Congratulations to Joan Leaver - you are the winner of the C.A.R.E. Raffle -
Lisa Halstead "Loyal Companions" coffee table book
Thank you to all who contributed to this worthy cause.
Lisa Halstead "Loyal Companions" coffee table book
Thank you to all who contributed to this worthy cause.
To assist in the caring of animals in McGregor belonging to indigent folk
we are trying to raise funds in various ways:
Donations welcome of:
Friends of CARE, Standard Bank, Robertson,
Branch code 050413,
Account Number: 185 948 618
we are trying to raise funds in various ways:
Donations welcome of:
- collars and leads - any sizes - many children are walking their dogs but can't afford leads and collars.
- dog bedding, baskets, kennels, food and water bowls. Del will give it to the people who look after their animals but can't afford the above.
- monthly or one-off donations of Montego dog / cat food - Del sells it at the Saturday morning clinic (a small fundraiser) and gives it to the animals in need of food.
- Friends of C.A.R.E Calendars available for sale at R40 at Saturday Morning Market - at Marlen's book stall.
- Money raised from booksales - any donation of good quality, second-hand books welcome - contact Marlen at 079 086 1558 or deliver at 56 Voortrekker Street or at Morning Market.
- Every 2nd Saturday morning clinic outside Green Dolphin / Welcome Cafe. Wormpills, vaccinations, wounds dressed etc. Sterilisations and neutered organised drives need lots of funds, donations welcome :
Friends of CARE, Standard Bank, Robertson,
Branch code 050413,
Account Number: 185 948 618
A WOW OF A SHOW IN McGREGOR TO RAISE FUNDS FOR Friends of CARE...
Would you like to spend a while enjoying the company of Whitney Houston, Dolly Parton, Barbra Streisand, Ella Fitzgerald and a host of the greatest performers of our time? A show which spans genres, styles and personas, and does so with a panache that has been described as brilliant, jaunty and funny. This is the Friends of C.A.R.E.'s next fund-raiser on Saturday October 8 at 6 p.m. at Wahnfried in McGregor.
Jodine Clare-Talbot will be presenting "We Can Do It! Women with Serious Musical Clout", a show which has wowed audiences and critics all over the Cape, prompting comments like "brilliant", "uplifting" and "enthralling". Jodine doesn't just sing. She enters into the character of the artistes as one hit flows into an even bigger hit. She raises laughs, transports audiences on a nostalgic journey (remember that sunset on the hilltop, that day at the beach, that dance at the disco?), seducing and enthralling along the way.
What better way to support the welfare of animals in McGregor and on the surrounding farms than by having a thoroughly enjoyable time wallowing in the greatest hits of Women with Serious Musical Clout? Yes, We Can Do It!
Tickets (which include a glass of wine) are R100 and can be booked by e-mailing Wahnfried HERE
Jodine Clare-Talbot will be presenting "We Can Do It! Women with Serious Musical Clout", a show which has wowed audiences and critics all over the Cape, prompting comments like "brilliant", "uplifting" and "enthralling". Jodine doesn't just sing. She enters into the character of the artistes as one hit flows into an even bigger hit. She raises laughs, transports audiences on a nostalgic journey (remember that sunset on the hilltop, that day at the beach, that dance at the disco?), seducing and enthralling along the way.
What better way to support the welfare of animals in McGregor and on the surrounding farms than by having a thoroughly enjoyable time wallowing in the greatest hits of Women with Serious Musical Clout? Yes, We Can Do It!
Tickets (which include a glass of wine) are R100 and can be booked by e-mailing Wahnfried HERE
The Friends of C.A.R.E. AGM was held on 17th August 2016
- copy of the Minutes can be seen HERE
WAR REPORT Page 1 HERE
Page 2 HERE
PICS HERE
- copy of the Minutes can be seen HERE
WAR REPORT Page 1 HERE
Page 2 HERE
PICS HERE
MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet - how can we grow our funds?
Every swipe counts for Friends of C.A.R.E.
Click on image on left to fill in application form and then email it HERE
List of Business Partners in the Worcester area - Click HERE
Click on image on left to fill in application form and then email it HERE
List of Business Partners in the Worcester area - Click HERE
Exciting news is that Friends of CARE has been accepted as a registered animal charity which will benefit from all purchases made at outlets honouring the My School, My Village, My Planet card initiated by Woolworths.
It costs card-holders nothing. So please fill in a form at your nearest Woolworths, and help CARE to care. We get a very small proportion of the "spend", but every little helps and it does mount up.
Three beneficiaries are allowed on each card, so if you already have a card, please consider adding CARE. Our registered number with My School is 11546.
In the Robertson/McGregor area, the card is honoured by the Robertson nursery, the cafe at Rooiberg, Jack's Paint & Hardware (at AH Marais), Supa Quick and The Lemon Tree House.
In Worcester the list includes
In centres like Johannesburg and Cape Town, of course, the scope is far wider.
Do please take the five minutes to "sign on" at the store, or download an application form from https://www.myschool.co.za/supporter/apply and e-mail it back. You really can make a difference ... and benefit from Woolworths' own special offers in the process. With a woof, miaoux, moo, cluck and grunt of appreciation from all our animals.
It costs card-holders nothing. So please fill in a form at your nearest Woolworths, and help CARE to care. We get a very small proportion of the "spend", but every little helps and it does mount up.
Three beneficiaries are allowed on each card, so if you already have a card, please consider adding CARE. Our registered number with My School is 11546.
In the Robertson/McGregor area, the card is honoured by the Robertson nursery, the cafe at Rooiberg, Jack's Paint & Hardware (at AH Marais), Supa Quick and The Lemon Tree House.
In Worcester the list includes
- Woolworths Worcester, stores countrywide, as well as Woolworths Online & Insurance
- Engen Quickshops countrywide
- Bidvest Waltons & Waltons Online & stores country wide
- Tafelberg Furnishers (Paarl, Somerset West & all branches country wide)
- Loot www.loot.co.za
- Power24 - prepaid electricity www.power24.co.za
- Flight Centre (the Captain’s Red Label Holidays)
- Altech Netstar
- Dier en Plant (Worcester)
- Supa Quick Worcester, Montagu, Ceres, Swellendam & some other branches
- Quenet’s Pharmacy
- Viljoen Juweliers (Paarl & Stellenbosch branches only)
- Postnet (Worcester)
- Robertson Garden Centre
- Dassiesfontein (N2 between Botrivier & Caledon)
In centres like Johannesburg and Cape Town, of course, the scope is far wider.
Do please take the five minutes to "sign on" at the store, or download an application form from https://www.myschool.co.za/supporter/apply and e-mail it back. You really can make a difference ... and benefit from Woolworths' own special offers in the process. With a woof, miaoux, moo, cluck and grunt of appreciation from all our animals.
Recent AGM 17 June 2015 - for Minutes see link HERE
W.A.R. Report 2015 - see link HERE
Pictures HERE
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W.A.R. Report 2015 - see link HERE
Pictures HERE
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AGM - 2nd September 2014 - last year's minutes - view here.
Click here for the WAR report for the CARE AGM 2014, which outlines the hands-on work during the year which Pat Werdmuller, Del Jones and their team have achieved. An amazing effort!!!
Click here to see report on mini-outreach and here to see WAR time graph
WAR Report pictures....
Pat Werdmuller & helpers with her famous portable dipping bath
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C.A.R.E's name and logo are registered and the organisation is a legal P.B.O.
- run on a purely voluntary basis - its accounts are published every year.
C.A.R.E. is not "hands-on" in any way, instead it pays vets and qualified personnel for their services
and helps to purchase such medications as worm tablets, karbo-dust, inoculations etc.
There are many previously disadvantaged and low-income animal owners in our area,
who love their pets but do not have the money to pay for spaying,
neutering and prophylactic treatment, or to help an injured animal.
Some animals are victims of road accidents
(a frequent occurrence in the main street, despite McGregor being a peaceful village).
C.A.R.E's name and logo are registered and the organisation is a legal P.B.O.
- run on a purely voluntary basis - its accounts are published every year.
C.A.R.E. is not "hands-on" in any way, instead it pays vets and qualified personnel for their services
and helps to purchase such medications as worm tablets, karbo-dust, inoculations etc.
There are many previously disadvantaged and low-income animal owners in our area,
who love their pets but do not have the money to pay for spaying,
neutering and prophylactic treatment, or to help an injured animal.
Some animals are victims of road accidents
(a frequent occurrence in the main street, despite McGregor being a peaceful village).
AUGUST 2012
The best Dog-gone estate agent in town.
Victoria Dryden's kindness to a stray dog ended up solving a huge problem for her ... namely selling her house in Simonstown so she could make the permanent move to her McGregor cottage.
A stray, nicknamed Daggett because of her floppy ears, was picked up by her neighbours at McGregor's Frangipani and Victoria took her to Simonstown to try to find a caring new home. Walking the dog near the harbour, Daggett got into conversation with an alluring Maltese poodle, and naturally the owners started to chat. "Where do you live?" asked the poodle's owners. "In that house up the hill, on the end of the terrace," pointed out Victoria. "Oh, that's OUR house," said the visitors. "Every time we come here, we look at that house and wish it were ours."
"Well, why don't you come and have a glass of wine and you can see what it looks like inside," invited Victoria. The result was that by 5 p.m. the offer to purchase was signed, at the price she wanted to get, and without any agent's commission. And Daggett? Happily bouncing around a new and loving home which was found for her on the outskirts of Cape Town. So ... be kind to animals ... you never know what good fortune it can bring you!
FRIENDS OF CARE'S AGM
This took place on August 7, 2012, and the minutes will be sent out next month to everyone on CARE's data base. Do let us know if you would like to be added to this data base, and therefore kept informed about the remarkable extent of animal care which we manage to achieve in this little village.
The new committee voted in consists of Roger Verrall (chairman), Ray Gregory (vice-chairman), Anne Binos (hon. secretary), Marilyn Poole (hon. financial secretary), Bridget Rose and Colin Burden.
At the meeting, the WAR report was tabled. The initials stand for Werdmuller Animal Rescue (a most appropriate acronym), which does all the hands-on caring on an entirely voluntary basis. Their expenses are huge, as you will see from the accompanying pie chart and table, but because none of it is reimbursed, all the money CARE raises can be devoted to vet bills and medication.
The following WAR report is worth reading because so much goes on behind the scenes. There is an urgent need for extensive spaying, particularly on the surrounding farms, and we hope to raise sufficient funds to continue this kind of campaign ... which will eliminate many of the problems at source.
Any contribution to this end would be much appreciated. The account is held by Standard Bank, Robertson, branch code 050413, savings account no. 185948618. If you do make a deposit, please e-mail Marilyn Poole on k-mpoole@lando.co.za with the details, so that you can be properly thanked ... and remember that CARE's PBO status means that you can claim a tax refund.
Werdmuller Animal Rescue (W.A.R.) costs
Donated by Otto Werdmuller Von Elgg
The best Dog-gone estate agent in town.
Victoria Dryden's kindness to a stray dog ended up solving a huge problem for her ... namely selling her house in Simonstown so she could make the permanent move to her McGregor cottage.
A stray, nicknamed Daggett because of her floppy ears, was picked up by her neighbours at McGregor's Frangipani and Victoria took her to Simonstown to try to find a caring new home. Walking the dog near the harbour, Daggett got into conversation with an alluring Maltese poodle, and naturally the owners started to chat. "Where do you live?" asked the poodle's owners. "In that house up the hill, on the end of the terrace," pointed out Victoria. "Oh, that's OUR house," said the visitors. "Every time we come here, we look at that house and wish it were ours."
"Well, why don't you come and have a glass of wine and you can see what it looks like inside," invited Victoria. The result was that by 5 p.m. the offer to purchase was signed, at the price she wanted to get, and without any agent's commission. And Daggett? Happily bouncing around a new and loving home which was found for her on the outskirts of Cape Town. So ... be kind to animals ... you never know what good fortune it can bring you!
FRIENDS OF CARE'S AGM
This took place on August 7, 2012, and the minutes will be sent out next month to everyone on CARE's data base. Do let us know if you would like to be added to this data base, and therefore kept informed about the remarkable extent of animal care which we manage to achieve in this little village.
The new committee voted in consists of Roger Verrall (chairman), Ray Gregory (vice-chairman), Anne Binos (hon. secretary), Marilyn Poole (hon. financial secretary), Bridget Rose and Colin Burden.
At the meeting, the WAR report was tabled. The initials stand for Werdmuller Animal Rescue (a most appropriate acronym), which does all the hands-on caring on an entirely voluntary basis. Their expenses are huge, as you will see from the accompanying pie chart and table, but because none of it is reimbursed, all the money CARE raises can be devoted to vet bills and medication.
The following WAR report is worth reading because so much goes on behind the scenes. There is an urgent need for extensive spaying, particularly on the surrounding farms, and we hope to raise sufficient funds to continue this kind of campaign ... which will eliminate many of the problems at source.
Any contribution to this end would be much appreciated. The account is held by Standard Bank, Robertson, branch code 050413, savings account no. 185948618. If you do make a deposit, please e-mail Marilyn Poole on k-mpoole@lando.co.za with the details, so that you can be properly thanked ... and remember that CARE's PBO status means that you can claim a tax refund.
Werdmuller Animal Rescue (W.A.R.) costs
Donated by Otto Werdmuller Von Elgg
Werdmuller Animal Rescue – Hout Baai Farm
Year end report May 2011 – end of June 2012
The primary health care clinics were reinstated in the McGregor area on 28 June 2012, it was decided by Werdmuller Animal Rescue and Delyth Jones (Animal Welfare Assistant/Inspector) who conducts the clinics that these clinics would be at a stationary point, every second week on a Saturday morning from 8am – 11am. Any check-ups that were needed outside this time would be done as a house call, and all emergencies would be attended to 24/7.
Generally there has been a good response to our work in the area, even though some work involves carrying out of disciplinary steps i.e. warning, confiscation etc. A big obstacle in the work carried out here, is the control of number of unwanted animals. McGregor is a small area and does not have immediate access to any veterinary services or animal welfare (closest being 20km away) therefore assistance in sterilisations is very expensive, and certainly well outside the budget of the low income community, resulting in high numbers of stray and unwanted animals. This problem is exacerbated by the lack of enforcement of the municipal bylaws.
Another veterinary practice has opened up in the Robertson area, Dr Ben Smit and some reduced price work has been carried out by them for us, but we are hoping to negotiate a fixed reduced price on sterilisations.
It is legal requirement by S.A. veterinary council (SAVC) that animal welfare personnel be tested and graded for different levels of competency, influencing the scope of what can be carried out by that person. Delyth Jones has been a registered Animal Welfare Assistant since the early 90s but one must re-register when personnel change employment, she undertook the examination with Dr Paul Aarde at Paarl veterinary clinic and is awaiting registration from SAVC.
Hout Baai Farm, where Delyth Jones is in full time employment, donates her time, compensates her for her vehicle and after hour emergency response. Hout Baai farm has a limited kennel area that is occasionally used to house in transit animals, confiscates or recouping animals the responsibility of this is taken up by Hout Baai farm.
Another employee of Hout Baai farm, Japie Jantjes undertakes weekly (weather permitting) dipping schedules on a Saturday morning. This involves him walking from street to street, with his mobile dipping tank. Owners are educated on the importance of handling and caring for their dogs, taught how to dip. The children are keen to assist Japie with the pushing and pulling of the bath and handling the dogs. This has proven to reduce the cases of tick related diseases, skin problems and flea infestations. Japie also reports emergency cases to our attention and on occasion updates us on progress of certain cases. Japie’s time and cell phone is paid for by Hout Baai farm.
The main undertaking of W.A.R. is to respond to emergency calls, primary health care and alleviate cruelty by providing education and offer alternatives. That being said this often leads to getting involved with homing of unwanted animals, taxiing animals for surgery, confiscating animals and taking complicated cases for veterinary treatment. As stated previously McGregor does not have an animal welfare society or veterinarian therefore we are reliant on these services in other local towns, which adds the burden of transporting animals to and fro for a variety of different reasons. In the past year we have transported over 20 animals to the Stellenbosch AWS for the purpose of rehoming. We chose this animal welfare as they have good rehoming statistics with strict criteria; the SPCA does not prioritise homing of animals and therefore has euthanasia policies that we cannot condone. These animals are always taken down with a considerable financial donation from Hout Baai farm to ease the liability as these animals are not from their area of responsibility. The homing rate for our animals sent down is approx 98%? We have been very fortunate to have homed some animals in our own community in the village, these have been very successful – we also abide by a strict homing policy regarding sterilisation etc.
Boland veterinary hospital in Worcester also kindly helps us out with reduced price on sterilisations, in the reporting period we have made 3 trips to them, sterilising 9 animals for the community. Robertson veterinary hospital has treated emergency and some complicated cases for us during this period. The new practice RVC (in its short time of opening) has also done 3 sterilisations and bilateral ear tip amputations due to skin cancer of a white cat that was successfully homed in the village.
On occasion we have found it necessary to take animals through to the Winelands SPCA, but have found the outcome unacceptable due to their policies.
The amount of time, expenditure and effort that is put into these extra responsibilities is reflected in the accompanying graphs.
There has been an amount of inspectorate work carried out in the village, a warning was issued for a dog in a small cage and dirty conditions – this was rectified by owner (Hout Baai farm assisted in repairing the gate area), a badly bitten/injured overflowing with maggots, dog was confiscated and necessary action taken, a dwarf swiss type shepherd was removed for denial food and water, and much advice and education metered out to uplift the condition under which animals are kept including farm animals.
Total 1004
The common treatments attended to at the clinics include but not limited to worm infestations, haemorrhagic gastro, distemper, biliary, piglets with mange, eye problems, wounds/lacerations, old wounds and fractures.
Another service subsidised by Hout Baai farm is the food dispensed, this is bought by owners at a reduced price, or given out free to specific cases at specific times. In the reporting year 22 x 25kgs of montego and 9 x 3kg bags of whiskas have been purchased.
Given the lack of enforcement of by-laws there are many stray animals - mostly dogs, pigs and cattle – this often results in being called out for emergencies involving runover animals, or dogs getting into fights over bitches in season.
The following reflects the amount of calls that are attended to outside normal working hours.
65 actual calls plus 41 follow ups
The following from some of the children in the community has grown and they have been roped in to assist, meter out food, weigh dogs and in some cases help in the translation. This is of great importance, as they assist us in our work so they automatically learn and hopefully retain and disseminate this information. We have also introduced a small colouring competition – this is done at each clinic – different breeds are used, the needs of animals are drawn in, they are told to add in to the picture what the needs and wants of those animals are such as water, trees, etc. The creativity and knowledge has blossomed. The winner of the competitions are rewarded with three small prizes – 1kg dog food (dog gets a treat), packet of sweets for kids (child is rewarded) , and a little bag of in season veggies(mother and family benefit which in turn encourages the child to do better).
Year end report May 2011 – end of June 2012
The primary health care clinics were reinstated in the McGregor area on 28 June 2012, it was decided by Werdmuller Animal Rescue and Delyth Jones (Animal Welfare Assistant/Inspector) who conducts the clinics that these clinics would be at a stationary point, every second week on a Saturday morning from 8am – 11am. Any check-ups that were needed outside this time would be done as a house call, and all emergencies would be attended to 24/7.
Generally there has been a good response to our work in the area, even though some work involves carrying out of disciplinary steps i.e. warning, confiscation etc. A big obstacle in the work carried out here, is the control of number of unwanted animals. McGregor is a small area and does not have immediate access to any veterinary services or animal welfare (closest being 20km away) therefore assistance in sterilisations is very expensive, and certainly well outside the budget of the low income community, resulting in high numbers of stray and unwanted animals. This problem is exacerbated by the lack of enforcement of the municipal bylaws.
Another veterinary practice has opened up in the Robertson area, Dr Ben Smit and some reduced price work has been carried out by them for us, but we are hoping to negotiate a fixed reduced price on sterilisations.
It is legal requirement by S.A. veterinary council (SAVC) that animal welfare personnel be tested and graded for different levels of competency, influencing the scope of what can be carried out by that person. Delyth Jones has been a registered Animal Welfare Assistant since the early 90s but one must re-register when personnel change employment, she undertook the examination with Dr Paul Aarde at Paarl veterinary clinic and is awaiting registration from SAVC.
Hout Baai Farm, where Delyth Jones is in full time employment, donates her time, compensates her for her vehicle and after hour emergency response. Hout Baai farm has a limited kennel area that is occasionally used to house in transit animals, confiscates or recouping animals the responsibility of this is taken up by Hout Baai farm.
Another employee of Hout Baai farm, Japie Jantjes undertakes weekly (weather permitting) dipping schedules on a Saturday morning. This involves him walking from street to street, with his mobile dipping tank. Owners are educated on the importance of handling and caring for their dogs, taught how to dip. The children are keen to assist Japie with the pushing and pulling of the bath and handling the dogs. This has proven to reduce the cases of tick related diseases, skin problems and flea infestations. Japie also reports emergency cases to our attention and on occasion updates us on progress of certain cases. Japie’s time and cell phone is paid for by Hout Baai farm.
The main undertaking of W.A.R. is to respond to emergency calls, primary health care and alleviate cruelty by providing education and offer alternatives. That being said this often leads to getting involved with homing of unwanted animals, taxiing animals for surgery, confiscating animals and taking complicated cases for veterinary treatment. As stated previously McGregor does not have an animal welfare society or veterinarian therefore we are reliant on these services in other local towns, which adds the burden of transporting animals to and fro for a variety of different reasons. In the past year we have transported over 20 animals to the Stellenbosch AWS for the purpose of rehoming. We chose this animal welfare as they have good rehoming statistics with strict criteria; the SPCA does not prioritise homing of animals and therefore has euthanasia policies that we cannot condone. These animals are always taken down with a considerable financial donation from Hout Baai farm to ease the liability as these animals are not from their area of responsibility. The homing rate for our animals sent down is approx 98%? We have been very fortunate to have homed some animals in our own community in the village, these have been very successful – we also abide by a strict homing policy regarding sterilisation etc.
Boland veterinary hospital in Worcester also kindly helps us out with reduced price on sterilisations, in the reporting period we have made 3 trips to them, sterilising 9 animals for the community. Robertson veterinary hospital has treated emergency and some complicated cases for us during this period. The new practice RVC (in its short time of opening) has also done 3 sterilisations and bilateral ear tip amputations due to skin cancer of a white cat that was successfully homed in the village.
On occasion we have found it necessary to take animals through to the Winelands SPCA, but have found the outcome unacceptable due to their policies.
The amount of time, expenditure and effort that is put into these extra responsibilities is reflected in the accompanying graphs.
There has been an amount of inspectorate work carried out in the village, a warning was issued for a dog in a small cage and dirty conditions – this was rectified by owner (Hout Baai farm assisted in repairing the gate area), a badly bitten/injured overflowing with maggots, dog was confiscated and necessary action taken, a dwarf swiss type shepherd was removed for denial food and water, and much advice and education metered out to uplift the condition under which animals are kept including farm animals.
Total 1004
The common treatments attended to at the clinics include but not limited to worm infestations, haemorrhagic gastro, distemper, biliary, piglets with mange, eye problems, wounds/lacerations, old wounds and fractures.
Another service subsidised by Hout Baai farm is the food dispensed, this is bought by owners at a reduced price, or given out free to specific cases at specific times. In the reporting year 22 x 25kgs of montego and 9 x 3kg bags of whiskas have been purchased.
Given the lack of enforcement of by-laws there are many stray animals - mostly dogs, pigs and cattle – this often results in being called out for emergencies involving runover animals, or dogs getting into fights over bitches in season.
The following reflects the amount of calls that are attended to outside normal working hours.
65 actual calls plus 41 follow ups
The following from some of the children in the community has grown and they have been roped in to assist, meter out food, weigh dogs and in some cases help in the translation. This is of great importance, as they assist us in our work so they automatically learn and hopefully retain and disseminate this information. We have also introduced a small colouring competition – this is done at each clinic – different breeds are used, the needs of animals are drawn in, they are told to add in to the picture what the needs and wants of those animals are such as water, trees, etc. The creativity and knowledge has blossomed. The winner of the competitions are rewarded with three small prizes – 1kg dog food (dog gets a treat), packet of sweets for kids (child is rewarded) , and a little bag of in season veggies(mother and family benefit which in turn encourages the child to do better).
Examples of Friends of C.A.R.E. activities in McGregor
