To warm your heart – your impact on KwaNyuswa
One of the areas where your support makes a great difference is in our outreach programmes.
The recent outreach in the nearby KwaNyuswa community proved this without any doubt. These results will surely warm your heart knowing how your outreach donations were used.
154 Animals were vaccinated against rabies, reducing the possibility of this deadly disease for both animals and people. 96 Dogs were sterilised as well as 12 cats. Sterilisation means a better quality of life for the animals and the prevention of regular unwanted litters which go on to compound the problems of animal suffering.
We were grateful to be given the use of the local building which we turned into a temporary clinic. This was especially important as we were there not just for a day, but for a full week.
Because people are struggling financially, it doesn’t mean that they don’t care about their animals, so it was heartening to experience the community’s genuine appreciation for improvements to their animals’ health and wellbeing.
The timing of the outreach was chosen to include the school holidays, so that our Inspectors and staff could interact with the children as well as adults to give them guidance on the welfare of their animals.
Thanks to your generosity, as well as that of various sponsors, we were also able to hand out some treats and snacks to the owners and children so that they didn’t go home empty handed. And all the animals treated went home with a bag of food, a blanket and a bowl.
What we did learn from our visit is that the need in Kwanyuswa is great, and a follow up by our Inspectorate team will be needed.
