Wildlife endangered in the South
“The animals at some development sites are in danger of being buried alive." - Concerned resident.
PROPERTY developments are going up in most vacant spaces in the South and this, unfortunately, results in the displacement of indigenous animals which used to have a home where mansions and town houses now stand.
A concerned Glenvista Resident, who has been feeding the animals, has reached out to community activist, Sarah Wissler, and asked for assistance in getting the necessary help to provide the animals with much needed resources.
Assuncao Mendes-Pinto, known in the community as Sally, said: “The animals at some development sites are in danger of being buried alive. There are many mongoose, hedgehogs, dassies and even feral cats living in these small areas, struggling to survive as their living space is getting smaller and smaller and there is no effort to relocate them. They suffer and die at the hands of the people who don’t understand that they can’t fend for themselves in these surroundings.”
“I feel sad for the animals, people need to be tolerant because the animals are indigenous to the area and humans have come into their habitat. People should rather feed them instead of hurting them. Sally takes hours each day to go around and give food to all these animals as they have nowhere to go to get any food, and are often run over in search thereof. When Sally arrives with what little food she has, they come running out to eat. We want to help Sally by providing awareness for the safety of the animals,” said Wissler who has sent out a plea for food for the animals.
“Please, wonderful people of the South, donate any tins of cat food, veggie cuts, polony, vienna sausages and dry cat food. We are desperate to help. Sally gets vegetables from Philip, our local grocer at the Glenvista Shopping Centre, for the dassies. Thanks Philip,” said Wissler.
Sally not only feeds the animals but also makes sure that they have water to keep them going in this heat.
Donations can be dropped off at New South Vet, Biggersburg Road, Glenvista, or contact Sarah on 0832563453 or Sally on 0836585160.
