A dog which was buried alive will be flown to Cornwall next month to start a new life.

Julie and Mark Oldfield, from Cadgwith, have rescued the Collie after visiting Soi Dog Foundation in Thailand last June.

They decided to adopt Thora, who was buried alive in a rubbish dump with her brother as a puppy.

The foundation managed to save them but it has left Thora blind and with some brain damage.

They had originally chosen to adopt a German Shepherd, but sadly he died.

Julie explained: "Whilst we were there helping with some of the dogs rescued from the meat trade and off the streets, we met Fanumpa.

"He had been hit by a car as a puppy on the dangerous Phuket streets, leaving him unable to use his hind legs.

"A fund was set up and a lovely couple who were visiting the shelter donated the money to buy him a wheelchair. After we went home I kept thinking about Fanumpa and received updates of how he was racing around in his new wheel chair. We decided to adopt him as we felt he would benefit from having his own home and lots of open spaces here in Cadgwith.

"Sadly, however whilst preparing him for his flight, it was discovered that he was suffering from heart failure.

"This meant that he couldn’t fly anywhere. We were really disappointed but happy that he was going to be fostered locally in Thailand. He never made it to his foster home as he died shortly after.

"We were devastated as we had already fallen in love with this cheeky character."

They then came across Thora whose terrible story "just stole our hearts", said Julie.

Her brother was adopted as a puppy and Thora has been waiting ever since.

She will be flying over with five other lucky dogs, chaperoned by a flight volunteer.

The Soi Dog Foundation was set up by an English couple, John and Gill Dalley several years ago and it is now a world class animal hospital and shelter where many vets go to train.

If you would like to help towards Thora’s flight, you can send donations to Julie Oldfield's account No; 25264346, sort code 07-04-36.

If you’re interested in sponsoring or adopting a dog or cat, you can visit www.soidog.org

The foundation’s main aim has been to control dog populations by neutering and vaccinating as many as possible, with the animals then returned to where they came from.