Hello All
Thank you for your help and support over the last year, for the donations you gave and funding you collected; the second hand goods you collected for us to sell; for those who came and got their hands dirty bitten and scratched at our clinics and those who offered help when we needed it most.
Here is an update for the progress of the sterilisation project that we manage in Clanwilliam under CLAWS for 2013,
with your help we managed to sterilise 205 animals this year down on last year for a number of reasons.
Firstly, Dr Longland was no longer able to offer his services to Clanwilliam and we lost his monthly sterilisations.
Secondly, the masonic lodge where we were operating from and storing our equipment was sold and we are without premises at the moment.
Thirdly, at the moment there is no-one permanently in Clanwilliam looking out for animal welfare and we do not have a vehicle of our own to use and rely on borrowing vehicles which is not always possible also I work full time one hour distant from town and am not always able to respond to calls for help.
I have been for training with Dr Roos from Envirovet CVC and have worked on various projects with her over the last year and have recently qualified as an Animal Welfare Assistant (AWA). I am being registered through Dr Roos and Envirovet CVC and will be able to use her NPO number during fundraising so any donation to CLAWS will now be tax deductible.
I am hoping to be able to spend more time next year on my first love working with animals and running CLAWS. On top of doing the normal sterilisation drives I am planning to start off with a wash and dip; vaccination; education and deworming program one day twice a month from next year.
To do this we will need either some premises or a container in Clanwilliam to operate from; store our equipment and to sell the second hand clothing we collect. Alternatively we can use a caravan as a mobile facility. We also hope to be able to train volunteers in basic animal first aid that can help us with our work.
To succeed we need to organising the following, so if any of you can help or have any ideas how we can go about it we will be most grateful.
We need : a shipping container and a place to park it in Clanwilliam
: a small caravan
: transport to access the townships and farm around Clanwilliam
: a small fridge for medicines
: a microscope
: a fan for hot days
: old or new collars to replace the wire that is often used
: pet food
: ice cream containers or bowls to send home for water or food bowls
For further information you can follow these links:
Envirovet CVC http://www.envirovetcvc.co.za/
Animal Welfare Assistant qualification: http://www.savc.co.za/?option=com_content&view=article&id=44&Itemid=58
Have a wonderful festive season, have fun, be Happy and spread the love!
Kind Regards
Jeanine Mitchell
