A 12m-long shipping container at Mdzananda Animal Clinic is being converted into an operational sterilisation clinic where all SAMAST funded sterilisations will take place.

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"We are so excited to be a hairs breath away from reaching this goal and with just a little more help, a fully operational, permanent sterilisation clinic will be up and running in Khayelitsha, the largest informal settlement in the Western Cape,” say Tamsin Nel, director and fundraiser of SAMAST.

SAMAST is appealing for product and any financial support in support of this project. “No donation is too big or small,” says Nel.

Clinic about hope and compassion
“Mass sterilisation is a pro-active solution to eliminate the cause of a lot of misery. This is why this unique clinic is about hope and compassion.”

SAMAST has been campaigning for free mass sterilisations to become a daily occurrence in underprivileged areas since September 2006 and has so far funded 735 sterilisations at the cost of R110 250.

SAMAST believes that the only way to address animal over-population is to be consistent and focused. They are able to pay for eighty-five sterilisations every month and are working towards a funding target of 365 spays and neuters per month in Khayelitsha before turning their attentions to other areas in need.

Managing your pet’s health
“Each time a community member has their cat or dog sterilised they are empowered because they now have a far more manageable task of care-giving. They no longer have to deal with the hopelessness of litter after litter of unwanted dead and dying kittens and puppies. I have seen how this (sterilisation) impacts very positively on the level of care their animals receive, and the fewer diseased and sick animals with mange and ringworm for example, the healthier the human population is too because they are less at risk in contracting scabies or being covered in ringworm,” says Nel.

Contact SAMAST at 021 794 3761 or emailed on samast@webafrica.org.za for more information on pet sterilisation, or donations.

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