Disaster in Missionvale: Help Needed Desperately
(I have featured Missionvale before, where AACL have been busy in the past, treating and sterilising dogs in the township and educating the people. The rains in the last few days have reduced this community and their animals to desperation. Please help.)
“This has been one of my hardest days in a township – old people, children and animals – not a dry shack, dogs shivering cold and wet.
Hundreds of animals in the streets with little or no shelter,the elderly no dry clothes or bedding and no help.
Bev from AACL broke down twice as more and more people were asking for help – she is going back this afternoon with blankets and food for a 78yr old couple.
A lot of roads are flooded as we had to walk to most of the shacks.”
Mike Kerr, Animal Outreach
“The residents are angry and demanding action, which is not happening. We feel it is too dangerous to take volunteers in there en masse today, as there will be a stampede. Our fieldworkers have loaded up every blanket and bit of food that we have and are back there right now, helping out a 78-year old lady whose home is completely under water. She does not want to leave her home, in case it gets burgled. We are going to put together a workparty of volunteers for Saturday. Please email me on if you can be a part of this.
All animals are safe and the people have been taking care of their animals. We have asked them to take them indoors this evening, as more rain is predicted. The human situation is dire, as you can see from the photographs. As a result, the animal situation or lack of shelter for them is also dire. Our pallets are currently all wet, but we have 9 kennels on offer and this is an appeal for any kennels that are available, please email us in this regard. We are desperate for help in collecting kennels and donations. Does anyone have a large truck that we could hire tomorrow for collections? All financial donations that have kindly come in so far will be used to purchase food, blankets and towels tomorrow and we appeal for newspapers as well. A huge mop-up is necessary and any old carpeting would also be greatly appreciated.
We have drop-off points at 30 Kragga Kamma Road, Sunridge Park, The Bargain Box Shop, 9th Avenue, Walmer and at our Cleary Park Centre, University Road, Cleary Park – opposite the Shell Garage in the parking area of the Cleary Park Shopping Centre, straight along Stanford Road. Donations of blankets and food, both human and animal, would be greatly appreciated. Any towels, newspapers, animal bedding and shelters are all vital.
On behalf of those who cannot speak for themselves, our most grateful thanks”.
Regards
Linda-Louise Swain
Animal Anti-Cruelty League: PE
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Desperate Need for Blankets, Food, Kennels, Towels
Or help by donating (please reference “Missionvale”)
Account—Animal Outreaches
Acc. No—080177182
B. Code—050017
Standard Bank
Port Elizabeth
Reg No 078-410-NPO
OR
PEACHAACL
Acc no. 9210194329
Absa Newton Park: 511917
Keep up the good work Derek. If we all donate R100 what a difference this would make!!
Call me a cruel human being – the animals I will always help. Animals are my top priority for they can not help themselves.