Locals are implored to support the Mdzananda Animal Clinic in Khayelitsha by packing a Wagging Winter Shoebox for a cold pet this winter.
During rainy season the clinic is packed to the brim, with an increasing number of pets needing medical assistance. “Most pets live outside,” says Marcelle du Plessis, Fundraising and Communications Executive. “Many do have kennels, but there are also many who don’t. Hypothermia is always a concern if pets are outside in very cold and rainy weather.”
She believes they know members of the public want to help pets during the cold winter time and the Wagging Winter Shoebox drive is an easy, fun way for people to do so.
There are easy steps for packing your Wagging Winter Shoebox: find a shoebox (or any box), choose which pet you would like to pack for (puppy, kitten, dog or cat), fill it with goodies and drop it off at one of the drop spots.
Goods suggested to place in the boxes include non-perishable foods for recovering pets, milk for bottle fed pups and kittens, soft food, pellet food, cat litter, a hot-water bottle or heating xbeanbag, automatic washing powder to wash blankets, a roll of black bags for daily disposal of dirty newspaper cage lining, leads and collars and dog jackets.
In the Helderberg shoeboxes can be delivered to the drop-off site at 59 Disa Road, Gordon’s Bay.
For more information contact Valery or Cheryl on 021 856 3554 or 081 730 0345.
For those who prefer to sponsor a shoebox instead of packing a box this, monetary donations are welcome and appreciated.
Sponsor a box for a puppy (R520), Kitten (R480), dog (R380) or cat (R320) at www.mdzananda.co.za.
