Category: News & Press



Cat of the Day: Neuter of the Day: Best Siamese/Oriental Neuter: Pr Wizz Billy the Kid

Northern Cape/Free State Cat Club

DATE: 21 April 2012 VENUE: Kimberley SPONSOR: Hills PHOTOGRAPHER: Nikki Stewart Cat of the Day: Neuter of the Day: Best Siamese/Oriental Neuter Pr Wizz Billy the Kid Owner: Rita Wiseman Breeder: Rita Wiseman Entire of the Day: Best Medium Hair Entire Ch Uran Sky Beyrouth of Ragtime (Imp) Owner: Beverley Steyn Breeder: Y Khaled Kitten [...]

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Hill’s Big Bag Bonus – 20% free for cats

Hill’s Big Bag Bonus – 20% free for cats

  From 1 May, while stocks last, pet owners will receive an additional 20% free in selected large bags of Hill’s Science Plan Feline, the food recommended by veterinarians worldwide. This Hill’s big bag bonus offer will give you 6kgs of Hill’s Science Plan Feline Adult for the price of 5kg. Hill’s Science Plan is [...]

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To improve the quality of life of underprivileged animals. In our urban surroundings, the main categories are: squatter camp animals and feral cats.

4Paws News April 2012

A story of a recent rescue, an update on our shelter progress and some lovely t-shirts to order if you’d like to support us. We recently found this Jack Russell cross in a Township in Brits. Her owner told us that someone knocked out her right eye completely and badly damaged her left eye.  The [...]

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PetPals News April 2012

PetPals News April 2012

The PetPals Non Profit and Public Benefit Organisation hereby greets you once again. We hope you enjoy our latest news regarding the voluntary work we do, i.e. to improve the circumstances of disadvantage pets in need. Click herre to view PetPals April News   Contact Details: Dawie & Yolanda Hamman Tel (c) : 083 411 [...]

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Best Kitten & Best of Breed & Best in Show: Glitterkatz Taisha of Awesome Bengals

Feline Fan Club (FFC) – 31 March 2012

DATE: 31 March 2012 VENUE: NG Church, Witfield SPONSOR: Royal Canin   BEST IN SHOW: Glitterkatz Taisha of Awesome Bengals Bengal Spotted Brown Tabby Bred by W Fogarty / Owned by L Kennard   PERSIAN/EXOTIC: Best Neuter, Best of Breed: C’est l’Amour Prince of Persia Persian Harlequin Red Bred by L Moodley & S Singh [...]

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Event Calendar

Event Calendar: April 2012

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION WORKSHOP Educational and practical weekend workshop to develop your natural intuition and ability to communicate with other species. Learn how to understand animals’ perspectives, address health, emotional and behavioural issues and deepen your connection. Facilitated and guided by international professional animal communicator, Anna Breytenbach. Venue: Bloubosrand, Johannesburg Date: 31 March – 1 April [...]

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Best Kitten & Best of Breed & Best in Show: Glitterkatz Taisha of Awesome Bengals

National Cat Society (NCS) – 10 March 2012

DATE:  10 March 2012 VENUE:  Boksburg Civic Centre, Boksburg SPONSOR:  Hill’s Pet Nutrition   BEST IN SHOW: Glitterkatz Taisha of Awesome Bengals Bengal Spotted Brown Tabby Bred by W Fogarty / Owned by L Kennard PERSIAN/EXOTIC: Best Kitten, Best of Breed:   L’Exquisite GQ Persian  Classic Tabby Red Bred by B Neukircher Owned by N [...]

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African Tails

Chasing Tails – African Tails Update, Cape Town

Grrreetings All There’s never a dull moment or a quiet day in African Tails-ville and when we do have the rare moment to reflect back to our humble beginnings, we do so with pride and gratitude, knowing that we have had such furtastic support from all of you, which has helped us realise so many [...]

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Hillside Haven – Cat Tales 2012

Hillside Haven – Cat Tales 2012

Anyone involved in animal work will tell you that “the holidays” mean nothing to animals or rescue work! Hillside Haven’s activities carried on as normal over December and January. We assisted in the homing of several cats and kittens over this period. While setting up our stand at Essenwood Market one Saturday, the car guard [...]

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P.E.T.S - Cape Town, South Africa

PETS ANGEL PROGRAMME

BECOME AN ANGEL FOR HOMELSESS ANIMALS We have so many babies desperately looking for their forever homes and sadly there are just so many constantly coming in that it is hard to always give 100% of our focus to networking each one regularly so they can find their forever home. That’s where you come in… [...]

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FAIRLADY CALLS FOR COUNTRY’S TOP PET PRODUCTS

FAIRLADY CALLS FOR COUNTRY’S TOP PET PRODUCTS

FAIRLADY has introduced Best Pet Products (toys and grooming) as a new category in this years annual Consumer Awards. The call to enter the 2012 FAIRLADY Consumer Awards has been announced in the March issue of the magazine, which is currently on shelf. The powerful punch factor of the awards, renowned for their fairness, accuracy [...]

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Get a free pet food storage bin from Hill’s in February

Get a free pet food storage bin from Hill’s in February 2012

  When you next stock up on  you could receive a stunning, convenient food storage container absolutely free. Buy a 7.5kg bag of Hill’s Science Plan Canine Mini or 6.5kgs of Hill’s Science Plan Feline for the high quality 5kg Curver bin (valued at R239) or two 12kg bags of Hill’s Science Plan Canine for [...]

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To improve the quality of life of underprivileged animals. In our urban surroundings, the main categories are: squatter camp animals and feral cats.

4Paws – The Miracle Cat

Hi All Today we bring you the story of “the Miracle Cat” Recently we came across this poor feral cat, on the premises of Vodaworld in Midrand.  We have been asked to trap and sterilize the feral colony living there and we have already sterilized a number of ferals and taken in several kittens. We [...]

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CityPetFinder – Cape Town

CityPetFinder – Cape Town

City launches innovative website to reunite lost pets with their owners In a first for South Africa, the City of Cape Town’s Safety and Security Directorate has launched a new website to assist in reuniting lost pets with their owners. CityPetFinder, as the new website is known,  is an electronic pet-finding system created by the [...]

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PetPals - We are a Non Profit Organisation called PetPals which has been established in order to improve the living conditions of animals in townships and poor communities, more specifically the Morkels Cottage and Beverly Hills communities situated in the Rusthof area in the Strand (Helderberg, Western Cape).

PetPals: Newsflash – January 2012

The PetPals team hereby greets you for the first time in the new year. We trust 2012 will be a special year for you and your furry companions. As we usually only distribute newsletters approximately once every 3 months, we know this Newsflash follows quite shortly after our previous Newsletter in December 2011. Please bear [...]

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Event Calendar

Event Calendar: May 2012

SAINT’ s Book Sale – First and Last Saturday of every month Venue: NORTHRIDING SQUARE, Bellairs Drive (Checkers & Dros Centre) (it is NOT the Bellairs Mall on the corner of Bellairs and Malibongwe but 3 robots down in Bellairs Drive, it is also NOT the All Saints Centre opposite the hospital) Time:9am – 2pm [...]

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Event Calendar

Event Calendar: June 2012

SAINT’ s Book Sale – First and Last Saturday of every month Venue: NORTHRIDING SQUARE, Bellairs Drive (Checkers & Dros Centre) (it is NOT the Bellairs Mall on the corner of Bellairs and Malibongwe but 3 robots down in Bellairs Drive, it is also NOT the All Saints Centre opposite the hospital) Time:9am – 2pm [...]

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Event Calendar

Event Calendar: July 2012

SAINT’ s Book Sale – First and Last Saturday of every month Venue:  NORTHRIDING SQUARE, Bellairs Drive (Checkers & Dros Centre) (it is NOT the Bellairs Mall on the corner of Bellairs and Malibongwe but 3 robots down in Bellairs Drive, it is also NOT the All Saints Centre opposite the hospital) Time:9am – 2pm [...]

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