{"id":48564,"date":"2021-07-08T09:34:48","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T07:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/uprooted-tree-fell-on-dog-kennel-20210707-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T09:50:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T07:50:43","slug":"uprooted-tree-fell-on-dog-kennel-20210707-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/uprooted-tree-fell-on-dog-kennel-20210707-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Uprooted tree fell on dog kennel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>LUCKILY no dogs were injured, but thousands of rands of damage was caused to two kennels at the Uitenhage &amp; District SPCA after strong winds uprooted a huge tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLike a good dog should do, Jay was asleep in his bed. That saved his life when the tree fell on the wall of his kennel,\u201d said Deirdr\u00e9 Swift, vice chairperson of the Uitenhage &amp; District SPCA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_fea1aa72\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11341\/0bdef377eeb84cbfa9736541be21b744.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11341\/3047361e9a624326a990dacad1518a37.jpg\" title=\"Marion Diener, manager at the Uitenhage &amp; District SPCA next to the uprooted tree which caused thousands of rands of damage to a kennel.                                  Photos:HEILIE COMBRINCK\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Marion Diener, manager at the Uitenhage &amp; District SPCA next to the uprooted tree which caused thousands of rands of damage to a kennel.                                  Photos:HEILIE COMBRINCK<\/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>The tree was planted in the sheep and goat section of the SPCA to provide the animals with shade in the scorching summer. This section is adjacent the kennels of stray dogs wherein Jay was kept. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Marion Diener, manager at the SPCA, the incident occurred at about 03:00 on Tuesday, 29 June, following strong winds in Kariega.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen I saw the tree and damaged vibracrete slabs I thought \u2018Oh my word, I hope Jay is OK. He was not in his kennel, but we found him in the yard,\u201d said Marion. He was a bit anxious but luckily there was no way that he would have been able to escape from the SPCA grounds.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_afbd7f6d\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11341\/81c2d2ad40094eed848492119b75cf81.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11341\/ac9a0ee966364e6c9419e3f11cbb710f.jpg\" title=\"Although the kennel was damaged, Jay a one-year old Rottweiler-cross was unharmed. The tree was uprooted by strong winds during the night of Tuesday, 29 June. \"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Although the kennel was damaged, Jay a one-year old Rottweiler-cross was unharmed. 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