Support :: KAPS Monthly Garage Sale
If you are in the Cape Town area, please consider supporting the KAPS garage sale. It is held every month on a Saturday from 09h00 - 12h30 at their offices in Ridgeworth, Bellville. All proceeds go to provide much needed mobile welfare for animals in the farther reaches of the country, such as the Little Karoo and other rural outbacks.
If you'd like more information about KAPS or their garage sales, please contact Sue at 0219195543 or Gloria at 0215318931/0834502782.
Address :: 18 Greenway Drive, Ridgeworth - Take the Old Oak exit from the N1 (Cape Town towards Paarl), turn left at the lights, 2nd traffic light left and first right into Greenway Drive.
See you there!
If you'd like more information about KAPS or their garage sales, please contact Sue at 0219195543 or Gloria at 0215318931/0834502782.
Address :: 18 Greenway Drive, Ridgeworth - Take the Old Oak exit from the N1 (Cape Town towards Paarl), turn left at the lights, 2nd traffic light left and first right into Greenway Drive.
See you there!
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Thabo :: Our new donkey
We've 'adopted' a new donkey from the sanctuary in McGregor, Cape Town, that we will be sponsoring for
the next year. Thabo was a working cart horse in the McGregor area until
he was rescued by the Eseltjiesrus Donkey Sanctuary. Our monthly
donation will contribute to his feed and care and the balance will go
their other outreach projects. Visit their Facebook page to read more
about the fantastic work they do.
Adopt :: SPCA Uitenhage
Anyone out there looking for a lovely family pet...Why not consider El Cantante? He's a good boy just waiting to be part of a special family. Visit him and other hopefuls at the Uitenhage SPCA.
A little boy & his puppy
A mom takes gorgeous photos of her son and their new rescue, Theo, napping. Visit their site and see the whole story at Momma's Gone City.
Support :: This year's beneficiaries
RJ45 Networking Solutions have committed to supporting the following two organisations for the next 12 months:
ESELTJIESRUS DONKEY SANCTUARY
We have adopted a donkey for one year and are donating additional cash each month to assist EDS with their outreach programs. There are different levels of support so that everyone can get involved:
- Adopt a donkey - R300 a month (R3,600 per year)
- Contribute to feed - R50 a month (R600 per year)
- Contribute to feed - R100 a month (1,200 per year)
- Contribute to feed & care - R150 a month (R1,800 per year)
- Any amount would be most welcome and put to very good use!
They are just in the process of moving to their very own farm and visitors are welcome from this Saturday. Check out the visiting times and directions to the farm in McGregor here.
CART HORSE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION
They do such amazing work to protect working cart horses and donkeys from abuse, and contribute to the social upliftment of the Cape Flats carting community. Sign up for their monthly newsletter to follow their progress and reports on their various rescues and rehabilitations or keep an eye on their Facebook page. There are also always a number of donkeys and horses up for adoption.
Participate :: Volunteers needed in Cape Town
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The Cart Horse Protection Association are in desperate need of volunteers - please help ::
Charity Christmas Card Kiosks
We are deserately looking for volunteers to help raise funds for cart horses and sell Charity Christmas Cards at the kiosk in Blue Route Mall.
Mon 18 Nov 2013 12h00-16h00
Tue 19 Nov 2013 12h00-16h00
Wed 20 Nov 2013 12h00-16h00
Investec FEI World Cup Qualifier
We are looking for volunteers to assist with manning our stall at the Investec FEI World Cup Show Jumping Qualifier taking place at the Stellenbosch District Riding Club from 20-24 November 2013. Click here for more information on the event.
Wed 20 Nov 2013 07h45-12h30 & 12h30-17h00
Thu 21 Nov 2013 07h45-12h30
Sun 24 Nov 2013 07h45-12h30 & 12h30-17h00
Please email andrea@carthorse.org.za if you can help with any of the above shifts.
COMMITTED TO PROTECTING WORKING CART HORSES FROM
ABUSE
Please report abuse to 082
6 599 599
Lost your Pet :: Don't Panic
When your beloved pet is lost, it's easy to panic. So many things can happen to your pet, and since our animals are such a big part of our lives, imagining your dear companion in trouble or worse can make it difficult to focus on the steps needed to hasten your pet's safe return.
Technology has had an impact on recovering lost pets. Pets be microchipped and registered so that anyone finding the pet can have the animal scanned and your information will pop up. Lost pet recovery services are organized to provide a rapid net of telephone calls to the local area, giving you the best chance that someone who has seen your pet will realize his owner is searching for him.
Of course you can and should take all the "traditional" steps to recovering your pet as well. Canvassing the area he was last seen with posters, contacting vets within the local radius, and checking all nearby animal shelters on a regular basis. Fast action is often necessary to recover the pet while he is still within the area.
Remember, your pet may be frightened and hiding at first, so don't give up or assume he isn't in an area just because you can't find him or he doesn't respond. And if possible, talk to children playing outside, joggers, and people who may be working in their yards since they are more likely to have noticed a stray animal. (Unfortunately in this day it does need to be stressed that it is important to take care when talking to children - it might be wise to ask if you can speak to their parents, and request the parents to ask their children about your lost pet, to avoid anyone feeling threatened.)
Above all, don't give up hope! There are of course miraculous stories of pets returning after long absences to be reunited once again with their families.
Visit our Lost & Found Pets page to see where you can report your lost pet or at sites that list found pets.
Source :: Pets n People
Dog Smugglers busted in Cape Town
Happy day! Fantastic report in yesterday's Argus on the smugglers bust on route to Stellenbosch. Well done to everyone involved and a constant reminder to us all that we need to keep our eyes peeled for any suspicious behaviour and report it! If you don't know who to contact, please email me and I will pass the info along.
Cape Town - The pups were found crammed
into milk crates on the back of a truck. Scared, thirsty and hungry, the trio
of dogs recovered on Thursday are suspected to be the latest additions to 262
dogs rescued from a national smuggling ring since last year.
According to sources, the dogs were on
their way to Angola where they would probably have spent their brief lives in
breeding pens and being blooded and eventually killed in fighting pits.
The National Animal Welfare Task Team,
established to bring down an elusive dog smuggling cartel that has reportedly
been operating in South Africa for more than a decade, said that with the help
of the public it was closing in on some of the ring’s biggest players.
Follow up :: Fisantekraal Animal Welfare
Following on our project at FAW in June this year, we are preparing to now sort out the bathing room. RJ45 Networking Solutions is hoping to raise enough funds to install a proper solar geyser so that the poor animals no longer have to be dipped and bathed in freezing cold water!
If there is anyone who would like to get involved or has anything they'd like to donate towards the project, please contact me here.
Don't forget, FAW also accept good quality second hand clothes and used goods that are sold to the surrounding community to raise funds for their work in the area. So go on and see what you have lying around at home that will be useful to someone else and raise funds for FAW in the process!
:: November is ADOPT A SENIOR month ::
If you are looking to adopt, please consider a senior cat or dog from your local shelter. There are many hopefuls waiting to meet you and they still have so much love left to give.
Support no kill shelters
Support no-kill, pro life shelters.....the slaughter of perfectly healthy, innocent animals can only be stopped if we force high kill shelters to turn pro life by witholding our support.
WHAT YOU CAN DO TODAY :: Adopt adopt adopt! Spay spay spay! Support sterilisation campaigns for dogs in indigent areas and save more puppies and kittens being born unwanted into this world only to face hunger, neglect, abuse and ultimately, death.
What You Can Do :: Report Animal Cruelty
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What to look for
• Does the animal have regular access to food, water and shelter?
• Is her area clear of feces, broken glass or other objects that may do harm or cause illness?
• Does the animal have open wounds or other injuries that have not been treated?
• Does the animal have signs of an illness that has not been treated? (Examples include heavy discharge from eyes or nose, rash or bumpy skin, and missing hair.)
• Have you witnessed someone kicking, beating or otherwise harming the animal?
• Is the animal's coat extremely matted or his nails severely overgrown?
• Does the animal appear overly aggressive or timid?
Documentation
Documenting the incident with photographs or videotape can help in prosecuting the abuser. Your report should be as detailed as possible. You should note dates, times and circumstances. Report them, along with the physical evidence. If you have not directly witnessed cruelty but suspect it, you still should notify animal control or animalabuse@axxess.co.za
Reporting cruelty
• Even if you are not sure that you are observing animal cruelty or neglect, please report it anyway. An animal control officer will make that determination. If no prosecution occurs, at least the officer can educate the person who is caring for the animal in humane treatment.
• When making your report, ask for the name of the animal control officer and what action is planned. Follow up, and report any change observed in the animal's treatment.
• Be aware that an investigating officer is not likely to identify the source of the complaint; however should the cruelty suspect be prosecuted, you may be called as a witness. Your concern for the animal should outweigh your concern about having to testify.
There are a number of organisations you can contact to report abuse, cruelty, neglect, theft or fighting. Please visit our reporting page or email us directly.
New Events Page
Visit my new Facebook page and see a list of upcoming events you can attend or participate in.
Please like and share our new Facebook page. If you have an event you'd like to share, you can contact Caim here.
Yellow Dog Project
The Yellow Dog Project is a global movement for owners of dogs that need space. It
hopes to educate the public and dog owners to identify dogs needing
space, promote appropriate contact of dogs and assist dog parents to
identify their dog as needing space.
Yellow Dogs are dogs who need
space - they are not necessarily aggressive dogs but more often are
dogs who have issues of fear; pain from recent surgery; are a rescue or
shelter dog who has not yet had sufficient training or mastered
obedience; are in training for work or service; are in service; or other
reasons specific to the dog. Here’s a list of what a yellow dog is NOT.
The Yellow Dog Project seeks
to educate appropriate ways to approach or make contact with a dog with
permission of a dog owner only, whether or not a dog is a “yellow dog”.
They also seek to promote the use of yellow ribbons to identify yellow
dogs needing extra space.
As a
not for profit organization, all of the monies raised/donated are used
to buy more material for ribbons, t-shirts for representatives, and
posters for display.
Dogs are People Too
Now, after training and scanning a dozen dogs, my one inescapable conclusion is this: dogs are people, too.
Because dogs can’t speak, scientists have relied on behavioral
observations to infer what dogs are thinking. It is a tricky business.
You can’t ask a dog why he does something. And you certainly can’t ask
him how he feels. The prospect of ferreting out animal emotions scares
many scientists. After all, animal research is big business. It has been
easy to sidestep the difficult questions about animal sentience and
emotions because they have been unanswerable.
Until now.
Reunion :: Michelle & Azzan
My sister (who lives in the UK) seeing Azzan for the first time since we found him at Hippo Pools in Namibia last December.
Support :: Cart Horse Protection Association
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Christmas shopping time is upon us and what better way to spread good cheer than to support the Cart Horse Protection Association. Their Christmas cards are ready and can be viewed here (only R20 per pack!) They are also raffling a gorgeous Christmas cake...
Christmas Cake Raffle Time
Buy a raffle ticket for just R10 and stand a chance to win a divine Christmas cake donated by Barbara and the South African Cake Decorators Guild. Their beautiful cakes have helped CHPA raise over R40 000 for cart horses in the last 3 years!Let's make this year the best one yet. Donate R10 for one entry or donate R200 for your very won raffle sheet worth 20 entries. Please use the deposit reference: Initial Surname Cake Raffle and send your confirmation of deposit to 021 535 3435, info@carthorse.org.za or PO Box 846, Eppindust 7475 to enter.
Report Abuse
As always, you can call 0826 599 599 to report cart horse abuse and stay updated with news and tips on how to spot abuse through their Facebook and Twitter pages.Stolen Pets :: Your Questions Answered
Article via CSI, courtesy of SPCA Uitenhage ::
If
your dog has been stolen, this is a police matter and you will need to contact
your local SAP Branch to open a case and to seek assistance. Please
note that the SPCA cannot assist with the actual recovery of your dogs other
than by networking on Facebook. The
SPCA is NOT a government organization and we have NO rights to enter someones
home or garden without their permission.
Invariably if your pet (usually an unsterilized male or female dog) is stolen, it is for nefarious purposes, ie: to be used as a breeding machine in a puppy mill or as a bait dog in dog fights or as a bait dog itself. All three activities are in direction contravention to what we stand for.
We attend to reports of abuse and neglect on a daily basis and this is our job and we do it because we care deeply for the welfare of ALL animals.
As a member of the public we urge you to report matters of neglect and abuse to us whenever you witness something and if you know the whereabouts of a stolen dog to report it to the police.
As a responsible pet owner please ensure that:
a) your pet is sterilized,
b) your pet is microchipped
(cost +-R180 from your local vet),
c) your pet has a name tag
and collar with their name and your phone number on it and
d) that your garden is secure
and that all gates are closed so that your dog cannot easily get out and go
walkabout in the street and if possible not visible from street and
no access from neighbouring walls.
Let's work together to keep our beloved pets safe!"
Let's work together to keep our beloved pets safe!"
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