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FURRY FRIENDS: Dogs at EL Pet Pals wait for a visitor to adopt them. One of the biggest contributing factors to the sanctuary’s troubles is the decline in adoption numbers. Adoptions only accounted for R9,000 of the organisation’s overall expenses for the month of September.

Local pet sanctuary placed under financial strain by lack of adoptions

EL Pet Pals is in dire need of financial assistance, as they are struggling to keep up with the needs of the sanctuary and 300 cats and dogs. A post made on the EL Pet Pals Facebook page, that has since been deleted, asking the public for…

Brian, 24 year-old, suspected to have been infected by the SARS-CoV-2 poses in his garden with Papille, his 9 year-old cat who recovered after being tested positive for the virus amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Athis-Mons, near Paris, France, May 27 2020.                                                                              Image: REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

Feline good -French cat survives coronavirus infection

Papille purrs contentedly as her owner rubs the back of her head, her coat glossy and her eyes a piercing green – back to her old affection-seeking self after recovering from Covid-19. The nine-year-old cat is the first known case of a…

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SPCA market pulls at heart strings

The East London SPCA held an Open Day Winters Market at their animal sanctuary in Amalinda on Saturday morning. The market usually takes place at the end of the year and aims to encourage people to adopt the animals. SPCA fundraiser…

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Workers offload some of the f food donated by a Greenfields retailer for the animals at the East London zoo Picture: RANDELL ROSKRUGE

Food arrives to ease burden at EL zoo

By Tyler Riddin The animals of the East London Zoo received the first boost to their normal food supply yesterday when the Pick n Pay Greenfields franchise delivered bakkie loads of produce at 11am. The franchise delivered R2500 worth of…

PET DRIVE

Beaconhurst Primary teacher Angelique Ferrezuelo and Grade 1 pupil Keira Freitag with some of the dog and cat food collected by pupils and members of the Beaconhurst community, as part of Beaconhurst’s Early Act drive for animals in need.…

WELL CARED FOR: Part of WCCVC Chintsa Dogs work is to treat wounds. This pup, ‘Chomp’ was bitten on his torso by an adult dog and it punctured his abdomen. He was cared for by Safari4u’s vet team and placed into a home Pictures: SUPPLIED.

NPO vet clinic cares for Chintsa pets

Focus on animals’ health RECENTLY recognised as an official Non-Profit Organisation (NPO), Wild Coast Community Vet Clinic (WCCVC Chintsa Dogs), is making waves in and around the Chintsa community, helping pet owners with the health and…

Adopt a pet today

Adopt don’t shop. Get a pet today and save a life. The SPCA has many cute, lovable and loyal dogs and cats waiting for your love. Go adopt a pet and give one a ‘furever’ home today.

Invasion of the dassies

SHEILA Stubbs’s home in Beacon Bay has been invaded by dassies. These rodents have been deemed a ‘problem’ by many residents as they breed and live in and near suburbs in East London. “I respect animals, but the other day, while washing…