Animal shelters desperate for donations to stay afloat

While many shelters are struggling to keep their doors open, all agree sterilising animals is the solution to combat overpopulation and abuse of animals.

- Marizka Coetzer

The Dogs Trust adoptions facilitator, Jay Snyman, said the trust needed donations to keep the tails wagging.

Snyman said about 90% of their rescues came from Diepsloot and were often found with horrific injuries that required urgent and major treatment.

"Our vet bill is standing at about R42 900."

"While we host a lot of drives and people support us by donating food, the rescue dogs have to be sterilised and vaccinated," she said.

Snyman said the trust had about 180 dogs that consumed more than 1 000kg of food per week and they had about 80 dogs sterilised per month.

"People are not sterilising their dogs, which means there is just more and more puppies being born," she said.

Snyman invited residents to play their part by bringing their dogs to get vaccinated at a pop-up vaccination and adoption day scheduled for Saturday in Clubview, Centurion.