I realise this may not be the "correct" place to put this topic...but perhaps someone here will have some information about it. If not, don't worry.
On Sunday my Thai wife went to a local Wat here in Bangkok. She made a donation to a program they were either running, sposoring, or hosting. The purpose of the program, as she explained it, was to collect donations for the purchase of Water Buffalo to be donated to poor farmers upcountry.
The backgrund is that many Thai farmers who can afford it are switching from Water Buffalo to tractors to plow and till their fields. At the same time there are also poor farmers who can;t aford to buy or keep a Water Buffalo...much less to purchase a tractor for their fields.
So this program apparently is to buy unwanted Water Buffalo and donate them to poor farmers. This also keeps the Water Buffalo from being sold and slaughtered for food or pet food.
I would appreciate anyone with information on this project posting it here.
Is this an initiative of the local Wat here in Bangkok, or is it a government or even possibly Royal supported project?
Any iformation about the project would be much appreciated.
Thanks.