CAPE ANIMAL RESCUE GROUP SUPPORTING STRUGGLING PET OWNERS THROUGH DONATION DRIVE

Households are battling to make ends meet. Tears Animal Rescue is providing support to pet owners who can’t afford to feed their furry family members.

The ongoing lockdown has had a devastating impact on families and animals in low-income communities.

Tears Animal Rescue started a pet food appeal in April that has helped feed hundreds of cats and dogs in vulnerable communities in the Southern Peninsula.

The organisation launched its Feed Hungry Pets campaign, asking the public and pet food manufacturers to donate towards filling empty food bowls.

You can help by purchasing a bag of food from the Tears online shop here.

At the start of the lockdown, Tears Animal Rescue launched The Great Escape campaign on social media, imploring locals to foster dogs and puppies that needed to be evacuated from their kennels.

The organisation received over 1,000 emails, and in the space of three days, they found foster homes for 120 dogs and puppies across Cape Town.

During the lockdown, approximately 40 new dogs and puppies have been admitted to the shelters and vetted for foster care.

The group’s animal care manager Luke Kruyt, says that placing their dogs and puppies into foster homes has allowed the organisation to focus more on community outreach during this time.

Tears runs a mobile welfare clinic that serves the communities of Vrygrond, Ocean View, Masiphumelele and Red Hill.

The animal rescue group is also on a mission to collect blankets, kennels, and other items to keep cats and dogs warm. Learn more about their Give Warmth initiative here.