Hope for Homeless Animals

A Light in the Darkness for Homeless Animals in South Africa

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This is not a place for warm, fuzzy feelings about animals. You should remove your rose-tinted glasses before entering here, for you will find nothing but blatant honesty as we reveal shameful events and the resultant consequences to our furred friends. Read and learn, and think about your place in this world, and if you have an ounce of conscience, take a stand, and join the Hopeful Initiative. We could do with the help.

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City Pets Self-indictment

Posted By on March 9, 2013

Recently, a group called ‘Ban Animal Trading’ ran a protest outside City Pets in Germiston. Apparently, it is the first in a long line of intended protests against those trading in live animals.

In publishing a defence of it’s honour, City Pets has succeeded only in demonstrating the ignorance of its owners and the dubious ethics of its practices. See the article here:

http://www.looklocal.co.za/looklocal/content/en/germiston/germiston-news-general?oid=7044490&sn=Detail&pid=490107&Pet-shop-speaks-uphere

It does not take long for the mindset of the typical pet shop owner to be revealed. The owner speaks of the friendly staff, who “go out of their way to chat to customers about which pet they are best suited for and how best to care for it”.

“It?” Only people who see animals as commodities refer to an animal as an ‘it’. People who love animals understand that they are sentient beings, capable of feeling pain and emotion. City Pets displays it’s (more…)

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The Rescue of Titan

Posted By on February 25, 2013

Rescue Mission – Great Dane weighing only 35kg’s and correct weight should be between 60-70kg’s.

Following my status update about needing suppawt on our Lutzville rescue mission, our big boy Titan was our biggest and saddest rescue of all! Denay from Uitsig Animal Rescue and I went on a rescue mission for the plight that Matsikama Diere Beskerming placed in Denay’s hands, having to decide the fate of 7 dogs facing the lethal injection as this organization doesn’t have the suppawt they need to properly network the strays and dumped animals they get in daily/ They try their absolute best but all these animals had only 7 days (more…)

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AACL/Animal Outreaches World Spay Day Joint Venture

Posted By on February 25, 2013

(Sorry this is so late, was very sick last week. Please support this Joint Venture starting tomorrow)

We are thrilled to announce that we are embarking on  a Joint Venture with Animal Outreaches to tackle the Mission Road township for World Spay Day on 26 February.  However, this is much more than one day of spaying, so it will be a week of spaying from both sides.

This indigent township is in dire need of this – an estimated 500 dogs in need of sterilisation.   Animal Outreaches are currently busy with dipping, inoculating and de-worming in the area, prior to the spayathon..  Here is where we are relying on you to help make that difference.

Can we do this?   YES,  but we need every one of you to help raise funds. Anybody can raise R250 (more…)

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Identifying the Enemy

Posted By on February 25, 2013

“We are not going to deal with the violence in our communities, our homes, and our nation, until we learn to deal with the basic ethic of how we resolve our disputes and to place an emphasis on peace in the way we relate to one another.” ~ Marian Wright Edelman

The South African Animal Welfare sector, and more specifically the companion animal sector, is characterised by conflict.

Conflict is a disagreement in which the parties involved perceive a threat to their needs, interests or concerns, and it is unavoidable in a world where such needs, interests or concerns are mutually exclusive. Conflict can be resolved without confrontation when the parties choose to engage in a rational manner.

It is the nature of the companion animal sector, however, that these differences are not dealt with amicably. Instead the manner in which conflicts are handled include malicious gossip more often than not based on rumour or fabrication, character assassinations, disinvestment which often includes influencing others to disinvest and in most cases without due justification, condemnation based on a single or a few instances, and various other typically unethical and somewhat adolescent practices. People who do these things  need to grow up, and the fact that many also do these things ‘behind the backs’ of those they seek to discredit means they also need to grow a backbone…

What I found most disconcerting was that it seemed to me that the parties (more…)

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Beware, Corporate Body Bullies!

Posted By on January 25, 2013

(Download the pdf version of this here: http://hopeful.ws/arf/viewthread.php?tid=688#pid925 )

In recent times, there has been a development in policies of residential complexes and retirement homes that has had a significant effect on many people’s relationships with their companion animals. In many cases the tactics employed by Corporate Body Bullies are underhanded, illogical and prejudicial.

This document will give people a cleat understanding of the variables involved and some strategies for dealing with these dubious tactics.

The Law.

Firstly one needs to establish whether the scheme within which one resides is a sectional title scheme, a homeowners association or possibly even, the now outdated, shareblock scheme, as each of these have specific laws, rules and regulations.

In most cases, residential complexes are bound by the Sectional Titles Act. In addition, Municipal By-Laws will apply, and it’s a good idea to have an understanding of both before deciding to buy or rent in a given complex.

Sectional title schemes are established under the Sectional Titles Act of 1986, as amended, and within this Act are prescribed management and conduct rules, the latter of which [annexure 9 of the Act] deals with pets.

The Sectional Titles Act (ST) includes the following clauses relevant to this discussion:

35 (3) Any management or conduct rule made by a developer or a body corporate shall be reasonable, and shall apply equally to all owners of units put to substantially the same purpose.

35 (5) (a) If the rules… …are substituted, added to, amended or repealed, the body corporate shall lodge (more…)

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