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Help the Clanwilliam Animal Welfare Society reduce the number of sick, hungry and abused dogs and cats in this area by making a donation towards our next mass sterilisation drive this September.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
Steri-Drive Success!!!
Mon 23 Tue 24 and Wed 25 May we had another sterilisation drive!
We had sterilised and vaccinated in total 98 animals.
Thank you to all members for your help! Without you we would not have managed to achieve this effective event.
On Sunday afternoon the setting up began, Bill, Jacolien, Anton, Johanna, Venessa, Marinda, Liesel, Chena and Charlene all went into Clanwilliam to start the big clean up set up operation. Not one of them actually live in Clanwilliam but they all came to help. They cleaned and scrubbed and fixed and patched and virtually transformed the show grounds into a make shift surgery. I was told that any dust to be seen would have been sterilised tooJ. Thank you team you did great! Thank you to you all who gave your valuable time on Sunday to come in to town to help with the start up. Sunday evening Natalie arrived at Oudrif with her bag of surprises. We thought that when we got there on Monday morning with six cats from the farm, all we had to do was put on the heaters and electric blankets and start.
Monday morning it was raining, those of us that came in from the farms were quite wet. The roads were wet with the first rains for the winter which made driving interesting. The hall was lovely and wet too, besides the hall being so big it leaked like a sieve! The holes in the roof were not small and we ran out of buckets, but we managed it and we had no electricity problems. Natalie brought 20meters of fleece with paw prints on to send home with the animals so they would sleep warm this winter. Natalie, Lynn and Anton Ferreira donated their electric blankets to keep the patients warm after surgery. The first day we sterilised 40 animals, Daggie and Charl were fresh and ready. Daggie once again proved that no mission is impossible, injecting feral cats that jump 8ft in the air to scratch you face, no problem! Natalie whipped out her second surprise she had ordered 100 luminous orange name tags for the patients ones that not even the big puppies were able to remove with their teeth. Venessa and Marinda took over the reception table and did the best job I've ever seen when it comes to keeping a record of everything that came in and out of the front door! Venessa was also ready to drive and fetch anything we needed. She had organised food and hot drinks too, this much needed sustenance kept us going. Anton helped to drive and pick-up and drop of animals that needed to be dropped and fetched. Natalie also had T-shirts printed for the team involved! Team CLAWS! The team was too busy on Monday and we forgot about the t's… At the end of the day, we packed up and setup for Tuesday morning.
Tuesday the roads were rivers, we had a slip and slide drive to Clanwilliam and when we got there Venessa had opened up again and Cheryl had fed the vets a good breakfast to prepare them for the day. There was more rain and more water to deal with but no vet or patients got wet, in fact the patients were so comfy and warm they did not want to go home form there warm heated recovery beds. We had extra help on Tuesday and the whole team was kitted out in their team CLAWS t-shirts- they looked great! Bill came in to help which lightened the load; he was on Heavy Dog Duty. Inside we had Natalie at the vet's table to assist where needed and Charlene, Chena and Jacolien at the patients every need. Bill went to fetch Mr Dale Morgan to show him what we were accomplishing. He was quite surprised to see the conditions under which we had to work and even went home to fetch his camera. He said there should be more money and privileges coming our way soon J the paper didn't pitch again. Thank you to those of you who did come to help us even though it rained. Thank you Cheryl for letting the vet's take over your kitchen we really appreciate you going the extra mile to make them feel comfortable and at home! They loved it! Thank you! Leesie and Charlene made great coffee!
Wednesday morning Team CLAWS gathered again, I was late with a load of animals but we quickly caught up and the vets were happy and settled. Lizette had managed to drive in to town on Wednesday morning when the rain had stopped and was able to come lend a hand again. We also had two strong young men arrive to help with Heavy Dog Duty, Thank you Rudi and Jacques It was much appreciated. Thank you! Once again Venessa had sandwiches for every need, vegan, vegetarian whatever your need! Natalie had to leave her post and let Lizette take over as she has a deadline and really is too busy to be here. She had jobs in CT and London to be done but she stayed in Clanwilliam to help us out – Thanks Nat! Sorry the ash cloud couldn't stop your flights… The vets finished and thanked us all – I got my stethoscope J . The rain had cleared, the vets and the Team were tired and 98 animals were sterilised. We did however forget that it was Margie's birthday… Sorry Margie and Happy Belated birthday!
While we were working to get this to run smoothly, Lynn helped us on the phone, we got our bank account changed to a steady account and a bank with lower bank charges. Thank you Lynn for your help with all the organising and on-call support, we missed you there. Thank you Anna Koeglenberg for fetching me in the pouring rain on Tuesday and going with me to the bank to sort out the changes, I love the car even with the doors that don't want to open J
Thank you Team CLAWS, Anton Ferreira, Lynn Ferreira, Georgia Sinclair, Cheryl Spilsbury, Venessa Ferreira, Bill Mitchell, Marinda Cloete, Charlene Cloete, Chena Petro, Jacolien Tekiso, Natalie Becker, Margie Smit, Leesie Jantjies, Liesel Hoffman, Lizette Burger, Anna and Joseph from the yellow Aloe, Rudi and Jacques. You were all a great help with everything you did, thank you for coming out in the cold wet weather and thank you for dealing with all the smells… Without you we would not have made this the success it was.
Have to thank Vetsol for their hard work and dong the great job that they do. Thank you for doing such amazing work and applying it where it is needed most. It's a difference you can see. See you later this year for the next adventure.
Dogs from nearby farms taking a nap
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Please take note of our new banking details:
- CLAWS Capitec Bank
- Clanwilliam
- Acc number : 126 545 9728
- Branch : 47 00 10
027 482 2397
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Sterilisation Drive Monday 23 May - Wednesday 25 May 2011
We are doing a sterilisation drive next week and we desparately need some blankets and volunteers.It's a great way to see what we do.
Please let us know if you are keen. So far we have two coming up from Cape Town
Please let us know if you are keen. So far we have two coming up from Cape Town
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Winners for the draw
First Prize goes to Andrew Torr
Second Prize Paul Pretorius
Third Prize Sandy and Wayne Atrill
Second Prize Paul Pretorius
Third Prize Sandy and Wayne Atrill
Monday, March 14, 2011
Lend a Hand :)
Clanwilliam Animal Welfare Society is Selling raffle tickets to fund a mass sterilisation drive that is taking place on 23 and 24 May.
CLAWS provides low-cost or free animal health and welfare services to the local community and farms in the greater Clanwilliam area.
Our mission is
* To reduce the number of suffering domestic animals in the greater Clanwilliam area.
* To achieve this by running clinics, vaccination programmers, mass-sterilisation drives and animal health and welfare education.
We have 3 great prizes to win; all you have to do is buy a raffle ticket for ONLY R10 to enter the draw that will take place on 26th March.
Environmentally friendly lodge situated on the banks of the Doring River
“At Oudrif there is always room for wonderment” New York Times
The second Prize is a one night stay at Boschkloof Swemgat for two adults
Boskloofswemgat is a beautiful small farm in the unspoiled Boschkloof Valley, situated on the banks of the Jan Dissels River
www.boskloofswemgat.co.za
The third prize is R300 hair care at a local salon
The tickets are sold at R10 each
The draw will take place on 26th March 2011; all winners will be contacted via a phone call and an e-mail.
Thank you and Good Luck
Jeanine Mitchell
Chairperson
For more information please visit us at
027 482 2397
Friday, March 4, 2011
Clinic Day with Dr Dave
Hello All
I brought along some enthusiastic helpers to the clinic yesterday, Jacolien and Margie came to help with sorting and filling out books and making up a database of patients.
Margie although pregnant was still keen to wash dogs even with morning sickness that lasts the whole day! Jacolien made great sandwiches for breakfast as Dr Dave and Samuel are always hungry and don’t seem to do breakfast on the run. They both helped to clean before the end of the day. Jacolien's Birthday today!
She is 21 HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACOLIEN!
Ivan was a great help, he is very keen to work and he works hard! He helped Samuel to pack and unpack Dr Dave’s vehicle, washed and dipped dogs and helped to set up in the morning and pack up at the end of the day.
By 8am we had the clinic up and running, we’d cleaned and arrange it for surgery.
Thanks to Anna we have power as my lead was too short- we must buy a multiple socket plug as ours does not work anymore! Anna also came in later to help with the patients and phone the owners when they were ready to go home.
Tannie Betty supplied the much need power for lights and the aircon!
Without the Aircon from Lynn and Anton we would not have made the day as it was hot and humid!! They also helped to get an extra table in for Dave so he has plenty of space to put things down on!
By the time Dr Dave arrived the building was ready, clean and cool.
Bill bought and installed a light for the clinic and Dr Dave was thrilled to have the biggest brightest cool light that we could find. Bill also donated a small divider that was originally donated by Paddy Herbert for the surgery, now Dr Dave can have some privacy! It looks great.
Riana did a good job with appointment and we only had one no-show which was filled up really quickly. The back up system works very well! It is great to have a full list it make the vets visits worth it!
Lizette arrived to lend a hand too; she was ready and full of energy to help where needed. Her interest and enthusiasm is great and contagious. Lizette has also adopted the Peahen that was rescued from a small cage last week. She washed and dipped and showed no fear even when the pit bull’s really showed her they did not appreciate the dip being sprayed onto their bodies! BRAVO!
Cheryl donated a few garden chairs for the garden, now the patients can sit under the tree while their beloved pets can be washed and dried while they wait. The heat gets to a few owners too and the shaded seat with a glass of cold water to revive them does wonders!
Cheryl originally wanted to adopt the peahen but as she is in town and the peahen would wonder in her nursery we soon learnt it would probably not work as they are know for rearranging gardens and perching on vehicles J
Mariette Dr Dave’s wife was efficient as always and works very hard at keeping Dr Dave’s papers and accounts in order.
She was very excited when Georgia Georgia
Our sign is up!
Lou came to bring in the rescue kitten from last year for his operation and put up the CLAWS sign outside the lodge for us!
Finally it’s up now people can see where we are, but we’ll need to do more work on bringing them in!
After a long day I arrived home at 7:30pm, I dropped off a few forgotten booklets from the clinic and three patients from a farm.
It felt good as we did well yesterday and I’m happy that we had so much help, I hope that in the next months to come we will have just as many keen honest people to lend a hand!
This month I managed not to break anything on Bill’s vehicle…
Thank you to all of the members you did well!
Without you none of this would be possible!
I look forward to working with you and reaching many animals and educating many people about them. Have a great weekend!
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