Proudly showcasing adopted and adored pets whose lives were changed forever because people gave them a chance. Proof that animals adopted from welfares make wonderful companions.
Kyle
Photo credit: Nat Gold ZA
Anthea Rickard shares Kyle, who was adopted from Oscar’s Arc Woof Project
“Some months after my 15-plus-year-old GSD had died, I started looking around for an older, cat-friendly dog. I saw a picture of a dog on the Hermanus Animal Welfare (HAWS) site and he just spoke to me. I enquired about him and discovered that law enforcement had picked him up on the R43 and taken him to HAWS. I was still working and their hours were a bit difficult, but I was in contact with them to arrange to see him – when he got snapped up by WOOF – so he went from Buddy at HAWS to Kirk Douglas at Woof. I went and met him at Woof at the Waterfront.
“He was really skinny and had a very thin coat and shuffled along like an old man. HAWS had described him as a ‘gentle and intelligent soul who just wants to please’ – and that gentle soul was very evident, even in his compromised condition. They said he was brought in in a very neglected state and his nails had been so long that his toes were all splayed and he couldn’t walk properly. We just cannot imagine how he landed up neglected and starving on the R43, but we’re grateful to the traffic officers who took him to safety and to the rescue organisations that set about rehoming him.
“Kyle came home and settled in very quickly, really responding to having his own family and home. He talks a lot – to his friends on walks; to the cat; when his meals are not exactly on time – about life in general! He’s our dearest teddy bear and we’re so blessed to have him as part of our family.
“Kyle has been with us for four years now and shares our family with our more recent rescue, Skylar.”
Biscuit
Bernice Mong shares Biscuit
“In November 2023, a young lady contacted me requesting to borrow my TNR feral cat traps to trap a mommy cat and her kittens at a local school in the area where she’s staying. She managed to trap the mommy and her kittens and took them into her care as the kittens were still drinking.
“Once the kittens were big enough, she had the mommy cat sterilised and managed to find her a home, and four of the seven kittens were homed. When she brought the traps back, she let me know she was still looking for homes for three of the kittens. I asked to see photos of the remaining kittens and I immediately fell in love with little Biscuit.
“I decided that, even though I already had six cats and wasn’t looking to get another cat, I thought ‘what’s one more?’ and decided to take Biscuit. So that’s how little Biscuit joined the family.”
Jet
Deborah Filmater shares Jet, who was adopted from SPCA Roodepoort
“I was an unclaimed stray in the kennels for a long, long time. My mom can’t understand why, as she says I’m the most handsomest, bestest boy ever. I guess we were just waiting for each other.
“I needed a family who loves me unconditionally and mom needed me to help her heart heal after losing my sister I never got the chance to meet. We’re definitely a match made in heaven.”
Klaus Mouse
Nina Greyling shares Klaus Mouse
“Klaus Mouse was found in a bush in town at about six weeks old. He had rickety, bandy legs and was very sick with tick bite fever. He fought hard to survive. We then discovered he’s completely blind.
“That doesn’t stop him. He climbs trees and gets on the roof, and he loves his snacks and all his toys.”