Daisy’s death leaves behind a long legacy
EMMARENTIA – She may have died on the operating table but Daisy's legacy will live on.
The story of Daisy who died on the operating table after over R70 000 was raised for her operation, touched many hearts.
Daisy was hit by a car in the south of Johannesburg and was rescued by Good Samaritan Johan Jorgensen. Her story went viral after Jorgensen posted her photo on Facebook with the story of how he found her.
Later, after being touched by the post, a kind-hearted Linden resident offered to adopt her but it was seemingly not meant to be.
On 9 October, Jorgensen was sailing miniature boats at Wemmer Pan Dam when he came across a dog on the side of the road. Initially, he moved her to a nearby veld, away from the road.
After driving about a kilometre away, after offloading his boats, he couldn’t help but go back.
Jorgensen then loaded her into his vehicle and took her to the Johannesburg SPCA. Being a busy day at the SPCA, Jorgensen had to wait and he did so while talking to and stroking the dog in the waiting room.
It was then when he named her Daisy.
After posting his encounter with Daisy, thinking she would be put down, it took over Facebook and captured the hearts of dog lovers from all over.
Due to the response, a fund was set up to save Daisy by gathering enough money for an operation to fix her front leg fracture, broken hip and dislocated leg she sustained during the accident.
The goal was to raise R30 000 for her operation and recovery but animal-lovers opened their pockets and raised over R70 000 for her in less than three days after she was found. In addition to having more than double the amount needed, Andy Moss, a Linden resident offered to adopt her.
Unfortunately, Daisy’s condition was so bad that she didn’t survive the anaesthetic she was put under for her operation. The news of her death broke Jorgensen and Moss who thought they could give her a fairytale ending.
On 17 October after Daisy had been cremated, Jorgensen and Moss took her ashes to Emmarentia Dam to scatter them into the wind.
While Daisy’s death rocked all those who rooted for her, more dogs will be helped through her suffering – the money raised for the operation will go to outreach programmes for dogs in need of treatment, inoculations and sterilisations.
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