Aug 7, 2023 | Community, Fundraiser
Fuel up and feel good!
Ensuring that our Inspectorate and collection vehicles can always respond to a call out adds up to a whopping fuel bill of around R65 000 per month.
We rely on people who care about animals to help us with this, resulting in our Feel-Good Fuel Campaign through which anyone can make a donation.
This can be done when you’re filling up at the Kloof Engen garage where we have our account, and where staff will be wearing identifying caps and lanyards with our Zapper code.
And all the staff here at the SPCA – at reception, in the tea garden, Village Green and at the thrift shops will be wearing lanyards and brooches featuring the Zapper code – as will our Inspectors. Or you could click here to make your secure online contribution.
Aug 7, 2023 | Community, Did you know, Fundraiser
It’s in your power to report animal cruelty.
Anyone can call in to their SPCA and report animal cruelty and abuse. Here are the steps that are followed:
- The SPCA would get as much information from the caller as possible about the cruelty being reported. This would include the address, and the caller’s information, so the Inspector can report his or her findings to the complainant once they have investigated.
- All cruelty complaints must be investigated within 24 hours. The inspector has seven days in which to report his findings to the complainant. The reason is they may have to go back a few times to ensure the owner has complied with their requests before the case can be finalised or taken further.
- When a court case is opened, the inspector compiles a docket with all the necessary information regarding the complaint. There will be an affidavit from the inspector, which is vitally important as this essentially describes the exact events that took place from the time the complaint was received. In the docket will also be warnings that were issued, a copy of the Animal Protection Act, a list of charges as well as denial of ownership, our costs, photographic evidence, and an affidavit from an expert witness (which could be a veterinarian) and their reports.
- This docket is taken to the South African Police Service office where the incident took place and a case is opened and a case number issued. The investigating officer will obtain witness statements, and interview the accused, before referring the case to the Senior Public Prosecutor, who will decide if we can prosecute. If we are prosecuting, a first appearance court date will be set and we will be notified.
Your awareness, your action and your donations count in stopping animal cruelty. Use your right to speak and act for the animals who can’t defend themselves. And perhaps you might even like to make a contribution towards our work by clicking here now.
Aug 7, 2023 | Community, Rescue Stories
(Left)Kingston before he left the SPCA and(right)snuggling with a new friend in his new home.
Hanged in a tree and left to die
Why would anyone hang an innocent puppy in a tree and leave him to die?
We don’t know and can’t imagine why – but someone did.
Whether it was his indomitable spirit or the speed with which Field Officer, King Ndimande, untied the lifeless body pumping and massaging the little chest until he started breathing again, it’s still a miracle that he survived.
After his rescue he remained deeply traumatised, cowering in a corner petrified of any human approach . . . screaming when touched. In his eyes, we stood for the perpetrator of his barbaric treatment.
Yet slowly, very slowly, his natural character emerged, becoming our teacher. As he regained trust, there was a small wag of his tail, fewer and quieter yelps, until we knew eye to eye that he’d given humans a second chance. Displaying such generosity after all that he’d been through has been a lesson for all of us.
Field officer, King Ndimande is the hero in this story, so it’s only fitting that the pup was named after him – Kingston.
If only you could have seen the transformation that your gifts make possible for a dog like Kingston. He came in as a limp little body after his traumatic experience. But his spirit didn’t give up.
Because animal friends like you cared, he could be treated, fed, cared for and nurtured so that his trust of humans was regained. Kingston grabbed his second chance at life. And now a confident, playful and affectionate dog, he’s been adopted and is living his second chance to the full.
We thank you – for your kindness; and the Jones family for adopting him. Together you’ve made Kingston and all of us at the Kloof & Highway SPCA very happy.
Aug 7, 2023 | Clinic, Community, Uncategorized
We asked and you answered – thank you!
When we shared with you a wish list from our clinic, it seemed like a big ask – but it was for a big reason.
Our creed is to give any animal that comes into our clinic the very best of care. But it’s often not understood that veterinary medical equipment is no less expensive than that for humans, and is an ongoing expense for our clinic.
A generous response to the wish list has meant that we’ve been able to buy three sterilisation cradles. Thank you, so much, for helping us keep down uncontrolled, unwanted animal populations, and the suffering that goes with them.
High on our list of current needs at the clinic is a Hawkmed infusion pump, which delivers fluids (like pain relievers) to our ‘patients’ during surgery and other procedures. But at a cost of R8 122 it’s currently out of reach, unless caring friends like you will reach out with another donation by clicking here.
It’s a joy to know that even in today’s world, wishes can come true. Thank you for being part of that.
A Hawkmed infusion pump is high up on a clinic ‘wish list’.
Aug 7, 2023 | Community, Did you know
What if?
So much in life can be taken for granted – like the Kloof & Highway SPCA branch always being there for the care of animals in our area.
But reality is harsh. With no Government funding, and animal welfare being low on the official priority list, we depend on the generosity of our friends and supporters to keep our doors open each month.
The Village Green is a big part of this generosity, bringing in half of our financial needs each month. So, donations to keep our various shops running are more important than ever in these difficult times. Donations in kind, and support from shoppers are both vital to our continued existence.
Most households have items they no longer use . . . books long read, outgrown children’s toys, good quality clothing that no longer fits or is out of fashion, even furniture and appliances that still work can have a second life. And all these are so appreciated by shoppers on a limited budget, making it a win/win outcome.
Please support our thrift shops in any way that you can, so that the animals can continue to receive the care they deserve.
Aug 7, 2023 | Community, Fundraiser
Your gifts at work
Your gifts are at work in every aspect of our services. And your caring kindness recently facilitated a three-day outreach in Shongweni.
You helped us treat and sterilise a total of 148 animals! Returning sick or wounded animals to health is a huge positive, but the sterilisations are a greater positive. Regular unwanted litters are one of the greatest contributors to animal suffering.
Thank you for helping to reduce this possibility in the Shongweni area.
