National Sterilization Project

13/12/2024

2024 REPORT: AND THAT’S A WRAP – 4661 STERILISATIONS FUNDED AND CONDUCTED!

This is a 34.4% increase from the 3057 sterilisations funded in 2023 (1949 in 2022). 1820 of these were done in collaboration with our awesome ‘sister organisation’, . We are also so grateful to for coming on board with very generous donations towards several of our projects.

Once again our funding has seen us go all over SA – from Cape Town and Gauteng to the farthest reaches on the border of Botswana and then KZN, Wild Coast and the Karoo.

Besides the funding for organisations closer to metropoles, our greatest successes have seen our strategy towards Pet Population Management in very remote, indigent communities bear fruit – areas like Graafwater (West Coast), Frasers (Tongaat), Greyton (Overberg) and Willowmore (Karoo). Much happier and healthier pets and the ongoing aim to achieve 80% of pets sterilised so that only ‘maintenance’ will now be required in these areas (ongoing 2025 projects).

We also launched our most ambitious project yet – approximately 2300 animals to be sterilised in 6 phases in Port Alfred (up to early 2026). This has been set up by the incredible Dr Roos who is clearly not prepared to retire yet. 302 sterilisations were conducted in Phase 1 and Doc Roos is now engaging with the organisations on the ground in respect of a proper census and the plan going forward.

As this year draws to a close we extend an enormous THANK YOU to all the people that have made this possible – our fundraisers, YOU our supporters who have made this possible in the first place, the unrelenting efforts of our 2024 beneficiary organisations and incredible consulting vets who work tirelessly on the ground to improve the lives of the less fortunate animals on our streets:

- DR ANNELIZE ROOS (vet extraordinaire and Advisor to NSP)
- BRIGITTE REEVE-TAYLOR (the incredible founder of Dancers Love Dogs)
- Vetsol (consulting vets)
- EnviroVet CVC (consulting vets)
- CAT Garden Route (feral cat assist)
- Feral Cat Project Cape Town
- Greyton Animal Welfare Society
- Pretoria Animal Buddies
- Be Wise Sterilise
- DARG
- SAFE
- CAT Garden Route
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- Mdzananda Animal Clinic
- Lucky Lucy Foundation
- Lucky Lucy Foundation Cats
- Cat Angel Refuge T/a Angels Refuge SA
- Pit Pals
- TUFCAT
- Stray Paws South Africa
- TAWI (Transkei Animal Welfare Initiative)
- Pet Animal Lifeline
- Animal Welfare Society Stellenbosch
- Change for the Better Foundation

There is a lot on the cards for 2026 and the need is huge out there! Please consider a gift of caring this Festive Season by supporting NSP:

√ A donation to: National Sterilization Project | STD Bank: 070106363 | BR: 02009 | REF: HELP

We are so grateful for your very kind support and we wish you the bestest of the best for 2025!

13/12/2024

And they keep on rocking it! Now 45 of the next 100 funded by National Sterilization Project - snippity snipped. Awesome work Feral Cat Project Cape Town!

08/12/2024

What can we say? Another organisation completely on point in applying NSP funding. And working tireless hours to do so.

Another 25. Thank you Celeste for your time taken to work on this community.

Feral Cat Project Cape Town ROCKS!

07/12/2024

National Sterilization Project funding being applied to the exceptional work of Lucky Lucy Foundation in Riverlands. Thank you!

03/12/2024

PROJECT WILLOWMORE, KAROO REPORT: 856 STERILISATIONS IN THE LAST YEAR!
Proudly funded by National Sterilization Project and Dancers Love Dogs.

What a wonderful result and supported by the incredible efforts of El-Anne of and their volunteers on the ground. Engaging with the community, educating and turning things around for the pets and owners in this town. It is reported that there is an incredible improvement in the condition of the animals.

Thank you to the Vetsol team for your veterinary services and to Uschi from CAT Garden Route who is always in attendance with every project to help with the trapping of cats.

Now, everyone is going to regroup. A census will be conducted in early 2025 to see if everything is on track to get the pet population up to 80% sterilised.

Happy days and well done everyone!

02/12/2024

And the last 4 of the 100 sponsored by National Sterilization Project - snipped! Incredible work as always by Feral Cat Project Cape Town.
Huge respect to these women who travel huge distances, work late nights and early mornings and sometimes in areas we'd fear to tread.

Simply amazing! And as such NSP will be sponsoring another 100!

24/11/2024

499 STERILISATIONS THIS PAST WEEK!
These are the combined Project Graafwater and Project Port Alfred figures.

Contributing to this 499 are the amazing 302 sterilisations conducted in Port Alfred.

This was Phase 1 of a 6 Phase project that will be conducted from 2024 to 2026.

2300 sterilisations have been estimated to reach the 80% sterilised 'golden target', but Dr Roos conducted a census while she was there so we can get a better picture of actual sterilisations required going forward.

We are incredibly grateful to Doc Roos for her exceptional efforts to research,
set up the project and engage with other parties to contribute to its success, and of course her surgical skills. Thank you, Dr Maryke and Caro who made up the Doc Roos team, for your incredible input.

And to PDSA - SA for sending a support team to assist, and to SPCA Port Alfred for your venue and back-up support.

PROJECT PORT ALFRED Phase 1 and Phase 2 proudly powered by the funding of National Sterilization Project, Dancers Love Dogs and .

Together we can do this thing!

24/11/2024

Indeed! Fantastic work, Pit Pals. Thank you.

23/11/2024

What a wonderful story about Kitty and a Kangaroo hopping car. Great work Cat Angel Refuge T/a Angels Refuge SA!

We are so pleased we can support your sterilisation efforts, waaaaaaay up there in North-West Province.

So sometimes sterilising an animal takes time. Takes a lot of education and sometimes you win and get to make some into sports models.

Kitty is now officially a sports model.

Her mom and dad understand that this is a priority for kitty to remain healthy and happy.

National Sterilization Project and all the donors. You have made this a reality for us. The opportunity to say yes we can sterilise when our education is accepted.

Kitty loves car rides even though the car goes very very slow and kangaroo hops and sometimes splutters and stops and other times forgets how to stop. For her as long as she is with dad she is happy.

Dad drove her to us and fetched her again with many hops and jumps.

And even better she has had her rabies jab too. Part of our commitment to

22/11/2024

PROJECT GRAAFWATER REPORT: 430 ANIMALS STERILISED IN 2 PHASES - an incredible result!
Funded by National Sterilization Project and Dancers Love Dogs.

So many people to thank:

We are exceptionally grateful to Alma and the African Tails Team for their tireless work. From driving the 250km up and down from Cape Town (several times), sourcing animals, engaging with the community to educate, installing kennels where needed, taking dogs off of short chains, taking animals in for foster….. the list is endless. Your dedication to excellence is a shining example. RESPECT.

Thank you, Dr Elizna and Team from EnviroVet CVC for your incredible veterinary services.

LEAPS for your backup support and providing accommodation for the teams.

As Dr Elizna says: “What a wonderful event! Well planned, well executed spay days with bells and whistles!”

Dr Roos will now conduct another census to ensure that we are on track with 80% sterilised in this area.

Just awesome.

22/11/2024

Incredibly dedicated work as always, by Feral Cat Project Cape Town.
These 33 means that 96 of the next batch of 100 funded by National Sterilization Project have been snipped!
Thank you, FCP.

21/11/2024

DAY 3 REPORT (YESTERDAY’S FIGURES) – PROJECTS GRAAFWATER AND PORT ALFRED
The 2 teams are dealing with very different conditions. 1 in the West with 40+ degree temperatures and lots of dust, and 1 in the East with lush green vegetation but rain.

But they are both knocking it out the park! Thank you to the amazing teams that are attending to these projects:

In Port Alfred - the legend, Dr Roos who has mobilised various parties to ensure that this phase of our biggest sterilisation project to date is properly executed (2300 animals over 1.5 years). And to Dr Maryke who is assisting with surgeries, Caro (anaesthetist and sourcer of animals extraordinaire) and the assistance of the local SPCA.

In hot and dusty Graafwater - African Tails supported by LEAPS and the awesome vet team of EnviroVet CVC.

And thank you and Dancers Love Dogs for your co-funding of these projects. Awesomeness!

We are well on the way towards the 600 sterilisations pinned for these 2 projects.

Rock on!

21/11/2024

Almost 2000 cats! Thank you to our co-funders and our supporters; the dedicated Pretoria Animal Buddies and Be Wise Sterilise teams and the fabulous vets who made this possible.
Amaze(NO)balls!

We are so greatful to the following veterinary clinics
Glen Veterinary Clinic
Centurion Animal Hospital
Olympus 24 hour Animal Hospital & Specialist Referral Center
Kruin Animal Clinic

Thank you to our incredible sponsors
National Sterilization Project
LET'S SPAY

Your combined efforts achieved getting almost 2000 cats 😊 in Tshwane sterilised.
To show our appreciation we donated each veterinary practice two brand new feral cats traps
These traps will be available for future TNR projects under contract with Pretoria Animal Buddies

"Compassion brings us to a stop, and for a moment we raise above ourselves"
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20/11/2024

REPORT: The 2 major projects on the go (report from yesterday’s results). West to East of SA.

PROJECT GRAAFWATER: The team pulled out all stops in 40+ degree heat. Another 52 sterilised. 107 sterilised so far. Huge respect to the Teams from African Tails, supported by LEAPS and the veterinary services of EnviroVet CVC. Awesomeness.

And then, PROJECT PORT ALFRED: Dr Roos and team did another 67 sterilisations. 130 so far. Fortunately, they are working in cooler conditions, but the rain slowed down their progress today. But as always, Doc Roos is on the road to conduct a census for the area, to ensure that this 1.5 year project is properly attended to and 80% of the pet population is sterilised.

Both teams are ROCKING IT!

A huge thank you to NSP supporters who have made these projects possible, and to the incredible Dancers Love Dogs and for your co-funding of these projects.

19/11/2024

2 MAJOR PROJECTS ON THE GO.
Project Graafwater and Project Port Alfred got off to a cracking start yesterday. A total of 118 sterilised, on route to the target of 600 for both projects over the next 4 days.

PROJECT PORT ALFRED: our fabulous Dr Roos is in attendance. This project (target 300 – 350) is Phase 1 of a 6-phase project for the sterilisation of 2300+ cats and dogs over the next 17 months. A huge thank you to for co-funding Phase 1!

PROJECT GRAAFWATER: this is Phase 2 of our project in the area to get up to 80% sterilised. 200+ sterilisations on the cards. Thank you Dancers Love Dogs for co-funding this and to the incredible team from African Tails for handling this project on the ground, support from LEAPS, and Dr Elizna and Team from EnviroVet CVC.

ROCKING THE STERIS!

18/11/2024

Our fabulous TUFCAT – one farm at a time in Grabouw. Awesomeness!

And thank you to Alley Cat Rescue Inc. who have provided funding to TUFCAT, specifically towards places where African wildcats / hybrids have been sighted. Once a DNA test has been conducted by TUFCAT on cats that resemble hybrids and they test positive, Alley Cat Rescue then covers the steris on the farm in that area. According to reports, a few have already been discovered by TUFCAT.

Fantastic work everyone!

16/11/2024

What an awesome project and a HUGE thank you to SAFE for your consistent, tireless and professional approach to ‘cleaning’ up the sterilised population of cats and dogs in the very impoverished community of Frasers, Tongaat. What a fabulous summary report and video.

This project would not have been possible without the generous funding contributions of Dancers Love Dogs, and Aesthetics/Dr Nardus le Grange – thank you!

The project will resume in 2025 with further NSP funding and to ensure that no stone is left unturned.

Happy days and well done to everyone involved!

15/11/2024

What a fantastic end to a week of coordinating the 2 x mass sterilisation projects that are happening from Monday in Graafwater and Port Alfred (up to 600 animals on the cards).

Thank you Feral Cat Project Cape Town for your ongoing and awesome work. We love supporting your efforts.