Sidewalk Specials has had another successful weekend and this time their volunteers went above and beyond to help as many dogs as possible.
Sidewalk Specials is a non-profit company that focuses on sterilising animals and rescuing abused animals. They also save animals waiting on euthanasia lists. The organisation credits themselves as the “Uber” of Shelters as they rescue and rehome animals using their volunteer base but do not have any infrastructure.
“We have no shelter! You know how Uber has no cars? Air B&B has no hotels? We use YOUR homes as our shelter! 100% foster based rescue: meaning no overheads, no stressed out shelter dogs, we know our rescues personally and can match them to the right home.”
“We run sterilisation drives! There are too many to save- far, far too many! Stopping them being born into abuse and neglect is the solution! Sterilise your pets, sponsor a sterilisation & don’t even think of supporting breeders!”
During the most recent sterilisation drive, the volunteers worked on 403 animals. One of the volunteers was so dedicated to the cause, she had her baby strapped to her back while she performed operations. They visited the De Doorn farming community which is incredibly poor and has no access to vets or rescue centres. Sadly, the community has one of the highest malnutrition rates in South Africa.
Sidewalk Specials took through some books for the children as well. You can follow the organisation here and see where they pop up next.
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