WELCOME, DOGBLOG GUESTS
On this blog, you will find some happy stories, some fun content and some very sad facts.
I hope that by reading these truths, you will be angry enough to be more proactive in order to curtail animal abuse, neglect and cruelty?
WHAT WE CAN DO
1) STERILIZE YOUR PETS
There are too many suffering and unwanted animals in this world, all of which deserve a good, loving home. The statistics of euthanased, unwanted animals are horrific. Approximately 20 tons of euthanased animal bodies where dumped in the first 3 months of 2002 and this figure is increasing rapidly. Don't play a role in these Stats! Every puppy or kitten that is brought into this world will either directly or indirectly , they will either become an orphan OR take a potential home away from an orphan. So please STERILIZE.
Lets also take into consideration those stray cats at your office. Speak to your local shelter and raise funds from the office park tenants to have them sterilized too.
2) DO NOT BUY FROM PETSHOPS OR BACKYARD BREEDERS
These people are puppy mills (please see my link). They don't care about animals; animals are a source of income to them. Who cages and the sells their animals to anyone who has the money anyway!?! Unspeakable cruelty occurs behind the schemes.
a) Buying creates a supply and demand situation.
b) There are millions of animals on death-row at shelters just waiting to love you and protect you and be good doggies, if you give them that second and probably last chance, please (woof woof) don't let them down, they will never let you down.
3) TAKE YOUR BLINKERS OFF
That doggie you see that is sad, hungry and thin will not be rescued by the next guy. In fact in all probability he will not live through the next week.
The next guy is not an animal lover (we are very few) and even if he is he too will say the next guy will rescue him. Take your blinkers off and PLEASE RESCUE THE ANIMAL, you are its only chance. If you cannot re-home him yourself ask one of the Pro-Life shelters to help you.
4) FEED THE HUNGRY
Animals at shelters do not only need a good home and love; they need food, shelter, medication and caring people to look after them. This can't be done on love and fresh air they are in constant need support i.e. funds, food donations, blankets, volunteers, especially the smaller Pro-Life shelters (please see a few of them in my links) as they do not have the exposure and support that the bigger ones do. You can also visit http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com. This is a site where you can feed a hungry animal just by clicking. I would love to get something similar running in South Africa, so if any of you know of companies or individuals who could pay to advertise on such a website, please let me know. I am also looking for other idea's to raise funds for these shelters i.e. sms competitions etc. Again if anyone could assist with sponsorship, ideas, projects or advice. The animals and I would be GRATEFUL FOR LIFE, and I mean that in every possible way.
Thank you for visiting and thank you for caring. It is you and I who will make this world more bearable for our abused, scared, hurt, hungry, cold, unloved babies.
Who ever said that small groups can't do great things, we are the only ones who ever do
Until then email me and keep visiting DOGBLOG and my great links.
Much love
Davina
davinahg@gmail.com
082 549 5177
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Dear AllI can recall many a story where a dog has given his own life to protect his master from danger, injury and the COLD. While many good hearted souls are involved in feeding and clothing the less fortunate but very few think about 'mans best friend' and other animals.As I mentioned before Irwin's animal rescue homes more than 1 100 formerly abused, neglected animal, are in dire straights especially with the cold months ahead. It actually got to the stage where there telephone line and therefore email was disconnected (so for all who tried to contact Anne, please try again)IRWIN'S ANIMAL RESCUE
Tel: 016 590 1255 Cell: 082 950 4368 P.O. Box 720 Henley on Klip, 1962
We are going to Irwin's this Sunday 4 June 2005. Jane has miraculously arranged an 8 ton truck to take the kind donations we have already received and a special thanks to all who have so generously contributed. I can't stress enough how every donation makes a cold or hungry animal very happy.
We are still in dire need of the following:-Food
Blankets
Baskets
Any other bedding
Kennels
Cement
Bricks
Fencing
Other building equipment
Shade Net
Trees
Pots or bowls for food and water
Jumble and Brick a Brack (no that does not mean your 12 year old NDS;-)
Volunteers
Dog and cat Dip
Deworming
and last but certainly not the least donations of money
STD Bank Meyerton
Branch Code: 014537
Acount holder: IRWIN'S
Current Account # 021945756
Jane and I also need assistance with getting all donations to one or two central Drop off points before Saturday 3 June 2006.I am pleading on behalf of all these animals, please donate, every little bit countsDavina Hall-GreenNEPAD Secretariat:
Research and Policy, Market Access and
Human Resource Development UnitsTel: +27 11 313 3478Fax: +27 11 206 3478Mobile: +27 82 549 5177email: DavinaH@nepad.orgwebsite: www.nepad.org
[Posted by: Davina at 5:17 pm]
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