find that when I edit her words, I dilute her message. So. I'll simply make a couple of comments and include her text exactly as she has written it.

I do not care what your nationality is, Please if you have abandoned your pets in a flood area, go back and get them!! As water levels raise many are drowning locked in cages. This is not the way to treat "man's best friend", it's certainly not the way you or would want to leave this life!  Lek has offered to help. Call our hotlines and we will help you save the life of your pet.  The text unedited message follows:

Dear All

After my fifth week  helping to rescued the animals who victim from flood . Today our team still work  in the area at Nonthaburee and Pratumtanee,  province and the flood keep chasing us ,raise up high every day of our movement and try to help .

Our team has rescue between 50- 100 animal a day, someday  work from early until after midnight trying to save their life if we can , what I have learned and experience from my past week  to see the horrible picture of animals died all over around ,

The most tragedy we have seen are the big house  in the land and house project  have  left the animals dying and suffer . Some of our team can’t go to rescue when we have heard  screaming from the dogs who call us for help. We saw some of them have a couple inch to breath  before the head will reach the top of cage , some of them already die. ,most we can’t open the cage because of the lock  . We can help and manage to lift the cage to stay higher , the most worse part that some cage have build stick in the cement floor and it make our work are very difficult to remove the dog . some dogs stay up high now  but the situation are still risky because of the flood are raise up all the time . We would like all of you have help us to spread this message  to the animal lover to help us to call  ask for the owner of pet who stay around flood area and have left the  animal behind , please come back home to save them .

I would like the pet owner to remember that:

If any of you understand word “ The man Best Friend “ then you should value their loyal ,

Many house owner have argue with us that they now move to stay at the hotel and pet not allow , In this situation  if you love you animal and as I work in the field I would like all will help to save the animal life  Please attention for this message:

1 ) Please try to go back your place and bring your animal out or take them to stay at you second floor  give space for them to living , provide them enough food and water. At the moment I have report from many house owner  who   have the problem with the thief go to steal belonging  at their  home and residence  , your dog will be the best guard to look after you home , please release them free in the house and make the trip to visit them often as you can .

2) if they stay in the cage release them out immediately , if you need hand to help please call our team , to help to move your animal , but during we work we need the dog owner to be with us.

3) If your pet get sick we can help to provide the vet to look after your animals  on emergency and after that you have to bring your pet to get the  better treatment .

4) For any house   at one floor and you have no place to keep your pet  , we can provide the temporary place for your animal with free of charge and we expect you to have them back  them back after the flood have gone

You need help please call to our help center at : our organization  at :             087-1801062       ,            085-6520756      

            085-6163988        ,             087-1863804       or email at :  lek@saveelephant.org