- A press release by AAA Thailand- Wildlife will not receive protection from cruelty under new Thai animal welfare laws! How many more animals in Thailand have to be sacrificed for no reason? Or wildlife in Thailand is destined to be voiceless, to have no rights to be protected and…
Ugly lies We all at WFFT remember very well how the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) took credit for the hard work during the Central Thailand floods (2011) and after the Tsunami (2004-2005). Not just WFFT but also the "Thai AGA" and "Soi Dogs" were exploited by…
Cola bear sees the dentist! Cola is a Malayan sunbear rescued from Kao Sukim Temple in Chanthaburi (see Animal Planet’s “Lyndal’s Lifeline” ) early 2005. Cola was rescued with 2 other bears and 12 monkeys after spending 8 years at the temple in a concrete pit. Pepsi, Sprite and Cola…
Have a look around WFFT now! Supported by Little Planet (www.littleplanet.nl) we are now mapping the complete WFFT projects with panoramic photographs, so future volunteers and visitors can see what to expect when arriving at WFFT. At the same time volunteers and donors can see how many changes have been…
Parliamentary committee on Law, Justice and Human Rights meets at WFFT Wildlife Rescue Center On Friday the 2nd of November 2012 a parliamentary committee visited the WFFT wildlife rescue center and Elephant refuge, on invitation of the Foundation. The invitation was send by Noi and Edwin to show the work,…
From Animal People From ANIMAL PEOPLE, October 2012: (Actually published on November 1, 2012.) Wildlife Friends is still fighting charges after nemesis retires BANGKOK–Thailand Department of National Parks, Wildlife & Plant Conserva-tion chief Damrong Phidet retired on September 31, 2012 after deploying 3,000 staff on July 28 to demolish nine…
Another unbelievable story of abuse of power Mr Damrong Pidech has finally retired, but that doesn’t mean that all the evil he has done will be over and gone. Here is a story explaining one of his attacks on Edwin, Noi and WFFT that has made it to the prosecutor…
DNP chief still won’t get rid of double standards, or is this indeed a personal matter? Part 1 – 30 August 2012 One week after WFFT was raided (February 13th till 27th) and animals were brutally chased and beaten by DNP officials and locally hired thugs there was another serious…
Parliamentary hearings on abuse of power and harassment Parliament, Bangkok – 22 August 2012 On Wednesday 22nd of August a second hearing was held with the Parliamentary Committee on law and human rights in the parliament building in Bangkok Thailand. On this second meeting the DNP officials were summoned to…
The next meeting of WARN is coming up in November 2012 in Taipei – Taiwan On the 22nd November 2011, during the 3rd International Conference On Wildlife Rescue In East And South East Asia, all participants agreed to register the Wild Animal Rescue Network (WARN) as a legal body based…
Internet trade of monkeys a booming business! WFFT investigation part 1 Over the last 2 years we noticed an increase of imports of monkeys into Thailand, mostly quietly shipped by air, monkeys of many different species shipped from South-Africa, Brazil, Guyana and Surinam. Most commonly traded monkeys are Marmosets, Squirrel…
Translation from: MATICHON NEWSPAPER Jun 1st, 2012 “Elephant – Tiger – Bears – Birds” overflow. DNP overloaded with confiscated wildlife. The Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNP) says it is overload with confiscated wildlife as it escalates the cost of food and health care, lacking sufficient room for the…
WFFT is not allowed to inspect or visit the confiscated animals A few days ago we finally received an official reply to our demand to see the confiscated animals that were forcibly taken in February of this year. During the raid we asked repeatedly if we were allowed to visit…
Visits in support of WFFT We are currently still fighting hard against the false accusations directed at the WFFT and its management since the raids of February. We are however also still looking after hundreds of animals at the center at this moment and since the rains started early April…
Update May 13th, three months since the raid… The latest news on the confiscated 103 wild animals from the Wildlife Friends Foundation is that we still do not know anything of their whereabouts or their current welfare. Four animals (civets) have been returned by the DNP as they actually were…
WFFT wants DNA checks on confiscated animals NOW! On February 27th 2012 the Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand asked in an official letter for the urgent return of 16 wild animals that were born at the WFFT wildlife rescue center before June 2006, but were however confiscated by the Department of…
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