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Saving Sri Lanka's Dogs

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Saving Sri Lanka's Street Dogs

I traveled to Sri Lanka’s hill country seeking stories of women who pursued non-traditional roles in this largely Buddhist country. I discovered Eva Ruppel who is sharing her home with approximately 170 rescued dogs. The rescued animals roam her fenced property on the outskirts of Kandy, interacting in small packs in multiple gated areas throughout the property and inside her home.

Ruppel created Tikiri Trust, with the financial assistance of her father, to rescue and re-home Sri Lanka's street dogs

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  • Several of nearly 170 rescued street dogs living in Eva Ruppel's Tikiri Trust shelter, look into an adjoining pen on the rural property near Kandy, Sri Lanka. Ruppel does not cage the rescued dogs, allowing them to roam freely and interact in small packs in multiple pens throughout her property, as well as inside her home. Ruppel created Tikiri Trust, with the financial assistance of her father, to rescue and re-home Sri Lanka's street dogs.
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  • Eva Ruppel sits at her front door on her rural property near Kandy, Sri Lanka. Ruppel does not cage the approximate 170 rescued dogs, allowing them freedom to interact in small packs in multiple pens throughout her property, as well as inside her home. Ruppel created Tikiri Trust, with the financial assistance of her father, to rescue and rehome Sri Lanka's street dogs.
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  • Eva Ruppel opens her front door on her rural property near Kandy, Sri Lanka. Ruppel does not cage the approximate 170 dogs she has rescued, allowing them freedom to interact in small packs in multiple pens throughout her property and inside her home. Ruppel created Tikiri Trust, with the financial assistance of her father, to rescue and re-home Sri Lanka's street dogs.
    Saving Sri Lanka Dogs.jpg
  • One of 170 street dogs rescued by Eva Ruppel naps on her dining room table inside her rural compound near Kandy, Sri Lanka.<br />
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Eva Ruppel left Germany for a three-month visit to Sri Lanka, which included time in a Buddhist meditation retreat, and she remains in this island nation 37 years later.<br />
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With the support of her father, she started Tikiri Trust. Her father passed away in 2011, and he left her an inheritance, which she continues to use to support her cause.
    Saving Sri Lanka Dogs.jpg
  • Several of nearly 170 rescued street dogs look into Eva Ruppel's kitchen on her rural property near Kandy, Sri Lanka. Ruppel does not cage the approximate 170 dogs she has rescued, allowing them freedom to roam and interact in small packs in multiple pens throughout her property, as well as inside her home. Ruppel created Tikiri Trust, with the financial assistance of her father, to rescue and rehome Sri Lanka's street dogs.<br />
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With the support of her father, she started Tikiri Trust. Her father passed away in 2011, and he left her an inheritance, which she continues to use to support her cause. <br />
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Ruppel is fluent in German, English and Sinhala.
    Saving Sri Lanka Dogs.jpg
  • Eva Ruppel opens a gate dividing her living/dining room from a hallway on her rural property near Kandy, Sri Lanka. Ruppel does not cage the approximate 170 dogs she has rescued, allowing them freedom to interact in small packs in multiple pens throughout her property, as well as inside her home. Ruppel created Tikiri Trust, with the financial assistance of her father, to rescue and re-home Sri Lanka's street dogs.<br />
<br />
Eva Ruppel left Germany for a three-month visit to Sri Lanka, which included time in a Buddhist meditation retreat, and she remains in this island nation 37 years later.<br />
<br />
Ruppel is fluent in German, English and Sinhala.
    Saving Sri Lanka Dogs.jpg
  • Several of nearly 170 rescued street dogs take over Eva Ruppel's kitchen on her rural property near Kandy, Sri Lanka. Ruppel does not cage the approximate 170 dogs she has rescued, allowing them freedom to roam and interact in small packs in multiple pens throughout her property, as well as inside her home. Ruppel created Tikiri Trust, with the financial assistance of her father, to rescue and re-home Sri Lanka's street dogs.<br />
<br />
Eva Ruppel left Germany for a three-month visit to Sri Lanka, which included time in a Buddhist meditation retreat, and she remains in this island nation 37 years later.<br />
<br />
With the support of her father, she started Tikiri Trust. Her father passed away in 2011, and he left her an inheritance, which she continues to use to support her cause. <br />
<br />
Ruppel is fluent in German, English and Sinhala.
    Saving Sri Lanka Dogs.jpg
  • Eva Ruppel walks with a small pack of rescued dogs inside her home near Kandy, Sri Lanka. Ruppel does not cage the approximate 170 rescued dogs living with her, allowing them freedom to roam and interact in small packs in multiple pens throughout her property and home. Ruppel created Tikiri Trust, with the financial assistance of her father, to rescue and rehome Sri Lanka's street dogs.<br />
<br />
Eva Ruppel left Germany for a three-month visit to Sri Lanka, which included time in a Buddhist meditation retreat, and she remains in this island nation 37 years later.<br />
<br />
Ruppel is fluent in German, English and Sinhala.
    Saving Sri Lanka Dogs.jpg
  • Eva Ruppel sits with a small pack of rescued dogs in her kitchen near Kandy, Sri Lanka. Ruppel does not cage the approximate 170 rescued dogs living with her, allowing them freedom to roam and interact in small packs in multiple pens throughout her property and home. Ruppel created Tikiri Trust, with the financial assistance of her father, to rescue and rehome Sri Lanka's street dogs.<br />
<br />
Eva Ruppel left Germany for a three-month visit to Sri Lanka, which included time in a Buddhist meditation retreat, and she remains in this island nation 37 years later.<br />
<br />
Ruppel is fluent in German, English and Sinhala.
    Saving Sri Lanka Dogs.jpg
  • Eva Ruppel and a few rescued street dogs enter her bedroom on her small compound near Kandy, Sri Lanka. Ruppel does not cage the approximate 170 rescued dogs living with her, allowing them freedom to roam and interact in small packs in multiple pens throughout her property and her home. Ruppel created Tikiri Trust, with the financial assistance of her father, to rescue and rehome Sri Lanka's street dogs.<br />
<br />
Eva Ruppel left Germany for a three-month visit to Sri Lanka, which included time in a Buddhist meditation retreat, and she remains in this island nation 37 years later.<br />
<br />
Ruppel is fluent in German, English and Sinhala.
    Saving Sri Lanka Dogs.jpg
  • Eva Ruppel sits on her bed in her rural property near Kandy, Sri Lanka, while watching two rescue dogs. Ruppel does not cage the approximate 170 rescued dogs that share her home, allowing them freedom to roam and interact in small packs in multiple pens throughout her home and property. <br />
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Ruppel created Tikiri Trust, with the financial assistance of her father, to rescue and re-home Sri Lanka's abandoned street dogs.<br />
<br />
Ruppel is fluent in German, English and Sinhala.
    Saving Sri Lanka Dogs.jpg
  • Eva Ruppel sits with two rescued puppies at her rural property near Kandy, Sri Lanka. Ruppel does not cage the approximate 170 rescued dogs living with her, allowing them freedom to roam and interact in small packs throughout her home and property. She created Tikiri Trust, with the financial assistance of her father, to rescue and re-home Sri Lanka's street dogs.<br />
<br />
Eva Ruppel left Germany for a three-month visit to Sri Lanka, which included time in a Buddhist meditation retreat, and she remains in this island nation 37 years later.<br />
<br />
Ruppel is fluent in German, English and Sinhala.
    Saving Sri Lanka Dogs.jpg
  • Eva Ruppel sits with Banyan, one of 170 rescued dogs living with her near Kandy, Sri Lanka. Ruppel does not cage the rescued dogs living with her, allowing them freedom to roam and interact in small packs throughout her home and property.<br />
<br />
Ruppel created Tikiri Trust, with the financial assistance of her father, to rescue and re-home Sri Lanka's street dogs.<br />
<br />
She is fluent in German, English and Sinhala.
    Saving Sri Lanka Dogs.jpg
  • Portrait of Eva Ruppel, founder of Tikiri Trust, on her rural property near Kandy, Sri Lanka. Ruppel lives with approximately 170 rescued dogs and a dozen or so cats.<br />
<br />
Ruppel created Tikiri Trust, with the financial assistance of her father, to rescue and re-home Sri Lanka's street dogs.<br />
<br />
She is fluent in German, English and Sinhala.
    Saving Sri Lanka Dogs.jpg
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