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Our
rescues
Since 2004 we have rescued and
successfully re-homed over 40 dogs |
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are no premises, kennels or staff, there is only us and
each of our homes. Sometimes sick, starving and often a
little psychologically damaged dogs and puppies are
brought home and the work begins. loving, feeding,
pampering, training and re-building |
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Then
comes the re homing, this is often the saddest part, but
extremely fulfilling when we see the new family with
their new addition. witnessing how its life goes from
pure hell to absolute heaven. |
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Bono
He was being sold
on the street for R15. Since I refuse to build the
business of backstreet puppy trade, I just took him.
Nothing to negotiate. The second he was in my arms he fell asleep, I think he
knew he was on his way up. He was very thin and all his
hair on his body was gone, except for his head and arms.
today bono is a huge, powerful and very happy dog. |
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Snoopy
He was 8 weeks old when found on the beach being
used as a beach-ball in the ice cold sea with some
street kids on Christmas day. When I found him he
was suffering from shock, hypothermia and
starvation. He was an hour away from death. He was
tiny, very weak and very thin. Snoopy moved in with
me immediately and grew into a powerful, strong and
happy dog. He became my child. Exactly one year
later he was hit with tick bite fever and developed
an auto immune disease, and because he was
malnourished in his first 2 months of life, his body
just wasn't strong enough and he died.
The Animal Trust is dedicated to him. |
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Thandi, Kayla, Phoebe, Lucy, Chelsea, Diego, Charlie
and Bino
I was called by a friend of the owner who lived
in Maitland, he told me that if I don't come
and fetch the 8 puppies immediately the owners may
"throw the puppies away" I shudder to think what
that means. They lived with me for 2 months and grew
into absolutely incredible dogs. Each one was re
homed to the most ideal homes we could have wished
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Daisy
She was rescued off the
street from an abusive and cruel street lady, who
would get drunk, then kick and pound into her dog,
someone saw this an called me. When I got there she
was cowering behind a rubbish tip. I grabbed her and
left. There was simply nothing to negotiate. Daisy
is now living with me, she becomes a surrogate
mother to all the puppies I rescue and bring home,
she disciplines them and builds their confidence,
she is an incredible dog. |
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Misty
She
was four months old and found tied up to a pole in
grand central station, cape town. It was dark,
raining and freezing and she was terrorised and
starving. She looked like a skeleton. I bargained
with the street people to let me take her as I wont
give money, the next day I bought them 2 warm
jackets and they gave her to me. She was very afraid
of loud noises and cowered when she heard raised
voices. She now lives with her perfect family, who
say she has changed their lives as no one can fight
if she is in the room. |
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Diesel, Bongo,
Chaka,
and Didge
Found in a box on strand street.
All
of them homed and happy. Turning out to be rather
bigger than expected by myself and the new owners.
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Big Chaka
Big Chaka was owned and loved by two Bergies
living in Wales street. The big dog was running
loose all over the street and had apparently been
unsuccessfully stolen several times by street kids.
The Bergies were terrified that one day the kids
would be successful and he would end up chained up
in a yard somewhere awful. So after 2 days of
negotiations they allowed me to take him. He came to
my home, freaked all my own dogs out for a few
weeks, and then found him a fantastic farm with a
very loving family. Today he has 7 puppies and
runs around the farm like its exactly where he was
meant to be. |
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Ruby Tuesday
Little Ruby was found living on lions head, she may
have got lost or run away from her home, she had
been seen there for a few days and someone finally
caught her and brought her to me. I tried to find
her a home for months, but no one wanted her. So she
stayed with me. She is small, fast and the smartest
dog on the block, very street wise and watches
animal planet and lies on the remote. |
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Scruffy, Rocky and Coco
They were living in a small concrete wood cover
in someone's yard, ready to be sold to street kids,
A fate worse than death. They came home with me,
wrecked my house for a while but today all homed and
all very loved little dogs. They were tiny and the
cutest things imaginable
Scruffy's new home (right) |
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Whisky and Oscar
These two were found dumped on the boardwalk in sea
point. They were brought in to the vet and I was
contacted for fostering and re homing. Oscar found a
home within 24 hours but whisky stayed with me for 3
months. She was very difficult to re home as she was
absolutely terrified of every thing, but very
affectionate and sweet. She eventually found a home
that was designed exactly for her. |
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5 pups
These pups were saved from being sold to who ever
wanted them in the township. They were the
naughtiest puppies we've ever fostered. Today each
one has their own fantastic home and are apparently
still very naughty.
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Kesler
This is the mom of the 8 pups below. The owner
didn't want any of them so we took them all. They
were living in a filthy yard in a make shift kennel,
more ticks than ive seen in my life. Tears helped us
kennel them all and home the puppies. Kesler then
moved into our home and lived there till we found
her a fantastic home.
Today she lives in pure luxury. |
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4 Puppies
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When we arrived at
this house, we were faced with a horror that haunts
me still. A female dog and her four puppies, all of
them were so thin that when u touched them all you
could fell was bone, there was absolutely no flesh.
The mother got sick a month previously and because
she was too ill to go and find food, the puppies got
no milk and were slowly starving to death. when i
gave them food they went crazy, but could hardly
stand as their little bones in their bodies were too
weak. Through out, they wagged their thin tails. It
was heartbreaking. All the pups had caught
"distemper" from their mother and were all very
sick, the mother was already in her first stages of
fitting, she probably would have died through the
night and the puppies may have lasted a few days
longer. I didn't know what to do, as no
welfare society would take dogs with distemper as it
is highly contagious and fatal. So I called Animal
welfare in Philippi who came to asses the situation.
They said all the dogs were badly infected and there
is not other option but euthanasia.
This is the part
of what i do that feels rewardless. |
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