Welcome to the world of the Mdzananda Animal Clinic – the only permanent, veterinary council registered animal clinic in Khayelitsha, a township area just outside Cape Town, South Africa, home to more than a million people.
The Life Retreat team has many different passions, but there’s one passion that we all share. Animals. That’s why we have such admiration for the work being done in the many animal clinics around South Africa. There’s a real need for help, and animal mistreatment is on a huge scale here. This article details one such veterinary clinic’s story of a puppy, James Bond!
Mdzananda Animal Clinic in Khayelitsha started a campaign to provide medical treatment to 12 000 animals. Animal abuse and neglect is part of everyday life in townships across South Africa. But imagine a change – a community where animals are seen as companions by every community member. The Mdzananda Animal Clinic in Khayelitsha is creating this change and we are asking the public to be a part of it.
Just a moment ago I was with my mommy cuddling warmly. All of a sudden I am cold. My body is shaking. Why am I in the mist, in the wind, in the rain? Where is my mommy? And then the gentle hands picked me up…
In the spirit of the festive season I would like to share with you a heart-warming story of unconditional giving and love – the story of young Mommy Cat.
Young Mommy Cat was brought to the Mdzananda Animal Clinic early September 2015. Her owner brought her with great concern – something was wrong with her cat as she had progressively become larger and larger. Mommy Cat was admitted to the Mdzananda cat ward where her growing tummy gave birth to five little kittens.
