Survival of Animal Welfare Charity in Zimbabwe

On Saturday we received a call from a paniced member of the public. It was a little difficult to get all the detail of his call, but the basicgist seemed clear. There was a large dog that has been hit by a car. Please come quickly.

It took us a little while to locate the paniced caller and the dog ...but cell phones are magic used properly! A wonderful mother dog, heavily pregnant who had been clipped by a car whilst straying on the road.

The vet felt that her injuries were minor enough that we could take her 'home' to Mutare SPCA. We made her comfortable in a blanketed basket, and topped up her tummy. Certainly she had challenges ahead of her bigger than her car encounter!

Last night - Monday - she gave birth to 12 stunning little pup bundles...... none seem to be her colour and some are even spotted! Sadlyone little guy died, but she didn't want us to remove him, despite her rather massive still living responsibilies. So for the time being we left him there. They all count for this Mum without a doubt.

And as a Mum she is so gentle - not worried by our approach to her little nest of treasures. She has no doubt done this many times before in a non stop cycle of breeding. A cycle that we aim to stop, by changing our City By-Laws on the breeding of dogs, which will also give us the right to poice said By-Laws with a passion no City Council can match!

No one has called to date to claim this wonderful little family. Surely she is missed? We are doing our best to advertise that we have her.

Our community need to be so much more aware of the services that Mutare SPCA provide.