VN September 2020

Vetnews | September 2020 17 Dr Gareth Bain from Helderberg Animal Welfare – were supported by two large nursing teams drawn from their own and other practices, while dozens of volunteers manned registration and post- op recovery. For Samantha Mann, this Mandela Day spay-day went way beyond sterilisation; it was also an opportunity to educate pet owners, and to reassure them that should their pets need help in the future, The Outreach Program (TOP), Helderberg Animal Rescue Team (HART) and Pets Empowerment in Townships (PETS), are available to assist.“Working together the way we have today has helped us to achieve so much more; to reach so many more animals,”said HART’s Louise Spagnuolo. Dr Beer thanked SAVA CVC for its donation of a sanitising station, Ascendis for the Fiprotec and Triworm, Pet’s Elite, Hill’s, VetsBrands, Royal Canin, Ultra Dog, Optivet, Acana and EberVet Vetshop clients for food donations. “It always seems impossible until it is done” – Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela v Thanks to Ascendis, all pets were dewormed & deflead Dr Esmaré van der Walt of EberVet Pet Clinic in Strand Dr Carina di Sibio of Cottage Veterinary Clinic in Gordon’s Bay volunteered her skills for theMandela Day project