{"id":105335,"date":"2015-11-18T12:23:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-18T10:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/105335\/care-for-animals-this-festive-season\/"},"modified":"2015-11-18T12:15:44","modified_gmt":"2015-11-18T10:15:44","slug":"care-for-animals-this-festive-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/11\/18\/care-for-animals-this-festive-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Care for animals this festive season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Primrose\u2019s Loets Pets in a Tub has initiated a Christmas Drive for the Germiston SPCA.<\/p>\n

The local pet and grooming salon\u2019s founder, Loets Marthinus, told the GCN that the drive came about when she was thinking about the number of animals that are abandoned.<\/p>

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\u201cThe SPCA is the one place most of us think about when we pick up an abandoned animal,\u201d said Marthinus.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey already have a lot of animals to care for and the number of stray and abandoned animals increases during the festive season, which puts more pressure on them.<\/p>

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\u201cIt is for this reason, together with my love for animals, that I decided to have this drive, of which the SPCA has full knowledge and supports.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am reaching out to the community to help with this initiative.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are collecting animal food, blankets, leashes, leads and bowls; those are among the major requirements.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe response I have received from some of my clients, so far, is amazing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am humbled by the response and I hope we will have enough to deliver on the day of the handover, so that the SPCA can have enough to care for the animals.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know the donations will really help them a lot.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople who are interested are welcome to drop off their donations at my shop, on the corner of Beaconsfield Avenue and Myrtle Street, in Primrose.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are open from Monday to Saturday, from 8am until 4pm.<\/p>\n

\u201cI added a bit of fun to it: anybody who donates the most will receive a free pampering groom for one pet.\u201d<\/p>\n

People have until November 28 to bring in their donations, as the handover will take place on that day.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are welcome to call me should they need to drop their contributions after hours,\u201d added Marthinus.<\/p>\n

For more information, contact Marthinus on 081 329 9934.<\/p>\n