Category: Shelter Donations & Help



NCat – Plea for help with cats at Monateng resort near Pretoria

NCat – Plea for help with cats at Monateng resort near Pretoria

Dear supporters and animal loving friends About a year ago we put out a plea for help with donations towards food and sterilisation costs of a number of cats living at Monateng resort near Roodeplaat Dam outside Pretoria. Since we put out that plea we have sterilised a number of the cats and have also [...]

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Although the NDDF is primarily a
sterilisation organisation, we cannot
turn our backs on the responsibility
towards injured animals

RUSTY – BRAVE BURN VICTIM

One of our dedicated committee members, Reinette and volunteer, Maria, were returning dogs to the Barcelona township one Saturday afternoon when a dog – then called Spotty – was brought for urgent treatment.  Musi, who assists with coordination of all things animal in the township had been given Spotty by his owner to be treated [...]

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Petsave needs a bit of help- any donations are greatly appreciated

Petsave needs a bit of help- any donations are greatly appreciated

In May we rescued and took in 19 animals. The costs of rescuing the animals (some very far out of jhb- Polokwane, Witbank, Nelspruit) and all their veterinary bills added up to a total of R13 350 for May only. As Petsave is run by myself and my husband and we don’t receive regular funding, [...]

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CatPalsis a small non-profit volunteer organisation caring for the feral or street cats of Pretoria and Centurion in Gauteng, South Africa.

CatPals – We need a crazy cat lover in Pretoria

Dear animal lover, At one of the hotels on the Eastern outskirts of Pretoria (near Silver Lakes), there is a large feral cat colony that CatPals has been caring for for many years. We’ve ensured that the cats are fed daily, and we’ve been sterilising them consistently with the help of Tricha from Feral Squad. [...]

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The Street Catz Project – RAFFLE TIME!

SMS the letters ‘sbnme’ to 48949 (R10 per sms) from 13 June – 13 July and stand a chance to win the items shown on attached picture. Each SMS sent is one ticket into the draw! SMS as many times as you like! Please share with your friends, all funds raised will go to The [...]

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Lucky Lucy Foundation – Vet Bill Plea

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The National Cat Action Taskforce - To help existing cat-care organisations and individuals countrywide do more of what they are already doing.

NCat – Can you help us sterilise the cats at Transnet in Koedoespoort to prevent future killings?

Dear animal lover, As you know, there is no greater gift one can give a feral cat (apart from a source of regular food) than sterilisation. Sterilisation ensures that a female never has to scrounge for enough food to feed not only herself but endless litters of offspring, and that a male doesn’t have to [...]

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Feral Squad – Sponsor a kitty for R50

Feral Squad – Sponsor a kitty for R50

A R50 monthly sponsorship to a kitty colony of your choice is all it will take to keep us purrrrring! You will change our lives forever and we’ll keep you updated every month on how we …. and most importantly our full tummies …. are doing. Sometimes our barking friends need a little food and [...]

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Braveheart

The Street Catz Project

Street Catz Project is appealing to you to help raise funds to help pay for an operation that was performed on this beautiful little ginger boy who Melanie chose to name “Braveheart”. The Feral Foundation was alerted and went out to trap him. We are not certain how his injury came about, he was dragging [...]

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We are a non-profit, welfare organization and do not receive any Government funding. Merien Smidt recognised an on-going need for an animal welfare organisation that focused on the health of the animals.

Kitty Shelter / Cat-a-Holics faces closure

DUE TO CONTINUED FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS OUR SHELTER FACES CLOSURE. WE ARE INUNDATED WITH CATS AND UNHOMABLE KITTENS AND WE SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD TO LOOK AFTER THEM IN THE SAME WAY WE HAVE FOR THE LAST 12 YRS. WE HAVE NEVER FACED SUCH DAUNTING SITUATION, BEING NO KILL, WE DON’T BELIEVE IN PUTTING HEALTHY ANIMALS DOWN. [...]

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

PETS Witbank/JHB: 100+ Dumpsite Dogs

NB!!! Not For Sensitive Viewers +- 100 Dogs Found Living On A Dumpsite in Gauteng! People living near the site have been watching hopessly as people come and dump animals on the site, dead and alive. They are trying to help as much as they can but numbers are growing and without sterlisations the problem will [...]

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5 week old kitten

4Paws – Abused greyhounds, blind kitten and Shelter News

WE ARE STILL DESPERATELY IN NEED OF FUNDING TO REBUILD OUR SHELTER On a recent visit to a Township in Brits, we came across these Greyhounds in a shocking condition!  They are severely emaciated and they have obviously been used for hunting.  Unfortunately there is a myth that “the hungrier they are, the better they [...]

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To improve the life of animals in disadvantaged and impoverished communities by providing the community with practical education on animal welfare and programmatically sterilizing animals while administering basic veterinary treatment and care.

ALPS achievements Jan to Apr 2012 – AND we now need more funds.

From January to end of April 2012, ALPS has achieved the following for our Etwatwa animals in need: 50 vaccinations 51 deworming treatments 59 tick/flea control treatments 10 sterilizations 1 Biliary treatment 1 Parvo treatment  2 treatments for severely emaciated dogs and 1 for rickets 2 specialist surgeries and rehabilitations  14 rescues 6 re-homings Dispensed an [...]

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The National Cat Action Taskforce - To help existing cat-care organisations and individuals countrywide do more of what they are already doing.

NCAT – Cat Food Appeal – Ermelo, Mpumalanga

Hi Everyone Please see the plea below for a rescuer who needs help no matter how small. Click here to view photos and details of some of the kitties Heidi has rescued and that will be benefiting from your help. Tamryn writes on behalf of Heidi: This is an appeal for a friend of mine [...]

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NCat – Help needed for cat carer in Louis Trichardt

NCat – Help needed for cat carer in Louis Trichardt

Dear animal lover, This is a plea for a Beneficiary Member of NCat, Verna Smith, who has started a cat sanctuary at her own home in Louis Trichardt – see the attached pics. There is little help for cats in Louis Trichardt, and as she says, people there don’t want to adopt cats. So she [...]

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4 Paws – Fleeces & Tees for our Shelter Funds

4 Paws – Fleeces & Tees for our Shelter Funds

WE ARE STILL DESPERATELY IN NEED OF FUNDING TO REBUILD OUR SHELTER Please help us to help them, you could perhaps buy some fleece jackets or t-shirts or by making a kind donation and please forward this email to all your friends and family, by spreading the word, we can spread the load. SAINTs is [...]

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The National Cat Action Taskforce - To help existing cat-care organisations and individuals countrywide do more of what they are already doing.

NCat – Will you help us sterilise more cats countrywide?

Hi everyone, Today I’m coming to you with a novel request, although it is still for the benefit of animals, of course. As you may know, NCat (the National Cat Action Taskforce) was established in order to try to help existing cat caregivers countrywide.  We find that we are receiving an increasing number of requests [...]

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The Animal Welfare Society Port Elizabeth – Volunteers Needed

The Animal Welfare Society Port Elizabeth – Volunteers Needed

The Animal Welfare Society Port Elizabeth Victoria Drive (Schoenmakerskop road) P.O. Box 5395, Walmer 6065 Phone: 041 366 1660 Email: assistant@animalwelfarepe.co.za www.animalwelfarepe.co.za

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Kitty and Puppy Haven, No-kill Rescue, Rehabilitation and Rehoming Centre for Kittens and Puppies. We rescue and rehome approximately 100 animals per month, and are growing rapidly. We also have separate cat boarding facilities, a kitty shop and a puppy shop, the proceeds of which are used to help fund the sanctuary.  .

Kitty & Puppy Haven – Appeal for Assistance for KPH Community Vet Clinic

When Kitty & Puppy Haven first entered Alexandra Township in November 2010, we had no idea that the Alex Project would be such a success and that the Alex community would come to rely on our work so thoroughly. What started as Dog Days held every few months with vaccinations, de-worming, and dipping, has grown [...]

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The National Cat Action Taskforce - To help existing cat-care organisations and individuals countrywide do more of what they are already doing.

NCat – A Plea for the ferals of JHB

Dear animal lovers, As you know, NCat is widely involved in extending aid to cat caregivers throughout the country, and here in JHB there are a number of initiatives that we are lending our support to via our member beneficiaries. NCat’s beneficiaries currently trap, sterilise and feed the ferals in and around JHB, but they [...]

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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.

4ourpaws – Desperate plea for help

We have reached the time where we have to move ASAP! WE DESPERATELY NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO HELP THE ANIMALS IN OUR CARE! We have been offered a piece of land, but it is a bare piece of land with not even a fence around it.  Therefore, we need assistance with the following:Funds [...]

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Save Damian the Cat!

Save Damian the Cat!

Dear Friends We often get e-mails of owners that get bullied by body corporate to give up their animals, I have just been in touch with one such owner that wants to stand up against them to save his cat!!! What a miracle, all he wanted from us was support, he did not want me [...]

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Hillside Haven is a home for differently-abled cats and various other rescued animals.

Hillside Haven – Urgent Appeal for funds

Hi Everyone Last week I sent out an urgent appeal for funding. We had to raise R12 000 to pay our mounting electricity and water account and emergency vet bills. We have raised R7803.22 so far Thank you to the following people who have donated:Rosanna & Debra, Carol, Tamsyn, Scoozi & Bella, Louise Swart Interiors, [...]

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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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