Help Jared Feed and Heal Street Animals

Hi, I'm Jared and I'm raising funds to help small local organizations feed and provide necessary medical treatments to street animals (dogs and cats) in developing countries. It's something I'm so passionate about that I recently started a non-profit org called Animals Abroad (www.animalsabroad.org). Why am I doing this?

The photo shown is of a street dog I encountered in Thailand in December 2022. She was pregnant and unfortunately, some locals and ex-pats would rather see her die to prevent more animals. It's not uncommon in developing countries for people to feed hungry dogs rat poison or drown puppies. Without large efforts to spay and neuter street animals, the populations grow and some local residents see them as a nuisance. Others see them as living animals that are suffering and want to help. Some really good local people collect donations to buy food and medicine and find homes for the street animals. These are the people I want to help with funding. They are on the ground, doing the work without pay. Some are locals, some are ex-pats, and all are humanitarians.

The good news from the above story is that myself and another tourist helped find an outdoor area where the dogs could rest without fear of death, and where the mother could nurse the puppies for several weeks. We would feed them and check in regularly. That's the photo shown.

I recently visited Bali and other islands in Indonesia and encountered similar stories. I shared my vision with some ex-pats living there and was introduced to 5 organizations doing meaningful work helping street animals. So I want to start here. Raise money to help these groups, and expand from there. $100 will go much farther in Bali and Thailand than it will in North America. So much food, medicine, vaccinations, etc. And I plan to get detailed accounts of the funds spent so this will grow.

As I wait to get non-profit status, I'm looking at creating a donor-advised fund through a community foundation that will distribute the funds raised to these local organizations. I'll be working with the organizations as the middle-man.

I hope you'll join me in raising as much as possible to get this kickstarted. If you have any questions, please message us through gofundme. Feel free to sign up for our mailing list at animalsabroad.org and follow us on social media @animalsabroadorg.

Much love,

Jared and Animals Abroad