Tshwane SPCA – Wag A Walk 18 January 2014
With the fresh new year also comes the highly anticipated and highly enjoyed SPCA walk and as always, ShowMe Pretoria was there to capture the wagging tails on Saturday 18 January 2014 at the Smuts House in Irene.
The words ‘adoption’ and ‘rescue centre’ were the popular phrases on everyone’s tongue during the 1.4km and 5km walks whenever questions about their dog’s breed, sex and histories were asked by friendly, fellow dog owners and enthusiasts. This is of course fantastic news and serves as a good general gauge of public awareness when it comes to responsible pet ownership in and around our city.
It is strongly advised by animal shelters that whenever possible, you should always adopt a pet instead of buying your animals from pet stores and in doing so endorsing the puppy/kitty mills that are known for improper breeding practices and unethical adoption procedures.
The purpose behind every SPCA fundraiser is to spread awareness of proper animal care and responsible pet ownership in South Africa and of course to raise funds for abandoned, abused and neglected animals all over our country.
Please help spread the message by telling others to consider adoption before they open their homes to a new four legged-friend. Another thing to remember is that older dogs and cats can still make fantastic pets and some still have years of love and dedication to give, if only one gives them a chance! Not only puppies and kittens deserve to be given a forever-home and the SPCA goes through lots of trouble to try and rehabilitate and socialise adoptable pets before making them available to the public.
Another way of helping the SPCA is by supporting the Tshwane SPCA Charity Shop in Kruger Avenue, Lyttelton, Centurion. Please contact them on 012 664 5644 for new and pre-used goodies that are in a good condition. All proceeds go to SPCA Centurion. Donations of food are much appreciated. You can also follow them on Twitter @SPCACharityShop #ForTheLoveOfAnimals.
Here are the pictures we took on the day
There has been plenty of Wag A Walk events in the past! Have a look at some of the previous events:
- Tshwane SPCA – Wag A Walk 21 April 2012
- Tshwane SPCA – Wag A Walk 21 July 2012
- Tshwane SPCA – Wag A Walk 20 July 2013
- Tshwane SPCA – Wag A Walk 18 January 2014
- Tshwane SPCA – Wag A Walk 19 April 2014
- Tshwane SPCA – Wag A Walk 16 January 2016