World Spay Day campaign was a huge success!
World Spay Day campaign was a huge success!
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Late in February, TEARS Animal Rescue, in collaboration with Animal Welfare South Africa (AWS), AfriPaw and TAH, undertook a sterilisation campaign called ‘Stop the cycle. Save Lives.’, to mark World Spay Day.
“We are delighted to report that it was a major success,”
says TEARS Operations Manager, Mandy Store.
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TEARS performed 163 spays at the TEARS Animal Rescue clinic over the three days. In total, 523 animals were spayed across all the partners involved.
Store says,
“This is a fantastic achievement as each sterilisation doesn’t just help one animal, it prevents generations of suffering, and it keeps an uncountable number of animals out of over-populated shelters.”
TEARS and partners collected animals from families from lower resourced communities who had agreed to have their pets spayed. Most people in these areas cannot afford veterinary care for their pets, and hence there are many unspayed animals.
“It ran very smoothly and was excellently organised,”
says Store.
“Everyone was tired, but it was such a rewarding few days of hard work, and we were happy to return the animals to their grateful owners,”
she says.
“These sterilisations will prevent unwanted litters and reduce animal suffering in the long run. It is the best way to stop the cycle of suffering and neglect before it starts,”
says Store.
Store says,
“None of this would be possible without our wonderful and generous donors. We cannot thank you enough. To undertake such a large, spay campaign takes a lot of planning and work and we were grateful to have such hardworking and dedicated partners. It was a fantastic team effort. Thanks to everyone who got involved.”
TEARS website: www.tears.org.za
TEARS Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TEARSAnimalRescue/
TEARS Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/tearsanimalrescue/?hl=en.
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ABOUT TEARS ANIMAL RESCUE:
TEARS is a pro-life, non-profit organisation established in 1999 (registered in terms of Section 18A of the Income Tax Act) whose core aim is to rescue, treat, rehabilitate, reunite, and rehome lost, abandoned, abused, and neglected companion animals and to educate pet owners and the youth living in the four under-resourced communities within which we operate.
We strive to meet the needs of the under-resourced communities in the Southern Peninsula by providing:
● free sterilisations and subsidised medical support that includes vaccinations, deworming, and parasite control
● access to two TEARS mobile clinics that offer primary healthcare and pet care support.
● Access to the TEARS Veterinary Clinic, offering veterinary care for vulnerable pets for almost any condition, illness, or injury at a welfare rate.
TEARS remains the only facility in the Cape Peninsula’s far South available seven days per week, including an after-hours mobile clinic service from 4.30pm to 7pm with limited veterinary care. TEARS treat the hundreds of animals who need treatment each month for various conditions, illnesses, and injuries.
Our experience enables us to manage the population control of companion animals in these areas, based on available funding, and to reduce the spread of zoonoses as a means of supporting community health and complying to the WHO’s One Health approach to the animal-human interface.
We are partnered with community-based NGOs and community leaders to support vulnerable pets and pet owners living in the four core communities we are mandated to serve. Our Programmes aim to bring about systemic change through strategic interventions based on community involvement and support. Implementing effective animal welfare solutions in high-density and low-income communities has been proven to positively impact human welfare by delivering health, environmental, economic, educational, and social benefits.
