National Sterilization Project

DANCERS LOVE DOGS SHOW – MC ALAN COMMITTIE

Dancers Love Dogs show 2024 is coming next week! Here’s a snippet of comedian Alan Committie at the 2023 show, hilariously breaking down the word STERILIZE, as only he can. This exceptionally funny, ‘funnyman’ will again be on MC duties for the 2024 show. If you haven’t been to a Dancers Love Dogs extravaganza you’re missing out! This is the most spectacular show featuring celebrities, dancers (in various forms of dance) and dogs (dancing and otherwise), all collaborating for Mass sterilisation of animals in need. There are only limited tickets still available so book NOW! Cape Town | 11 September | Artscape Opera House Webtickets: https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/Event.aspx?itemid=1551334252 We wish our ‘sister’ organisation, Dancers Love Dogs, and everyone involved the very best success for the show. We know it is going to be awesome! #sterilise #spayandneuter

NATIONAL STERILIZATION PROJECT INTERIM REPORT 2024

A whopping 3275 sterilisations funded by National Sterilisation Project to date in 2024, with several projects jointly funded by our awesome ‘sister’ organisation, Dancers Love Dogs. A huge thank you to all of our beneficiary organisations and their vets and volunteers for joining us on this incredible journey. And to the amazing organisations that added 420 sterilisations to the 2024 total during August: Greyton Animal Welfare Society TUFCAT Vetsol Cat Angel Refuge T/a Angels Refuge SA SAFE TAWI (Transkei Animal Welfare Initiative) Feral Cat Project Cape Town Lucky Lucy Foundation Cats We are very excited that we have already exceeded our 2023 sterilisation total of 3057! We have allocated budget for another 1500 sterilisations that will be conducted by the end of the year. Of course, none of this would be remotely possible without the tireless work of our fundraisers and YOU, our very generous supporters. We can still do more during 2024 – please consider making a difference here: √ A donation to: National Sterilization Project | STD Bank: 070106363 | BR: 020909 | REF: HELP Thank you everyone. Amaze-NO-balls! #sterilise #spayandneuter

NATIONAL STERILIZATION PROJECT QUARTERLY REPORT

NATIONAL STERILIZATION PROJECT QUARTERLY REPORT – JANUARY TO END APRIL 2024: A whopping 2428 sterilisations conducted and funded to date, with 1125 of these jointly funded by our amazing ‘sister’ organisation, Dancers Love Dogs. This funding has taken us across the length and breadth of SA – from the border of Botswana to Cape Town; and from the West Coast to the Wild Coast. None of this would have been possible without our supporters, our fundraisers, everyone who volunteers on the ground and our amazing consulting vets! And to the beneficiary organisation that have received our funding, THANK YOU for your daily blood, sweat and tears to accomplish a common goal, with sterilisation and education as the only answer: African Tails Animal Welfare Society Stellenbosch Be Wise Sterilise Cat Angel Refuge T/a Angels Refuge SA CAT Garden Route Change for the Better Foundation DARG EnviroVet CVC Feral Cat Project Cape Town Greyton Animal Welfare Society LEAPS Lucky Lucy Foundation Lucky Lucy Foundation Cats Mdzananda Animal Clinic Pet Animal Lifeline Piketberg Animal Care NPC/ Piketberg Dieresorg NPC Pit Pals Pretoria Animal Buddies TUFCAT Vetsol Willowmore Animals in Need THERE ARE LOADS MORE PROJECTS ON THE CARDS, BUT RIGHT NOW OUR BUDGET HAS BEEN FULLY ALLOCATED TO NOVEMBER 2024. Please consider helping us make even more of a difference in 1 of 2 easy ways: √ SMS the word ‘PETS’ and your name to 41006 to donate R25 √ A donation to: National Sterilization Project | STD Bank: 070106363 | BR: 020909 | REF: HELP THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! #sterilise #spayandneuter #nspza PHOTO CREDIT: Anipixels.com

PROJECT KHAYELITSHA 500 ANIMALS STERILISED

AS THEY SAY: THAT'S A WRAP! And with gold stars for everyone involved. This was an amazing collaboration between National Sterilization Project and Dancers Love Dogs funding; and then the awesome ‘on-the-ground’ teams of Mdzananda Animal Clinic and EnviroVet CVC. As quoted in the published articles: “The NSP is passionate about South Africa’s animals, which deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. By working in partnership with the community, we can make a substantial difference in protecting these animals.” And this project has in no small measure taken a huge leap towards this. We thank the Mdzananda team for their constant work in the community to educate on pet care and the importance of sterilisation. So effective was this campaign that the project concluded 2 weeks before the anticipated end, with so many people signing their animals up for sterilisation. Also, a massive thank you to the awesome Dr Elizna from Envirovet who conducted the sterilisations and to the incredible team from Mdzananda for their tireless work – marketing, education, signing up animals, fetching and delivering animals, pre- and post-operative assistance, and the list goes on. An of course, to the pet owners who made the responsible decision to sterilise their pets and YOU our supporters who made this possible in the first place. In a ‘nutshell’ (geddit?), this project was simply Amazeballs or Amaze-No-Balls! And NSP and Dancers Love Dogs are so proud to have been a part of it. #sterilise #spayandneuter #nspza #dancerslovedogs #mdzananda

DANCERS LOVE DOGS HAS FUNDED OVER 22 000 STERILISATIONS

WE ARE ALSO JUMPING FOR JOY! A huge congratulations to our sister organisation, Dancers Love Dogs for this incredible contribution to animal welfare in South Africa. We are exceptionally proud of DLD Founder, Brigitte Reeve-Taylor – a person with a bigger heart, you will not find. Brig, we are so looking forward to our planned collaborative sterilisation projects for 2024. We’ll rock this! If you’ve never been to a Dancers Love Dogs extravaganza, then you’re missing out. Dancers, dogs and others all donating their time to put on the most spectacular shows, where every cent goes towards sterilisations. Look out for the Cape Town show coming in September. PICTURED: * Dancer @emmalynn727 & Misty | Photography: @rhileephotog * Brigitte Reeve-Taylor #sterilise #spayandneuter #nspza #dancerslovedogs

ENVIROVET CVC TEAM REACH 86 000 STERILISATIONS

WOWSER - 86 000 STERILISATIONS! The formidable EnviroVet CVC team is currently in Laingsburg conducting a NSP funded sterilisation outreach, and little Tosca (pictured) was the pooch on the table when this incredible milestone was reached. We extend our hugest congratulations to Dr Roos, Rene, Caro, Selina and Dr Elizna who has recently joined the team. NSP is honoured to have funded some of the sterilisations that have contributed to this total and applaud your dedication to changing the lives of so many animals. Simply AMAZEBALLS, or in this context, AMAZE-NO-BALLS. You rock! #sterilise #spayandneuter

GOUDINI SPA FERAL CAT OUTREACH 2023

GOUDINI SPA – FERAL CAT OUTREACH REPORT: 49 STERILISED This month NSP funded a project for the amazing Envirovet CVC Team to sterilise the much-loved feral cat populations at ATKV-Goudini Spa. There is nothing more rewarding than to see the sterilised, vaccinated, de-ticked, de-flead and de-wormed cats leaving their traps! Dr Roos, who normally stands behind the scalpel got just this opportunity, with the careful guidance of Uschi from CAT Garden Route who travelled all the way from Knysna to assist with this project. REPORT: # 27 x Male cats. # 22 x Female cats (no more kittens for these!). # 3 x Humane Euthanasia of very ill cats. # 1 x Cat treated for bilateral ear cancer – ears snipped and tattooed for sun protection. Feeding stations will now be set up and maintained by Goudini Spa. We will be returning in early 2023 to sterilise the last few elusive ones and the kittens who were too young for steri. OUR GRATITUDE GOES TO: √ The awesome Envirovet Team: Dr Roos, Rene, Caro, Selina √ This outreach was no small task given the cats are distributed across several colonies within this vast 33-hectare resort. Hence, we called in the expertise of CAT to assist and are exceptionally grateful for their commitment and incredibly dedicated work. √ Goudini Spa for their very kind hospitality and for providing accommodation, meals and a sterilisation venue for the teams. √ Gail from Goudini and her team who provided invaluable back-up support and assisted with feeding stations. √ Guests who provided food for the cats. #sterilise #spayandneuter #nspza

NSP ATTENDS DARG'S NEW CLINIC LAUNCH

NSP was honoured to be at the launch of DARG's new on-site Rush Ndou DARG Community Clinic for cats and dogs. SA’s smallest dog celebrity, Mr. Miyagee SA made a grand entrance in his VW Beetle to hand over the scissors for the ribbon cutting and charmed the crowd with his adorable expressions, tiny size, and big personality. It was wonderful to meet this little Chihuahua in ‘person’ - not only is he one of the most photographed dogs in South Africa, brand ambassador to over 100 brands and a Certified Emotional Support Animal, but he also embodies one of the key components to the clinic which is education. Mr Miyagee visits schools, hospitals, special needs institutions, old age homes and children’s homes; and is a well known and loved public figure as an advocate against bullying in schools and animal abuse. Another of the primary aspects of the Community Clinic is pet sterilisation, to combat the number of unwanted and neglected animals in the lower-income communities of Hout Bay¸ being Imizamo Yethu and Hangberg. NSP and our sister organisation, Dancers Love Dogs are very proud supporters of the Clinic’s sterilisation initiatives. We wish the DARG Team every success with this incredible new asset that will assist in addressing systemic animal welfare issues. Just fabulous! #sterilise #spayandneuter

R63 700 RAISED FOR NATIONAL STERILISATION PROJECT

DRUMROLL……..R63 700 RAISED! The dogs barked, the cats meowed and we swear the Hadedas even flew in formation when the good news landed. Previously we reported that Megan Pentz-Kluyts and Susan Rheeder were running the AfricanX to raise funds for NSP and our 2 beneficiary organisations, Lucky Lucy Foundation and African Tails. Firstly, not only did they knock their original target out of the park by raising a whopping R31 850, they then had to top this by coming 2nd in their age category. Way to Go Gurls! But then, as the story from the ground goes, as they crossed the finish line, they were informed that 2 fellow competitors had decided to match the R31 850 raised on GivenGain (apparently there was ‘snot and trane’ all around). Enter the incredibly generous Dr Mike and Kate Alison from Namibia! On behalf of NSP and our beneficiaries, we have no words to express our gratitude to each and every person who has contributed to this incredible journey. The beneficiaries will be using their funding as follows (71 sterilisations each): √ AFRICAN TAILS - continuing their work in Joe Slovo informal settlement (Cape Town) √ LUCKY LUCY – ongoing projects in the informal settlements of Kalbaskraal, Abbotsdale and Witsand (Cape Town). HEROES DON’T ALWAYS WEAR CAPES!

HELP STOP THE SUFFERING

HELP STOP THE SUFFERING! NSP raises funds for other organisations that attend to mass sterilisation projects – our common goal being to reduce the number of unwanted, neglected and abused animals that live a life of misery on our streets. YOU can make a difference, no matter how big or small, in 1 of 3 easy ways: √ Sign our petition To Make Sterilisation A National Priority here: https://petition.nsp.org.za √ SMS the word ‘PETS’ and your name to 41006 to donate R25 √ A donation to: National Sterilization Project | STD Bank: 070106363 | BR: 02009 | REF: NSPDONATE With your help we can raise more funds for our existing beneficiaries (and more): DARG EnviroVet CVC Vetsol TAWI (Transkei Animal Welfare Initiative) Pet Animal Lifeline Tales Of Tails npo pending African Tails Change for the Better Foundation Animal Welfare Society Stellenbosch Lucky Lucy Foundation Lucky Lucy Foundation Cats CLAW (Community Led Animal Welfare) Paws4Port Nolloth Feral Cat Project Cape Town VCS Beaufort West Thank you for your very kind and generous support that make our projects a reality! #spayandneuter #sterilise #nspza

STERILISATION IS THE KEY

STERILISATION IS THE KEY! NSP raises funds for other organisations that attend to mass sterilisation projects – our common goal being to reduce the number of unwanted, neglected and abused animals that live a life of misery on our streets. YOU can make a difference, no matter how big or small, in 1 of 3 easy ways: √ Sign our petition To Make Sterilisation A National Priority here: https://petition.nsp.org.za √ SMS the word ‘PETS’ and your name to 41006 to donate R25 √ A donation to: National Sterilization Project | STD Bank: 070106363 | BR: 02009 | REF: NSPDONATE With your help we can raise more funds for our existing beneficiaries (and more): DARG EnviroVet CVC Vetsol TAWI (Transkei Animal Welfare Initiative) Pet Animal Lifeline Tales Of Tails npo pending African Tails Change for the Better Foundation Animal Welfare Society Stellenbosch Lucky Lucy Foundation Lucky Lucy Foundation Cats CLAW (Community Led Animal Welfare) Paws4Port Nolloth Feral Cat Project Cape Town VCS Beaufort West Thank you for your very kind support! #spayandneuter #sterilise #nspza

DID YOU KNOW? NSP raises funds for other organisations that attend to mass sterilisation projects, particularly in indigent communities and communities where there is little or absolutely no access to vets. Our goal is to reduce the number of unwanted, neglected and abused animals that live a life of misery on our streets. Every year, well over a million of these animals are euthanised in SA! Sterilisation is the key! YOU can make a difference by helping us (no matter how big or small) in 1 of 3 easy ways: √ Sign our petition To Make Sterilisation A National Priority here: https://petition.nsp.org.za √ SMS the word ‘PETS’ and your name to 41006 to donate R25 √ A donation to: National Sterilization Project | STD Bank: 070106363 | BR: 02009 | REF: NSPDONATE With your help we can raise more funds for our existing beneficiaries (and more): DARG EnviroVet CVC Vetsol TAWI (Transkei Animal Welfare Initiative) Pet Animal Lifeline African Tails Change for the Better Foundation Animal Welfare Society Stellenbosch Lucky Lucy Foundation Lucky Lucy Foundation Cats Paws4Port Nolloth Feral Cat Project Cape Town VCS Beaufort West CLAW (Community Led Animal Welfare) Thank you for your very kind support! #spayandneuter #sterilise #nspza

NSP MASS STERI PROJECT WILD COAST

NSP PROJECT WILD COAST - DAY 2. Another 33 animals sterilised bringing the total to 84 of the target of 250 sterilisations. Mass sterilisation projects are not “sunshine, ladybugs and butterflies” as quoted in this video. Especially in very remote areas like the Wild Coast where the dogs have never ever encountered a vet, or a scary cage. Sometimes it just takes a blanket to do the job. It is so good to see the number of animals that are being signed up for sterilisation by their owners. Working on the Wild Coast for a project like this is a mammoth task, as the homesteads are so far apart – 4x4 required to collect the dogs and cats and then the awesome teams educating the pet owners. Onwards and upwards and a huge shout out to the EnviroVet CVC, Pet Animal Lifeline and TAWI (Transkei Animal Welfare Initiative)Teams. You will do this thing – We are looking forward to 250 sterilisations in the bag at the end of this project. #petanimallifeline #nspza #tawi

ONE YEAR REPORT: NSP is delighted to announce that since starting our concerted drive in August 2021, we have funded a whopping 1685 STERILISATIONS, with another 250 earmarked for next month! This would not have been possible without the generosity of public support. YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE by supporting future projects in 1 of 3 easy ways: √ Sign our petition To Make Sterilisation A National Priority here: https://petition.nsp.org.za √ SMS the word ‘PETS’ and your name to 41006 to donate R25 √ A donation (however big or small) to: National Sterilization Project | STD Bank: 070106363 | BR: 02009 | REF: NSPDONATE With your help we can raise more funds for our existing beneficiaries (and more): DARG EnviroVet CVC Vetsol TAWI (Transkei Animal Welfare Initiative) Pet Animal Lifeline Tales Of Tails npo pending African Tails Change for the Better Foundation Animal Welfare Society Stellenbosch Lucky Lucy Foundation Lucky Lucy Foundation Cats Paws4Port Nolloth CLAW (Community Led Animal Welfare) Feral Cat Project Cape Town VCS Beaufort West Thank you for your ongoing support! #sterilise #spayandneuter #nspza