We saw this call for help at the end of May and decided to donate towards this amazing rescue.
It reminded us so much of our experience of Azzan and this was just one way we could pay it forward.
Watershed are based in Cape Town and raise funds to assist a number of rescue centres for various projects. Their main focus is sterilisation:
Sterilizations are THE MOST important step towards better control in all
rescue centres. If we can curb the dog and cat populations in all the
townships in South Africa and stop breeding and “back-yard breeding”,
less animals will filter into the shelters bringing about an end to the
overcrowdedness and thus stopping all the euthanasia that is happening
in certain shelters.
Euthenasia is not the answer, sterilization is.
Euthenasia is not the answer, sterilization is.
Please visit the WATERSHED website and read more about the fantastic work they do and to see the dogs they have up for adoption.
WATERSHED ANIMAL RESCUE AND REHABILITATION FUND is a fund that has been
brought about to assist Rescue Centres in times of need. With this
said, it does not mean we fund the day-to-day running costs of the
rescue centres, but help raise funds for sterilization programmes in
townships and the more needy areas of South Africa as well as raising
funds for emergency medical care or supplying food for those rescue
centres that are in desperate need to feed there animals and cannot
afford to do this with existing funds available to the centre.
We take on projects that we feel are the most desperate and then try and raise the funds by creating awareness through our animal network and the public. This means that each and every person who donates money knows exactly where their money is going and for what it is being used.
At the present moment we are busy with five projects: raising funds for cat and dog food for Uitsig Animal Rescue Centre (who were digging in there own pockets to feed over 250 animals), raising funds for the upkeep of 8 donkeys that were urgently needing a home (also residing at Uitsig Animal Rescue Centre) and also two very important sterilization programmes that are busy running and are about to commence in the next few months.
These two sterilization projects are the Wallacedean Township Project (organized by Uitsig Animal Rescue Centre) and the Wesbank Township sterilization Project (which will be executed through AACL Bellville and Uitsig Animal Rescue Centre) – two communities that encompass a large span of area in the Western Cape and are out of control regarding dog and cat population).
We take on projects that we feel are the most desperate and then try and raise the funds by creating awareness through our animal network and the public. This means that each and every person who donates money knows exactly where their money is going and for what it is being used.
At the present moment we are busy with five projects: raising funds for cat and dog food for Uitsig Animal Rescue Centre (who were digging in there own pockets to feed over 250 animals), raising funds for the upkeep of 8 donkeys that were urgently needing a home (also residing at Uitsig Animal Rescue Centre) and also two very important sterilization programmes that are busy running and are about to commence in the next few months.
These two sterilization projects are the Wallacedean Township Project (organized by Uitsig Animal Rescue Centre) and the Wesbank Township sterilization Project (which will be executed through AACL Bellville and Uitsig Animal Rescue Centre) – two communities that encompass a large span of area in the Western Cape and are out of control regarding dog and cat population).
Our 5th project, which is a huge concern at present, is to try and help
those rescue centres in South Africa that have not been able to
withstand the immense financial drain due to the countries economic
crisis. We can only do this if we are able to get in a constant income
into the Fund through donations or Fundraising events. We welcome those
individuals who would like to organize events to help raise funds for
this ongoing and urgent project.
As stated in the above paragraphs, all financial problems at shelters will be prevented and curbed drastically if we could just stop the breeding.
Watershed Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Fund was registered and approved on the 2 December 2010 in terms of the Nonprofit Organisation Act of 1997 with the Department of Social Development.
Our banking details for Donations are as follows:
W.A.R.R.F
Standard Bank
Account Number: 072285702
Universal Code: 05 10 01
Swift Code: SBZAZAJJ
If you make a donation, please reference what you would like it to go towards: Food, Donkeys, sterilization or SOS (this is for Project 5 which also encompasses food and medical care).
Please email your email address as well to me so that we can always keep you informed on the project you have so kindly donated towards.
As stated in the above paragraphs, all financial problems at shelters will be prevented and curbed drastically if we could just stop the breeding.
Watershed Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Fund was registered and approved on the 2 December 2010 in terms of the Nonprofit Organisation Act of 1997 with the Department of Social Development.
Our banking details for Donations are as follows:
W.A.R.R.F
Standard Bank
Account Number: 072285702
Universal Code: 05 10 01
Swift Code: SBZAZAJJ
If you make a donation, please reference what you would like it to go towards: Food, Donkeys, sterilization or SOS (this is for Project 5 which also encompasses food and medical care).
Please email your email address as well to me so that we can always keep you informed on the project you have so kindly donated towards.