Wilderness dogs get sterilised

On Saturday 15 November, the Garden Route SPCA, in conjunction with Ward 4 committee member Nikki Vakis, several residents and the Wilderness Ratepayers Association (WRRA), sterilised 30 dogs in the Wilderness Heights informal settlement.

- Marguerite van Ginkel

Sterilisation day. Here are Chané Raffertie (SPCA), Edwina Korunna (SPCA), Nikki Vakis, Collin Wildeman, Jakobus van Wyngaardt, Elrico Elbrecht (SPCA), Richard van Wyngaardt, Christelene de Wet and Guizela Arries (SPCA)

Vakis, who lives in Wilderness Heights and champions the project, said most of the dogs are now in reasonably good condition.

The couple became involved in the animals' welfare when they realised many families were unable to provide adequate care for them.