{"id":263874,"date":"2025-06-20T09:07:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T07:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/?p=263874"},"modified":"2025-06-20T09:14:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T07:14:58","slug":"young-animals-need-forever-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/young-animals-need-forever-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Young animals need forever homes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>JBay Animal Rescue Sanctuary, which sterilises at least 80 animals every month in the Kouga region, is located in Ocean View Township in Jeffreys Bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The organisation is looking for forever homes for these kittens and a puppy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Duke <\/strong>is an 11-week-old, long-haired mix-breed puppy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pirate <\/strong>is a 6-week-old male kitten. He is a medium-sized mixed-breed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Luna<\/strong> is a medium-sized mix-breed kitten, and she is 7 weeks old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Misty <\/strong>is an 8-week-old female kitten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, or to visit the clinic, contact Cindy Muller at 083 320 4173, email jbayanimals@gmail.com, or visit JBay Animal Rescue Sanctuary at www.Jbayanimalsanctuary.co.za.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" data-attachment-id=\"264004\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/young-animals-need-forever-homes\/luna_24260-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Luna_24260.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Luna_24260-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Luna.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" data-attachment-id=\"264005\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/young-animals-need-forever-homes\/misty_24304-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Misty_24304.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Misty_24304-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Misty.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" data-attachment-id=\"264006\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/young-animals-need-forever-homes\/duke_72521-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Duke_72521.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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