Fundraising manager, Michelle York with Yum Yum who was found with rickets in his paws and survived the procedure.
The SPCA is the leading animal welfare organisation in South Africa and its mission is to prevent cruelty to animals and positively contribute to animal welfare through serving and educating the community.
The Sandton SPCA is one of many autonomous members of the national association.
The social media star, Wilbur, who has 12 000 followers on Instagram.
Fundraiser manager of the national SPCA Michelle York said, “We are not government funded, all our funding comes through events and donations. We are lucky though that we have many generous supporters on social media and extremely hard-working and passionate volunteers.”
An animal will be checked for microchips upon arrival at SPCA and after four days will be available for adoption. York added, “Some days we will have no animals come in and then suddenly it will be 10 in one hour and by law, we can’t turn away any animals, domesticated or not.
York said the association had inspectors who investigated all cases of cruelty. “A court order needs to be issued before the animal can be removed [from the owner] and after that, we have to wait to hear what the court will allow to happen to the animal. It takes time but we are patient as we are more than just a shelter – we are a society for the prevention of animal cruelty.
Lulu Belle underwent an operation on her leg. A donation was made to pay for her entire surgery by a generous person who saw her social media post.
“If you are an animal lover we would love to have you as a volunteer, please do take part in our upcoming events and any donations would help us greatly.”
Details: For more information or donations email pr@sandtonspca.org.za
Edited by Stacey Woensdregt
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