Photographer Creates Book of the Cats and Dogs at Thai Buddhist Temples

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Cats in temples — what could be more exciting? In 2007, biochemist David Wooster discovered the adorable cats, dogs, birds and monkeys of Thailand’s Buddhist temples and decided to begin photographing them, and quickly realized the subject is warm-and-fuzzy enough to turn into a book. he is currently pushing forward a Kickstarted project to get his book finished. Wooster writes,

“The Enlightened One instructed his followers 2,500 years ago never to harm fellow living beings, which is why the Buddhist monks and nuns have taken vows to care for the animals left at the temples.”

You can learn more about the campaign if you wish and consider donating, here. And for more on monastic creature comforts, please check out this opportunity to binge-watch Netflix in a Tibetan monastery.