SAACA on quest to make restaurants pet friendly
“A home that is filled with flowers, has a lot of love and calmness in it”.
A love for plants and animals brought Pretoria residents under one roof at Rachella’s Cafe and venue on Saturday.
Marry Edwards, of Garsfontein said she attended the event because she wanted to know more about plants and how to keep them alive as hers usually die.
“I am in love with plants but for some odd reason, most of my plants die down during this time. I honestly give them a lot of light, time and love but I never win,” Edwards said.
She further said Saturday’s presentation by Stefan was an eye-opener for her.
Alta Botha said plants were an important part of her life as she spent most of her time in her garden, nurturing it.
Botha said most people are not aware that plants were living breathing things, which need love and attention.
“A home that is filled with flowers, has a lot of love and calmness. It gives you that tranquility, relaxation and, at most, love,” she said.
Coetzee, Toy Dippenaar
Alta Botha and Karen Bruwer
The event attracted people from as far as Centurion like Elna Spoelstra, who attended the session to specifically gain knowledge on different kinds of plants.
Spoelstra told Rekord that she developed a love for plants at an early stage of her life as her late mother loved gardening dearly.
She said spending time with her plants made her connect with her mother more.
“I love plants, one derives satisfaction from interacting with them. I often spend the whole day sitting in my garden and my children know I don’t want to be disturbed while I am busy with it,” said Spoelstra.
The event was organised by the South African Cancer Animal Association (Saaca) under the stewardship of its CEO Munnik Marias.
Marias said the aim of the event was not so much about pot plants but to advocate for pet-friendly restaurants.
“The plan is to have pet-friendly restaurants around Pretoria as a whole, we started here because Rachella’s restaurant is pet-friendly, people can come eat and dine here with their pets.
“Most of the residents or people who go out to restaurants have pets, and they sometimes don’t want to leave them behind but because of the restrictions they end up leaving them,” said the animal advocate Marias.
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