KC-DARTBeth Schmidt, Cara Blome, Ron Presley, Cheri Deatsch, Brenda Shoss, Grady Ballard, Adrienne Usher, Bryan Grant
LocationDisaster Shelter Bang Pu, Bangkok, ThailandFloods: Thanon Sala Thammasop, Sala Thammasop, Thawi
Watthana Bangkok 10170 Thailand
Rangsit, Pathum Thani Province, Thailand
Ban Kae (Changwat Khon Kaen), Thailand
Field LogBryan Grant, Kinship Circle Nov-Dec 2011
FOOD IS DELIVERED ACROSS FLOODED MILESWater washes over miles and miles. It seems endless. Shallow at the ankles. Then a sudden drop, and floodwaters rise to hips, chest, or higher. These random “ponds” maroon people and animals across a vast stretch, accessible only by boat. En route to deeply flooded regions, we deliver food to four puppies and a mom at a gas station on Highway 3 in Bang Pu. We search for dogs reported near the Chinese Gate along Highway 3, whom Darrick Thomson — Director of Operations & Rescue for Save Elephant Foundation (SEF), and lead for deepwater boat rescue/food drops — asked us to locate. But we can't find the dogs or anyone familiar with them. We continue to Bang Kae in western Bangkok PLEASE MAKE A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE GIFT TO KINSHIP CIRCLE so we can fund ongoing food drops, search-rescue and disaster sheltering for animal flood victims.
Rescued in flooded Rangsit, this dog with a dislocated hip is among five dogs and four pups who return with us to the emergency shelter.
© Kinship Circle, Thailand / Bryan Grant
Rescued Mom watches over hungry Junior and the rest of her brood. Now safe, with plenty of grub, animals recover from their ordeal.
© Kinship Circle, Thailand Floods
Kinship Circle's Bryan Grant joins Save Elephant Foundation volunteers for food delivery to animals in Rangsit. The team recovers 5 dogs, 4 pups and 1 young dog with a dislocated hip.
© Kinship Circle, Thailand / Bryan Grant