TEARS Animal Rescue has quickly closed its kennel as the power is over capability.
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The organisation presently has a complete of 88 animals over capability, with 338 animals in its care (together with fosters). Due to this, the animal shelter won’t admit any new grownup dogs or puppies till adoption numbers have elevated.
‘The temporary closure on admissions will enable us to provide the vital treatment, rehabilitation, and care that every rescued pet deserves, while we focus on increasing adoptions and fostering to help save more lives,’ says Luke Kruyt, TEARS kennel supervisor.
Mandy Store, TEARS operations supervisor, says the power’s foster community is stretched skinny, and the veterinary clinic and stray runs are at capability with grownup dogs needing care or awaiting admission into the Kennel.
‘TEARS Kennel adoptions are down by nearly 40% based on last year’s averages and we’ve concurrently seen an enormous spike within the variety of animals, particularly dogs, being surrendered as a result of pet homeowners aren’t capable of feed their pets.’
The organisation appeals to the general public to assist the ‘Adopt don’t store’ motion, highlighting the necessity for extra Capetonians to contemplate opening their properties to homeless pets this season.
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To this finish, TEARS will host a ‘Forever home for holidays’ open day at its cattery and kennels this weekend between 10am and 2pm on Saturday and Sunday.
‘We hope our Forever Home for the holidays open day will highlight that rescues are the best breed and encourage families or individuals to adopt a rescue pet, which in turn will provide a vital second chance to another homeless pet in need,’ provides Kruyt.
Lara van Rensburg, TEARS head of selling and fundraising, says the general public could make a optimistic impression by fostering and/or adopting a rescue pet. ‘The increasing imbalance between pet adoptions in relation to pet homelessness is a tragic trend being experienced by all local animal shelters as more and more pet owners struggle to care for their pets and coupled with that, there are less pet-friendly rentals available for animal lovers.’
‘In addition to needing more people to open their homes to rescue pets, we urgently need to ensure that Cape Town identifies as a pet-friendly city and that local businesses are also invested in addressing the causes of pet homelessness and community health by donating to companion animal sterilisation and vaccination programmes.’
Details:
- Date: Saturday, 16 December, and Sunday, 17 December
- Time: 10am to 2pm
- Location: 4 Lekkerwater Road, Cape Town
Alternatively, those that favor a digital adoption window go to the TEARS web site at www.tears.org.za and click on on the adoption link.
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