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My name is Fontina!

Posted over 4 months ago

Adoption fee: $0

This helps Soi Dog Foundation - LAX transport with pet care costs.

My basic info

Breed
Mixed Breed (Small)
Color
Brown/Chocolate
Age
9 years 6 months old, Senior
Size
Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less (when grown)
Weight
9 kg (current)
Sex
Female
Pet ID

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Shots current
Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered
Checkmark in teal circle Microchipped

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

Hello! I’m Fontina, a gentle senior girl looking for a home.

In June 2022, Soi Dog picked me up for sterilisation but discovered I had a tumour that needed treatment first. It turned out to be TVT, a unique type of cancerous tumour that dogs can catch from contact with each other. Fortunately, it’s very treatable, and I soon made a full recovery.

Being a small and senior girl, the Soi Dog team knew I would struggle to make it on my own on the streets again and thought it would be best for me to stay at the shelter until I found a home.

I currently live in an enclosure with many other small dogs like me. If you’ve taken a tour of Soi Dog in recent years, you might have even met me yourself! I’m the girl with the big soulful eyes and the thick black eyeliner.

Outside the comfort of my enclosure, I can be a little nervous and will stop walking when I feel unsure. However, I have my brave days. The photos below of me running free in the off-lead areas are a great example.

After a life spent on the streets and in a shelter, I’d love to find a home in time to enjoy my golden years!

DISCLAIMER: I am located at Soi Dog in Phuket, Thailand. Soi Dog charges no adoption fee for me and I have been neutered, fully vaccinated and microchipped. Adopters simply need to cover the cost of my travel crate, flight(s), and Rabies Titer Test (RTT).

If you are interested in adopting me, then please inquire for further details. I woof really love it!
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Contact info

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Contact
Phone
Address
Los Angeles, CA 90049

Their adoption process

Additional adoption info

Soi Dog has the pet for you, whether you're looking for a dog or cat, young or senior, we will guide you through the adoption process to find the right match for your family. Thai dogs make extremely loyal and loving pets, in particular, dogs saved from tough lives on the streets and from the illegal dog meat trade, who seem to understand they've been given a second chance.

Adopting from us is one of the most effective ways to support our work as each adoption means we can free up space to help another animal in need. It’s also very meaningful to give a dog/cat the chance to feel the love and security they so desperately deserve.

Adopting a dog/cat is a fairly simple process and we take care of everything. Soi Dog charges no adoption fee and all our dogs/cats are spayed/neutered, fully vaccinated and microchipped. Adopters simply need to cover the cost of the travel crate, flight(s), and Rabies Titer Test (RTT).

Please note, according to CDC regulations, any animal traveling to the US is required to have a blood sample taken for the RTT and wait 45 days from the time the sample is collected before they are allowed to travel. The animal would be able to travel with a Flight Volunteer, if available, or through Cargo.

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DISCLAIMER * Soi Dog is located in Phuket, Thailand *

We serve all cities across the United States. According to CDC regulations, dogs must enter the United States through one of the 18 airports with a CDC quarantine station including: Anchorage (ANC), Atlanta (ATL), Boston (BOS), Chicago (ORD), Dallas (DFW), Detroit (DTW), Honolulu (HNL), Houston (IAH), Los Angeles (LAX), Miami (MIA), Minneapolis (MSP), New York (JFK), Newark (EWR), Philadelphia (PHL), San Francisco (SFO), San Juan (SJU), Seattle (SEA), and Washington DC (IAD).

More about this shelter

Soi Dog Foundation is a not-for-profit, legally registered charitable organization in Thailand, the United States, Australia, the UK, France, Holland, Canada and Switzerland. Soi Dog helps the homeless, neglected and abused dogs and cats of Thailand, works to end the dog meat trade throughout the region, and responds to animal welfare disasters and emergencies. We aim to set an example for the Asian region on how to humanely reduce the number of unwanted dogs and cats through spaying and neutering, and to better the lives and living conditions of the stray dogs and feral cats of Asia.

Soi Dog’s mission is to improve the welfare of dogs and cats in Asia, resulting in better lives for both the animal and human communities, to create a society without homeless animals, and to ultimately end animal cruelty.

Soi Dog Foundation is fighting the Asian dog meat trade and thanks to overwhelming support from people like you, the trade has been almost completely wiped out in Thailand. We continue to campaign for an end to the trade, and carry out rescue operations in the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, South Korea and other Southeast Asian countries where it is prevalent.

Soi Dog promotes the welfare of dogs and cats for the benefit of the public by rescuing stray, abandoned, abused or surrendered animals and providing them with shelter/foster homes, food, and medical care, and by facilitating an animal adoption program for these animals.

We find permanent homes for rescued and homeless dogs and cats, providing guidance and support for the adopters, and follow up work including emergency help.

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