Pug Rescue makes a difference to Daveyton pet owners
About 50 to 100 animals are sterilised every month.
Every second Tuesday, animals from Daveyton are visited by members of Pug Rescue SA and veterinarians for much-needed veterinary services.
Pug Rescue again conducted this outreach programme, “Thanda Inja”, on February 5 near the Gabon and Chris Hani informal settlements.
As there is a great need for sterilisation in the area, every two weeks Pug Rescue, with the assistance of the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD), allows pet owners to bring their pets for free veterinary clinic services and sterilisation.
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Before an animal is sterilised, pet owners are required to sign a permission form as consent for treatment to be conducted.
The animals are then provided with a pre-medical check-up to check if the animal is healthy. If it is not, no surgery will be performed, but the animal will be treated.
A sedative is injected into the animal and it is then cleaned.
It is important that animals are “starved” the night before surgery because it helps the surgery to go smoothly.
After surgery, the animals are given time to wake up and are then taken home by their owners.
Pet owners are given food, collars, leads and a blanket when they leave.
Pug Rescue also provides rabies vaccine and de-worming services.
Owners are also taught how to take care of their animals by feeding them and monitoring them for ticks and fleas.
About 50 to 100 animals are sterilised every month.
Cheryl Gaw, the co-founder of Pug Rescue, said over the last five years the project has grown and an improvement in the condition of the animals is often seen.
“Many pet owners in Daveyton can’t afford private veterinary care and there are no veterinary services in the area, hence we saw the need to bring these services to them,” said Gaw.
“Pug Rescue feels privileged to be working with the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.”
Gaw said they are working on the vision of Thanda Inja Animal Welfare Hospital with our own vets, mobile trucks and ambulances, this is also work in progress – exciting times ahead.
The non-profit organisation is in need of animal food, medium and small collars and leads, bowls and blankets.
Donations can be dropped off at their premises on 80/1 Nielsen Road, Benoni North Agricultural Holdings.
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