Velociraptor Emotionsaurus

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[Velociraptor Emotionsaurus @Nunyaxee]

@SGV_UK Shaun, don’t listen to the illness. Listen to who you truly are. Comedy tvs and meds that help. Or call to be taken to the hospital. This will pass. “When you’re going through hell, just keep going!”

[Velociraptor Emotionsaurus @Nunyaxee]

@thatokmom Hey you’re getting a lot of scam replies so just so you know, the scam is they’ll take your money and say they can recover hacked accounts. They can’t and they’ll just bail with it

[Velociraptor Emotionsaurus @Nunyaxee]

@thatnrselife I'm so sorry you're going through this, what an awful situation. One thought is to have the younger pup checked out by a vet- if they were not aggressive for the last 6 months, there may be something wrong that needs to be treated medically to cause this behavior change

[Velociraptor Emotionsaurus @Nunyaxee]

@ER_RN_TNCCI One, you’re wrong. Two, respect people’s individual identities. It doesn’t hurt you to be polite.

[Velociraptor Emotionsaurus @Nunyaxee]

@sulmoney @DocAmen My parents spent many thousands on scans for me when I was in my late teens. Recommendations were similar, and included an underlined and bolded statement that I needed his specific line of supplements that cost many more thousands. Screw that guy.

[Velociraptor Emotionsaurus @Nunyaxee]

@AMWClarkLaw @barb_sl @mrs_g_rider @sleuthie_aber What platform do you use for a search like that?

[chris evans @notcapnamerica]

She tried taking a CitiBike that was already paid for on his account. Then pulled out the white woman tears when her co-worker from the hospital showed up. https://t.co/XQ1wmh0EAw

[Niall Harbison @NiallHarbison]

Sometimes you just meet a dog that takes your breath away. I’ve never seen a braver, cuter or more resilient girl.

I let her when I was dropping little Penny into @SoiDogPhuket for her own operation. I instantly just said to myself I have to help find this girl a home.

She was sliced across the legs so badly that she nearly died but the wonderful vets saved her by amputating the 2 front legs. I didn’t want to show the footage of her suffering and just instead focus on the positive.

She should hate humans and be aggressive and have turned into her shell but she is the friendliest and most fun loving dog you will ever meet. Time spent in her company was an absolute joy. I left absolutely buzzing just being in her company. One of those sorts of dogs.

She is very mobile on her own and has no issues with toilets or anything. She is a real little go getter and a dog so pure and full of love.

It would be my absolute dream for her to reach a big enough audience where she might find someone who would take her in and give her a little place in the world to call her own.

Her full profile is on the @SoiDogPhuket website here if you were interested.

https://t.co/nsMyuqxlhF

[Velociraptor Emotionsaurus @Nunyaxee]

@SalemPoliceDept Ew

[Velociraptor Emotionsaurus @Nunyaxee]

@StevijoPayne @ChiavettaNancy If you need help with spay/neuter or feeding money, please consider a gofundme. I donate to anyone who is doing work like this.

[Velociraptor Emotionsaurus @Nunyaxee]

@Lara_Fergie99 Really excellent work, I understand how hard it is as I’ve been through similar at a younger age. You deserve so much happiness and should be proud of each day you get up and try to keep moving forward. This random internet stranger is proud of you!

[Niall Harbison @NiallHarbison]

Some Big Numbers To Get Excited About

Regular readers will know I often write of frustration at not moving fast enough. This mission I am on is really hard and sometimes it can seem impossibly big when I am down in the weeds dealing with dog issues on a daily basis.

I have to say though that writing this tonight and looking through some numbers I feel for the first time that I am starting to make some large scale progress…

A Second Island 🌴🥥

I live and help the dogs on the island of Koh Samui. There is an island of equal size called Koh Phangan just across the water. You probably have heard of it as the home of the world famous Full Moon Party. They have a similar problem with street dogs.

Since the the 1st May I have starting funding a wonderful foundation called PACS to sterilise dogs there. They are starting with 50 this month. This is going to stop 1000s of future puppies. A big step.

90,000 Meals Served in 2023 So Far 🥘👨‍🍳

The cooking never stops. The dogs are all starting to benefit from a consistent and healthy meal per day. All the food is prepared in a central kitchen and handed out to volunteers to feed their dogs. With 5000 meals served per week around the island it blows my mind that soon we will serve the 100,000th wholesome plate of food in 2023. It wasn’t that long ago I was driving around on my moped with a 10kg bag of dry food feeding a paltry 20 dogs per day on my own.

7 Puppies Re-Homed 🐶🏠

In the last couple of weeks there have been 25-30 puppies show up. It can be incredibly tough to find them homes but thanks to a great Thai lady I have been able to get 7 into their forever homes around the country. It has involved a lot of vet visits, 1000kms of travel and lots of expense but that is 7 dogs who have a future now who wouldn’t have made it otherwise.

2 Miracles For Lady 🙏😊

The first miracle for Lady was the fact that she got off the street and was able to start walking a little again despite her two broken hips. We’ve been getting her a lot of treatment and she is thriving.

Her 2nd miracle was when a lovely newly retired gentleman called Jamie spotted her and offered Lady a forever home to live out her life right here on the island. Nobody usually wants old and sick dogs so this incredibly selfless act is the huge slice of luck that Lady deserved after all the suffering she has endured.

The Best Day Of Tina’s Life 🐕🥰

Tina was used for breeding puppies. We all saw the horrendous state she was in when she was rescued. Last week she was well enough to be sterilised so as she never has to have another puppy in her life again. It might seem like a small footnote in the bigger scheme of things but it was a moment of closure for this wonderful lady who has suffered so much. She can now just focus on being a dog for for the first time in her life and sharing all the love she has to give.

Tina was the 521st dog I have sterilised since starting.

King Whacker Of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✈️

Whacker is a very special dog who was one of the first arrivals back in November. Someone had tried to kill him with a pick axe. After recovering he turned into a true gent and is the big boss at the land. I promised he would never have to go back on the streets and this week after a process to find him the right home he got the news that he will be heading to Glasgow. Long live Whacker, the King of Scotland.

125 Dogs To Be Sterilised In May ✂️🐕

I spoke about how abstract sterilising can be for many people to understand but it is what will save the most dogs from suffering. In all of 2022 I was able to do 302 dogs. In the month of May alone I have a minimum target to fund 125. In June I hope to take that to 250 dogs for the month. Not easy and very expensive but I’m putting the groundwork in place to scale this up. Nothing is more important.

Little Rodney was in getting the snip last week as one of the dogs this month.

7 European Dogs 🇪🇺🛫

By the end of June there will be 7 dogs who have traveled to Europe. Lottie, Hope, King Whacker, Rodney and Moritz will join Little Squeak and Peaches who just arrived in Germany.

I can’t explain how hard it is to figure all this stuff out and get the processes in place. I’m focusing on Europe now as it is the easiest for travel and paperwork but the rest of the world will happen soon too.

It’s only 7 dogs but seeing them in their homes or about to travel makes me so happy and proud for them all.

Progress

The suffering I see on a daily basis for street dogs means that I am never really happy with the speed and progress of my mission. I just want to help them all immediately but that isn’t possible. Having said that, reading this update and knowing what else is coming in the pipeline makes me feel that I am making genuine progress.

Between food, funding sterilisations, medical care and re-homing dogs I can genuinely now say I’m helping 100s of dogs per month but also stopping the suffering of 1000s in the future.

As I always say I could never do any of this without the online support and good wishes of everybody on the mission with me. I don’t feel like I am alone doing this. My role is to make sure I don’t waste all the support and ensure I think of ways to move faster and execute accordingly.

A lot done, a lore more to do.

Big Love

Niall

P.S You can always support by donating here...

https://t.co/LB39FRdCxt

[Velociraptor Emotionsaurus @Nunyaxee]

@lluaces I use it as a background show while I’m working on something else. A couple of the characters grew on me over time so I watch it, but the storyline didn’t really catch my attention.

[Niall Harbison @NiallHarbison]

Lady has had 2 miracles in the last 2 weeks. Today was a very special and emotional day for her…

[Velociraptor Emotionsaurus @Nunyaxee]

@Sothi14294896 @NiallHarbison Cool. I was just responding to your first sentence just in case.

[Velociraptor Emotionsaurus @Nunyaxee]

@Sothi14294896 @NiallHarbison But yes, vet care can be expensive if there are problems with the dog.

[Velociraptor Emotionsaurus @Nunyaxee]

@Sothi14294896 @NiallHarbison There are lots of low cost spay/neuter places in the U.S. if you mention your state I am happy to find it. But also if you get a dog from a rescue or shelter they will be already spayed/neutered with shots.

[Velociraptor Emotionsaurus @Nunyaxee]

@That1MedStudent Clinical psychologist here. Your attending is incorrect. These kind of mental shortcuts just equate to lazy diagnoses. Kinda like the “weird feeling” test people talk about for personality disorders. There’s diagnostic criteria for a reason (even if the DSM sucks overall).

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