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ANIMAL LOVER: Sue Kriel is the founder of Pet Pals in East London which has recently stopped taking in animals due to financial restraints. Picture: SUPPLIED

Pet Pals halts animal intake due to financial woes

One of East London’s most reliable post-rescue organizations has been forced to make the difficult decision of announcing to the public that they are at full capacity and can no longer take in any more cats or dogs. The organization has…

DUE DILIGENCE: Make sure your pet will be safe if you give them up for adoption Picture: PIXABAY

The dangers of ‘free to a good home’

You’ve no doubt seen the posters before, either pinned to a shop noticeboard, taped to a window or posted on social media: a picture of a cute looking animal, usually a dog or a cat, above the words “free to a good home”. On the surface,…

Dog walk raises funds for haven

EAST London’s Pet Pals celebrated their fourth annual dog walk in Quigney on Sunday with the aim of raising funds for a sanctuary for pets. A total of R8800 was raised in the walk that began at Buccaneers and proceeded to the Wishing Well…

PET SUPPORTERS

Hudson Park Primary School pupils raise much-needed funds for Pet Pals at the Cubs Pink Sale

A furry family in need of a home

AN UNUSUAL trio has created a special bond which proves that family is as real in the animal world as it is in the human sphere. Daisy, Luna and Sarge arrived at Pet Pals in East London over six months ago, when their family decided to…

Furry family: preview

Luna, left, and her little sister, Daisy, are inseparable, spending all their time together at the Pet Pals sanctuary. The two arrived over six months ago with their feline brother Sarge. This little furry family will do anything to stick…

THAT’S A DEAL: Ciara Bedser, 11, left, buys R9000 worth of pet food for Pet Pals at OK Foods. Ciara started her own small business named Big Heart, Small Hands in order to raise money for the animal shelter Picture: MADELEINE CHAPUT

Ciara’s pet food spree boosts Pet Pals shelter

ELEVEN-year old, Ciara Bedser, has shown her generosity by recently buying R9000 worth of pet food for animal shelter, Pet Pals. After visiting Pet Pals with a friend, Ciara, was moved to help out in any way she could. “I saw how many…

Cyclist saddles up for Pet Pals

70km ride to raise funds for animal haven WITH the much-anticipated Kwelera 2 Kei Mountain Bike Outride taking place on Saturday, Marcus Bezuidenhout has decided to add two extra challenges for himself – riding the race on a single-speed…

Drive to help pets

Boy’s touching gesture sees school collect food LOOKING for his lost pet and not finding it, led Colby Kean from Komga Junior School to initiate a charity pet drive at his school. After losing his cat, Sugar, he went in search of it or a…

Pet Pals moving to new home

PET Pals have found a new home thanks to the generous assistance of Kempston and their new spot near the Gonubie Farmer’s Hall on the R102, provides 7500m² of land for the animal sanctuary. Marketing coordinator at Kempston, Vanessa…

Support fundraiser for move

PET Pals have found a piece of land to relocate its animal sanctuary, but still require the funds to build a new home for more than 170 cats and dogs. The animal sanctuary faced being “homeless” earlier this year. The five-year lease on…

Rotarians hand over R700 000 to charity

‘ We want to express our thanks to the East London community’ SARAH KINGON GATELY ROTARIANS handed over a total of R700000 to a number of charity organisations at the Regent Hotel in East London on Tuesday. The money was collected over…