Two lovely young ladies, Amy Tarr - 28 and Kathryn Schmelzer - 27, will be taking up a major challenge for the animals by taking part individually - not as part of a team - in the Ironman Corporate Challenge. the Corporate Challenge consists of a 380m Sea Swim, an 18km Bike Ride and a 4.2km run and takes place on 13 April, as part of the Ironman week. Linda-Louise Swain of the Animal Cruelty League said; "This is one major challenge and on behalf of all those who cannot speak for themselves, … [Read more...] about Pumping Iron for a Spayathon
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A Christmas wish from AACL PE
From all of us at AACL PE, may we take this opportunity of wishing you all the very best for a blessed and peaceful Christmas and a very happy and healthy New Year. Our heartfelt thanks for all the support during 2012. Know that each and every one of you truly made a difference to those who cannot speak for themselves. And this you did time again to my numerous appeals for help during the flooding, for our spayathons and dipathons, etc. Port Elizabeth is truly blessed with a sincere and caring … [Read more...] about A Christmas wish from AACL PE
Take a Deep Breath before Witnessing This Dog’s Pain
The past few weeks have entailed a lot of fieldwork for the Animal Anti Creulty League (AACL), with kennels and blankets still being delivered on a daily basis. Linda Louise Swain says; "The way Port Elizabeth came together to donate towards this project has been fantastic. Thank you so, so much." From the AACL Case Files and Diary: 31 July - Untold Suffering: During a dip day in the Barcelona area, the AACL found a dog that had had boiling water thrown over it. No one had done … [Read more...] about Take a Deep Breath before Witnessing This Dog’s Pain
There are Those that DO and Those that TALK
Guess which category our mates from the Animal Ant-Cruelty League fall into? Well done guys for walking the talk and doing it again and again. Read the report from the AACL below and get involved: Dear All Well, where do I start? After a very successful outreach in Alicedale on 13 December, we realised the need to follow up with a mini-spayathon. So it was a small group of volunteers who packed up the vans, the trailers and Glen's hallmark Landrover and headed off for this small town, … [Read more...] about There are Those that DO and Those that TALK
And the Dog Hung From a Long Lead
Animal Anti Cruelty Leagues Linda Louise Swain writes: Sunday 27 February will be a day to be remembered by all those who took the trip to the Blaauwkrantz Bridge to support the three ladies who jumped in aid of AACL. Everyone gathered at the King's Beach carpark at 9a.m. and it was a happy bunch who were given a kombi- to- kombi challenge of coming up with a "war-cry" along the lines of a Village People renditon of "AACL, we're rooting for the AACL" type by the time we got there! Only … [Read more...] about And the Dog Hung From a Long Lead
Dog to Bungee off the Bridge
The Bloukrans is the highest and largest bridge in Africa; the third highest in the world and the largest single span concrete arch bridge in the world. It is also the highest Bungee Jump bridge in the world. The Bloukrans Bridge is situated along the Garden Route at the Tsitsikamma Forest Village Market, just 40km east of Plettenberg Bay along the N2 Highway. On Sunday 27 February, in celebration of her birthday and in aid of the Animal Anti Cruelty League, Yvonne Batista will be leaping … [Read more...] about Dog to Bungee off the Bridge
