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Heroic couple who fought to get dogmeat off the menu and devoted lives to helping strays
Metro (U.K.) ^ | Rhian Lubin

Posted on 01/06/2021 8:06:36 PM PST by nickcarraway

EXCLUSIVE: Animal Hero award winners John and Gill Dalley helped ban the eating of dog and cat meat in Thailand and were a driving force behind the Soi Dog Foundation, tackling the problem of stray dogs and cats

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When John Dalley held his dying wife Gill in his arms one last time, he made a promise to her, vowing to carry on their work to improve the plight of cats and dogs in Thailand.

Recalling the day Gill, who had lung cancer, died in hospital, John, 77, says: “I made a pledge not to close our doors to animals that needed us.

“Gill was pumped with morphine but suddenly sat upright... and then she just died in my arms.”

The couple had helped ban the eating of dog and cat meat in Thailand and were a driving force behind the Soi Dog Foundation, tackling the problem of stray dogs and cats.

(Excerpt) Read more at mirror.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Food; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: dogmeat; obama; thailand

1 posted on 01/06/2021 8:06:36 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Ahhhhh! Ahhhhsome couple. Thanks for the post!


2 posted on 01/06/2021 10:57:20 PM PST by GOP Poet (Super cool you can change your tag line EVERYTIME you post!! :D. (Small things make me happy))
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To: nickcarraway

I love them. Supported them for years.


3 posted on 01/07/2021 12:51:07 AM PST by MarMema
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