These pets will be alone for Christmas, and the organisation's staff aim to make it a bit more joyous for each of them, says Mdzananda Animal Clinic.
The campaign aims to introduce homeless pets up for adoption to members of the public and to encourage people to sponsor them to show them some extra love on Christmas Day, adds the organisation.
"Most shelter pets have never experienced Christmas," says Marcelle du Plessis, fundraising and communications executive.
"Christmas is usually a joyous day, but my heart always breaks for the pets at our shelter facility who are spending it without a family. This year, we hope to make it a bit more special for them. Members of the public can sponsor a shelter pet to have a Christmas-day experience. Our staff and volunteers will, in turn, make their day special," adds du Plessis.
There are a variety of sponsoring options, including:
- R100 — a good cuddle
- R200 — a good cuddle and a treat
- R300 — a good cuddle, treat and play-time, or
- R500 — all the above, and because you can and think our staff are awesome.
Or you can keep them healthy this Christmas:
- R30 — let's kill those worms
- R40 — get rid of nasty fleas and ticks
- R70 — a vaccination to stay healthy
- R100 — yummy food for one week, or
- R500 — sponsor a pet for a month.
The organisation says the public can choose their special pet by visiting the Mdzananda Animal Clinic's Facebook or Instagram pages.
"The dogs and cats up for adoption have been at our clinic's shelter facility for weeks or even months. Ben, a medium crossbreed, is a blind boy, patiently waiting for a family who will give him a comfortable home. Boogie, with just one eye and a wonky hind leg, has stolen all the staff's hearts and is just one of the many waiting for a home," concludes du Plessis.
If you would like to sponsor a pet to have a holiday experience, make a donation to:
- Account name: Mdzananda Animal Clinic
- Bank: Standard Bank
- Account number: 075595710
- Branch: Rondebosch
- Branch code: 025009
- Reference: Your chosen pet's name and your name.
You can also visit Mdzananda Animal Clinic's donation
page.