Hope for Homeless Animals

A Light in the Darkness for Homeless Animals in South Africa

TYSON – Mistake, or Policy?

Derek | May 18, 2012

(For an organisation that regards itself as being the ‘head’ of animal welfare in SA, with an extraordinarily arrogant and unforgiving attitude towards the mistakes of others, the events below seem, at first glance, to be an anomaly. They are not. They are so commonplace that we wonder whether SPCA’s are effectively monitored and whether [...]

Animal Outreaches: Valencia

Derek | February 6, 2012

Valencia this was a rough long outreach for the team 567 dogs 55 puppies and 1 cat. No Animals removed. The rural township outreach starts to get bigger now as most of the seasonal work is over so unemployment is high, which means more people bring dogs. The ticks and fleas on this outreach were [...]

The Miracle Cat

Derek | February 1, 2012

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 could see that something was seriously wrong with her and fortunately we [...]

Veterinarians for Animal Welfare in Zimbabwe (VAWZ) Update

Derek | January 16, 2012

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the very generous folk who have given us so much support in both cash, kind, and their time throughout the past year. We have held five fund-raising events recently  all of which have been very successful not just in terms of raising much needed funds, [...]

Will this ever stop?

Derek | November 6, 2011

From Mike Kerr in Umtata Some days I just cant find the words to explain the pain I go through when you find an animal in this condition. Some days I don’t know why I do this because its never going to stop. This little guy was picked up on Friday just outside Umtata, we [...]