SPCA raises R70 000 to fight closure of their facility
The SPCA was on the verge of closing but the greater community stepped up to ensure vulnerable animals had somewhere to get help.
Even on the verge of closing, the Midrand SPCA didn’t give up hope of keeping a safe home for animals. The facility held campaigns, one of which raised R70 000. Committee member Brenda Lucas said the one project was a gift-wrapping station in a shopping centre in Kyalami. “The amount raised helped us in more ways than one. We thank our volunteers who worked with us until 18:00 to fight the closure of our furry home.”
At the beginning of November, the Midrand SPCA released a statement asking for donations to keep their facility open and the community responded with the ‘Angel Tree Initiative’. The campaign included kennel sponsorships, vet sponsorships, toys, sterilisation, and food. The community of Fourways responded positively making pet donations under a Christmas tree. Bags of food and blankets were left under a Christmas tree as part of the donations collected.
“We are not out of the woods yet, but we remain hopeful that with the public’s support, we will manage to continue to operate. It costs us between R350 000 and R400 000 a month to operate the SPCA. This includes costs associated with electricity, security, veterinary fees, medical bills, disinfectants, staff costs, cleaning materials, enrichment for our animals, fuel, stationery, consumables, and vehicle maintenance,” said Lucas.
“Our current target per month is R150 000 per month which we need to raise to cover our operational expenses.”
“All donations made a big impact on the facility. We would like to thank Kyalami Corner for giving us a free gift-wrapping station. This helped save a home for our furry friends.”
Marketing manager, Daphney Teffo said, “We wanted to do our bit of contributing towards saving the SPCA. We want to assist the organisation as they provide a vital often overlooked service to the community. After hearing that the Midrand SPCA might shut down, we felt the need to take action as this was going to leave a lot of animals homeless.”
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