Missing Amanzimtoti dog found in a snare
Their landlord found her left front leg had been caught in a wire snare.
A family was elated to be reunited with their missing dog after it was found caught in a snare. Vedette Malan said their two-and-a-half year-old dog Shakira went missing at about 6pm on Friday, 17 July. “Since we got her, I haven’t spent one night away from her. I was hysterical when she went missing and didn’t sleep a wink that night. We were out looking for her with flashlights.”
Their residence in Ndongeni Road borders a green belt. “Shakira always plays around there, but she never goes into the bush. Something must have caught her eye and she chased after it.”
The family could hear her cries for help up at the house, but when they went down to the bush, she would go quiet, which made it difficult to pinpoint her exact location. “We couldn’t get in there where she was stuck because the bush is so thick.” Fortunately their landlord joined in the rescue and found her left front leg had been caught in a wire snare. He managed to free her and she is recovering from her ordeal.
“I cried so much when we got her back. She is still traumitised and the other night was whimpering in her sleep.”
The incident highlights the seriousness of poaching in the area and emphasises the importance of the good work a group of nature lovers is doing to rid the green areas of snares. Vedette said they often spot mongoose, wild pigs and blue duiker in the bush, so it is a lucrative area for poachers to be targetting.
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