Sandton SPCA reflects on 2013
SANDTON SPCA shared their experiences of the past year with their supporters.
According to acting general manager Candice Scorer, this year has brought its fair share of challenges, as well as the means to overcome them.
The Sandton SPCA hosted many events throughout the year in order to interact with, and actively involve, their supporters.
MuttWalk attracted over 600 people and their dogs, but their biggest project was the Sandton SPCA Kilimanjaro Challenge, which raised over R500 000.
The biggest internal highlight was the complete renovation of the Sandton SPCA’s recovery room, which transformed it into a state-of-the-art veterinary medical facility.
This was made possible by the donations and fund raising efforts of a group called The Lone Rangers who raised the funds by participating in the Put Foot Rally.
“Although this year has seen a lot of fundraising initiatives for our organisation which benefit us greatly, we have also lost funding for projects that need it the most,” said Scorcer.
Due to this, the Sandton SPCA mobile clinic, which facilitates treatments in less fortunate areas, has had to be parked and is now only used for outreach days.
Scorcer urged all their existing supporters, as well as potential new supporters, to “help give all furry residents the opportunity to have a truly blessed Christmas”.
The organisation is asking the community to donate pet food, bowls, blankets or anything they can assist the animals with.
“We want to make their Christmas as wonderful as we wish our own to be,” added Scorcer.
The Sandton SPCA aims to continue to conduct their work with the highest standard in 2014 in order to help as many animals as possible.
According to Scorcer, the challenge is meeting their financial obligations through donations from their supporters, but the SPCA also wants to focus on involving more people to help raise funding, especially for areas of need like Alexandra.
