TEARS Animal Rescue thrift stores 50% sale! 29 January – 1 February 2026
Forget Janu-worry; head down to your nearest TEARS Animal Rescue thrift store for a 50% off sale. You’ll find books, clothes, games, crockery, furniture, appliances and much more!
These days, everyone is loving the thrill of pre-loved finds, not just for the incredible bargains but because it’s the right thing to do for the planet and the creatures we share it with. TEARS Animal Rescue’s thrift stores are among the best in the Cape, and you’re shopping for a good cause. TEARS thrift stores make up a large portion of the funds TEARS needs to rescue, treat, rehabilitate and rehome homeless, sick, abused and injured dogs and cats, as this community organisation has been doing for more than 26 years.
Tinka Shapiro, spokesperson for TEARS Animal Rescue, says, “People are always surprised and delighted by the fantastic, quality items we sell in our thrift stores at exceptionally good prices. You are guaranteed to find some excellent bargains at this sale. It is also a wonderful way to support us, as all the funds raised go to TEARS Animal Rescue.”
You’ll find TEARS stores in Retreat, Fish Hoek and Sunnydale. All the TEARS stores will be open for the duration of the sale but bear in mind that the Valyland store is closed on Sundays, so it won’t be open on 1 February.
Come down and find your next must-have at a 50% discount, and get shopping for a great cause!
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.
