KSCV cares for animals in informal settlements

KYA SAND – Kya Sand Community Veterinary Clinic provides animal care at the Pipeline Informal Settlement.

Some of the volunteers of the Kya Sand Community Veterinary Clinic with the children and animals of Kya Sand.

KYA SAND – The Kya Sand Community Veterinary Clinic (KSCV) held one of their once-a-month clinics at the Pipeline Informal Settlement on 11 February.

Residents of the Kya Sand area and nearby informal settlements flocked to the clinic to receive treatment for their animals.

KSCV offers animal services and only asks for a small donation from animal owners.

Karen Loots fills in vaccination cards for a local resident’s animal.

Puppies are carried in trolleys to be treated and vaccinated at the clinic.

A little boy brings his dog to the clinic to get treated for fleas and ticks.

Dozens of residents from the informal settlements hope to find help for their animals at the KSCV.

Boys and their best friends are helped at the clinic by the volunteers at KSCV.

The cutest of puppies are stored on the back of a bakkie to be sterilised later on.

Klarika Nettleton informs children on the importance of good animal care.

A little boy carries a little puppy that needs medical attention.

Klarika Nettleton cares about the animals and children of Kya Sand.

Concerned resident of the area, Klarika (Nomsa) Nettleton.

Concerned resident of the area, Klarika (Nomsa) Nettleton works hard to help the people and animals in the informal settlements.

The services include vaccination, deworming, flea and tick dipping as well as sterilisation.

The health care of the animals is of high importance to the volunteers of KSCV and other interested individuals.

The clinic is in desperate need of five-in-one vaccines, rabies vaccines, and de-wormer.

“We also really need any volunteer veterinarians. Lately, the clinic has been completely overwhelmed with people needing help for their animals. It is only two hours once a month,” said Loots.

A concerned resident of the area, Klarika (Nomsa) Nettleton of the Bloubosrand Animal Welfare Group – a sub-committee of the Bloubosrand Community Forum frequently attended the clinic.

Throughout the day Nettleton proceeded to inform residents of the clinic.

She works with the animals in many impoverished areas.

“I work with a lot of people in this area. The state of this place is not suitable for children or animals. Residents need to see the kind of poverty that is rife in this community,” said Nettleton.

She offers a free service to the animals in the area and is always in the need of donations of any kind such as animal food, blankets or monetary donations.

Details: Karen Loots 072 482 5849 or Klarika (Nomsa) klarika@telkomsa.net or 011 462 1445.