The reality of animal rescue...
(Aid 4 Animals in Distress - Cape Town, South Africa)
This is what we face daily. This is what all Cape Town animal rescues face daily. This is the reality of rescue. Cape Town based animal rescues are overflowing and stretched to capacity.
We have to say no to animals like this all the time. These are 7-week-old pups living in abject squalor. We are trying to get these pups, and others like them, into foster care. We need foster homes!
They and their mom are scavenging in garbage piles to find food. Their future is unknown but destined to stay the same unless we change it. This is why animals arrive with Parvo, Giardia, and Coccidia. And the list goes on.
And yes, there is an argument to be made regarding people having animals that they cannot feed. Most of these people can hardly feed themselves. We cannot fight that fight, try to rescue the pups, sterilise the adult dogs, and send food for them, all at our expense and all at the same time.
We cannot help animals, like the pups in the video, when we do not have willing foster homes. We cannot help animals like this while homes aren't adopting rescue animals to make more space for the new ones.
THIS is the reality of animal rescue. This is how animals will remain until good people put their hands up to help.
So, please consider ADOPTING an animal.
If you cannot adopt, please consider FOSTERING.
If you cannot foster, please consider DONATING.
We, especially these animals, need your help more than ever.
Just look at loving ATHENA and one of our foster kittens, Willow.
(Southern Suburbs of Cape Town)
NB: An application process, home check, and adoption fee apply to all animals.
Willow, who has been rehomed, isn't even one of Athena's kittens. Willow was rescued sometime after all of Athena's kittens had found homes. Athena is still the most loving foster mom.
Athena and her kittens were abandoned in Lavender Hill when their family moved out and abandoned a pregnant Athena behind. Shortly after that, she gave birth. As mentioned, all of her kittens have found homes.
Athena, who we estimate at three years old, was a great mother despite having a terrible upper respiratory tract infection and needing treatment. Treatment included a nebulizer, something she happily let the foster perform regularly. Athena is the most incredible cat and extremely loving and affectionate with humans. She is a bit of a shy cat with new humans, after all, she has been through, we can understand. She will need some time to warm up to a new family and home. She adores her foster, though, as well as his dogs, cats, and the foster kittens.
These types of cases and animals are so often overlooked, yet they are so ultimately deserving of your love! Let's show Athena some love and find her that forever home now.
Age: 3 years (Athena)
Size: Medium to Large
Breed: DSH
Dogs: ✔️
Cats: ✔️
Kids: ✔️
Located: Southern suburbs of Cape Town
For more info, please WhatsApp message Cortney on 0786631302
WARNING: Serious kitten playful cuteness is contained in this video!
Watch till the end to see some acrobatics.
(Southern Suburbs of Cape Town)
TIGER is a bunch of cuteness and playfulness wrapped up in an 8-week-old tabby and white kitten. He was found late at night as a young kitten outside a gate in a suburb. No one knows where he came from or how he got there. Thankfully, one of our fosters found him.
He has since flourished in foster care and enjoys good play with his foster brother MARS, who can be seen at the end of the video, in full stealth and acrobatic mode. Mars is another 8-week-old black and white kitten looking for a home.
It is raining kittens on our side, and although we have taken over 30 into foster care, it is now time for some of them to start finding homes.
So, if TIGER or MARS sounds like the right fit for your home, please get in touch. In addtion to them, we have plenty of other kittens who will be ready for adoption in the next few weeks.
Now is the perfect time to introduce some kitten cuteness into your home, just in time for the holiday season!
Age: 8 weeks
Size: Medium to Large
Breed: DSH
Dogs: ✔️
Cats: ✔️
Kids: ✔️
Located: Southern suburbs of Cape Town
For more info, please WhatsApp message Grant 0724740787 or Leanne 0837777528
When the first 8 weeks of your life were all about malnutrition, fleas, worms, mange and sleeping outdoors, but you have now been rescued and are eating good food, have a warm bed and medical treatment. This is the time when you start to enjoy life and learn how to be a puppy again.
This is why we, Aid 4 Animals in Distress, rescue...
Sign up today to be a foster and help animals like this.
(Cape Town Southern Suburbs preferable as our food store and vet are in Tokai)
With the FIFA Women's World Cup on the go and the Premier League starting this weekend, we thought we would post one of our stars showing off her football skills, so here is JOSIE, loving life and a football!
(Southern Suburbs of Cape Town)
Her foster knew she loved a ball, but it was unknown to us all that she was an avid football and had great dribbling skills. She found this ball all on her own, this past weekend at the Paws-a-While adoption fair, and was in her complete element!
As per her "ADOPT ME" kit, she is still looking for a home. She truly is a gem of a girl and was brilliant with every puppy, dog, adult, and child that visited our stand on the day. She is a gentle girl in nature but still confident and playful.
Josie will be medium to large when fully grown. She is a complete crossbreed, with pure black fur. She is also in foster care with cats and dogs, so she gets on with the world, and everything in it.
Photo of Josie in the comments!
It is high time that Josie found a family, and you would truly be adding a gem of a footballing pooch to your home.
Age: 8 Months
Size: Medium to Large
Breed: Crossbreed
Dogs: ✔️
Cats:✔️
Kids:✔️
Located: Southern Suburbs of Cape Town
For more info please WhatsApp message Jess on 0825511926
Hello, Honey!
Honey has been with us in foster care for a while now, and she is ready to find her own home before winter! She is three-years old and will make a great running/hiking buddy as she loves to get out and explore. As you can see, she is great with other dogs! She loves her foster brother, Harvey, who will soon be up for adoption too.
Check out the comments of this post for more content of Honey & Harvey.
Whatsapp Jess on 082 551 1926 if you are interested in adopting Honey (or Harvey!)
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Leo exercising in Lockdown
