Community support helps Sandton SPCA purchase three new rescue vehicles
Donations amounting to over R1.7m help Sandton SPCA replace ageing inspector vehicles and improve its response to animal cruelty cases.
The Sandton SPCA has expressed gratitude to the community after raising more than R1.7m, exceeding their goal of R1.5m in a campaign to replace ageing inspector vehicles.
Three new rescue vehicles have been purchased using the funds raised, replacing an ageing fleet that was reported to be hampering the animal welfare rescue operations.
Sandton SPCA general manager Nick Smith said they received donations from different contributors, including trusts and people from the community.
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“The contributions come from all sorts of different places. We started a campaign a couple of months back to raise money for new vehicles because the old vehicles were very unreliable and causing us all sorts of problems. We contacted the Sandton Chronicle as part of that campaign to give us some publicity,” Smith said.
“I’m delighted to say that as a result of that, we have raised over R1.7m towards these three vehicles, which we have today. One of the trusts which we’ve worked with previously has donated a very large chunk of that, and we are super appreciative of that.
“People have swam the Midmar Mile, climbed mountains in Morocco, wrapped gifts for us, sold books at our bookshop, and we had people donating their birthday money towards our campaign. Without all of that money coming in, we wouldn’t be where we are today.”
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With three vehicles already in operation, Smith said, “We’ve got another one [vehicle] which we are hoping to finalise in the next couple of weeks, which will take us to four, and that will leave one more on our target because we’re looking for five altogether. Thanks to everybody who’s donated, contributed and worked so hard to get us so far.”
Inspector manager Xolane Mncube also expressed gratitude to those who donated towards their campaign and shared how the new vehicles would improve their work.
“I’d like to say thank you so much to everybody who participated, who donated towards helping us make this a huge success. We’ll be able to do proactive work, we’ll be able to do an investigation, we’ll be able to inspect animals, and now the vehicles are in good condition.
“We won’t be stuck on the road. So thank you, everybody, who have donated and made this possible. Without you, we won’t be where we are today.”
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