North animal shelter in need of help
“Enough food to fill five municipal trash cans is used per day to feed all the dogs.”
The Wollies animal shelter in the north of Pretoria is desperate for pet food donations, it said.
The non-profit organisation cares for around 600 dogs and 300 cats – among other abandoned or abused animals.
Founder Cilla Trexler said two donkeys had recently joined the “Wollies family”.
“With Kallie and Lallie (donkeys) joining us at the shelter, we have more expenditures,” Trexler said.
Trexler said food stocks were usually low, as more animals were brought to the shelter almost daily.
“Enough food to fill five municipal trash cans is used per day to feed only the dogs,” Trexler said.
“One-and-a-half trash cans would feed the cats we take care of in and also outside the shelter.”
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Trexler said the massive quantity of food needed daily was only part of the shelter’s struggle to survive.
“Our vet bill is also growing,” she said.
“What we really need is for people to adopt instead of shopping for their next pet.”
Trexler thanked donors for their continued support with money, food and other necessities.
The shelter recently received a donation of fresh meat as a treat for the animals.
DA-ward councillor Lenise Breytenbach and Sinoville businessman Billy Gough, brought the 50kg of meat as an “early Christmas treat”.
“Billy undertook to make the donations of meat regular,” Breytenbach said.
“Wollies really needs our help to continue taking care of these animals, so I call upon the residents in Sinoville and other suburbs to show their support by donating a bag of food.”
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