{"id":48677,"date":"2021-06-17T12:33:11","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T10:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/blankets-needed-at-spca-20210616-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T09:47:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T07:47:03","slug":"blankets-needed-at-spca-20210616-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/blankets-needed-at-spca-20210616-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Blankets needed at SPCA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_b46db44b\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11163\/46d93e5ae8f94c15b4056e3da559beba.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11163\/3f926c8a45e54de08bda9d93b9ed95f4.jpg\" title=\"The public are urged to please support the Uitenhage &amp; District SPCA with donations of blankets to see then through the cold winter nights. Seen here are (from left) Marion Diener with Bruno and Deirdr\u00e9 Swift with Bokkie. These three year old cross Golden Retriever\/German Shepherd dogs are looking for a good home.                   Photo:HEILIE COMBRINCK\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The public are urged to please support the Uitenhage &amp; District SPCA with donations of blankets to see then through the cold winter nights. Seen here are (from left) Marion Diener with Bruno and Deirdr\u00e9 Swift with Bokkie. These three year old cross Golden Retriever\/German Shepherd dogs are looking for a good home.                   Photo: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>\u201cWe are entering a vicious winter and the SPCA does not have enough beds and blankets to keep the animals warm at night.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This message was sent out by the Uitenhage &amp; District SPCA on their social network pages, as they are in desperate need for blankets, towels, pillows, or any pieces of material or even bathroom or door mats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There has been a sudden increase in people surrendering their pets and animals and Deirdre Swift from the Uitenhage SPCA said the reasoning behind this is the socio-economic disaster due to COVID-19 and job losses as well as the fact that the local SPCA takes in far more animals than any of the other welfare organisations in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople are really struggling and cannot afford to feed their cats and dogs. 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