Feeding Pets to keep Families Together
TEARS Animal Rescue - Mandela Day 6’n’7 Project
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This Mandela Day, TEARS Animal Rescue is on a mission to raise funds to purchase 13 tonnes of pet food – that’s 6 tonnes for cats and 7 tonnes for dogs – to sustain the TEARS Feed Hungry Pets Programme for the next 6 months.
In the low-income communities we serve, many families are facing severe financial hardship. They love their pets dearly, but when the cupboards are bare and the bills keep mounting, feeding their animals becomes an overwhelming challenge. For some, the heartbreaking reality is having to surrender their beloved companions to shelters — not because they want to, but because they simply can’t afford to keep them fed.
But we believe there’s a better way.
Together we CAN make a difference.
The Solution: The TEARS Feed Hungry Pets Programme
Our programme supports pet owners in crisis by providing supplemental pet food – keeping animals at home, out of shelters, and in the arms of the people who love them most.
This Mandela Day, we’re asking for help to raise enough funds to purchase:
- 6 tonnes of cat food
- 7 tonnes of dog food
That’s 13 tonnes of nutrition, love, and hope – enough to support hundreds of animals and families for six months.
How You Can Help!
Be a part of the 6’n’7 Project and make a real difference this Mandela Day:
- Donate via GivenGain
- Share the campaign with your friends, family, and networks
Create a Fundraising Challenge:
- Walk for 67 minutes
- Skip your takeaway coffee for a week
- Host a pet food drive
- Be creative and inspire others!
What Your Donation Supports
When you donate to the 6’n’7 Project, you’re doing far more than filling food bowls — you’re helping to keep families together and animals out of shelters. Your support ensures a consistent supply of nutritious dog and cat food is delivered to struggling pet owners, allowing them to care for their animals during difficult times.
By supporting pet retention initiatives, your donation helps prevent unnecessary surrenders. Animals stay in the loving homes they know, surrounded by the people who cherish them. This not only spares animals the trauma of losing their families but also reduces the burden on already overwhelmed shelters.
Your contribution also brings emotional and financial relief to pet owners who simply want to do right by their animals. It’s a gift of hope, comfort, and stability during times of crisis. Most importantly, your donation strengthens our compassion-led approach to community welfare — where no one is left behind, and every animal matters.
Join the 6’n’7 Movement This Mandela Day
Be part of something truly meaningful. Help us fill hungry bowls, keep families together, and bring joy and security to the voiceless animals who depend on us.
Make Mandela Day Matter.
Support the 6’n’7 Project.
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TEARS website: www.tears.org.za
TEARS Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TEARSAnimalRescue/
TEARS Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/tearsanimalrescue/?hl=en.
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.
