Community veterinary clinic makes an impactful difference in the Kya Sands area
KYA SANDS – The Community Veterinary Clinic host their annual outreach.
Residents brought their pets to receive health care at the Community Veterinary Clinic at its annual outreach programme.
The clinic provides primary veterinary health care services such as vaccinations, parasite control and sterilisation for dogs and cats.
The clinic’s co-founder, Karin Loots said their aim was to get the community to understand the importance of taking care of their pets.
They do ask for a small donation when offering their services to pet owners and their activations take place once a month in Kya Sands and surrounding areas.
“We initially started with our activations in Cosmo City for a couple of years and felt we needed to move on,” she said. “Someone approached us about there being a serious need in Kya Sands. We have a main vet who assists us, however, we need more vets who are willing to volunteer once a month for three hours. The more vets we have, the more we can assist more pets.”
She added that people in the community loved their pets and wanted to ensure they get medical assistance. The problems they dealt with were unsterilised dogs which roam the streets, unwanted pregnancies and underfed dogs.
Clinic co-founder Klarika Nettleton said they approached residents at their homes to educate them on how to take care of their pets and also encourage them to bring their pets to the clinic.
She added that they were dependant on public donations for pet food and blankets.
“My passion is to create a humane society in South Africa and for animal abuse to be stopped,” said Nettleton.
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