{"id":46388,"date":"2024-02-28T12:12:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T10:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/purrfect-location-for-cats-20240227-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T05:55:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T03:55:07","slug":"purrfect-location-for-cats-20240227-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/purrfect-location-for-cats-20240227-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Purrfect location for cats thanks to Stanford Security Service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Towards the end of 2023 Stanford Animal Welfare Service (SAWS) realised it urgently needed a cattery. It considered various offers and alternatives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bert du Toit, owner of Stanford Security Service (SSS), learnt about this and offered SAWS available space at the SSS premises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was a gift from heaven,\u201d said Wendy Hanson, SAWS spokesperson. The setting is ideal. It is situated barely a kilometre outside Stanford. The trees canopy where the cats now reside gives shade and tranquillity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBert has been exceptionally kind. We were free to choose the location of the cattery and he did not give us any limitation on space.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An anonymous donor made it possible for SAWS to erect three Wendy houses for cats. Presently 15 can be put up. The project is ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_6b83f5ea\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11070\/be6f88c9a05a4a83bd64ca3d1366d404.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6d1f838155e247ef8f96573ef655be06.jpg\" title=\"The setting of the new cattery is ideal. It is situated barely a kilometre outside Stanford. The trees canopy where the cats now reside and give shade and tranquillity.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The setting of the new cattery is ideal. It is situated barely a kilometre outside Stanford. The trees canopy where the cats now reside and give shade and tranquillity.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe cannot thank Bert enough for his generosity. We also owe Stanhaven resident Ian Trotter many thanks. Ian came on board the day the idea of a cattery became a reality. He designed the cat accommodation and appointed a builder, Wiaan Gertse. He did excellent work too. 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