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 February 14 is Valentines Day so save yourself time and money and get on over to Valentine.co.za for lots and lots of great virtual cards to send.
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Making Valentine's Day meaningful
It is an annual phenomenon that as Valentine’s Day approaches, the price of red roses and other “Valentine’s Day gifts” increases. Restaurants are fully booked with the inevitable price implication.
We’ve all heard the phrase “love me love my dog”. Movies such as “Marley and Me” or “Must Love Dogs” put out the same message that people and animals go together.
So why not celebrate Valentine’s Day with a gift to animals in need from your own loved ones – or in the name of a loved one? The NSPCA is suggesting that a donation in the name of your Valentine can be made to us and can be acknowledged as a gift in that person’s name. Value for money and making Valentine’s Day meaningful.
To extend this concept why not indulge your four-legged loved ones with a gift in the same manner: - a donation in your pet’s name?
The focus of Valentine’s Day is love and undoubtedly animals who have now left us come to mind. An idea which may be comforting yet meaningful is to make a donation in loving memory of a pet name of a pet.
Make Valentine’s Day meaningful.
Please go to www.nspca.co.za to see how donations can be made, easily and quickly.
Newsworthy...
 My name is Lucky Lucy...updated!
For all interested people... here is an update on Lucy. We also have some updated pics - you can check them all out in our Newsworthy page.
Natalie says "Lucy is slowly adjusting to the amputation, it will take her some time to get the "balance" right. She is however eating well and is at ease with both the vets around her as well as Richelle, the girl that saved her. This initial bond is strong and I am really pleased that Richelle is adopting Lucy - she could not have asked for a better home!
I will send another up-date in a few days time and also feedback as soon as I get any information on the identification of the person/people that did this to Lucy.
Thanks again for everyone's support, prayers, kind e-mails and donations!"
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My name is Lucky Lucy and I was tied to a railway line to be hit by a train.
All I remember is that I was happy and playing, I was fed and didn't go hungry. Perhaps my owner did love me at one stage cause I lived well and warm, I was clean and had friends to play with and I found a boyfriend and carried his babies, but then suddenly for some reason something changed in my owner.
He went looking for a strong rope, something that couldn't snap or get loose and he took me with him, which I thought would be the usual stroll you go on with your owner. But then we were at the train tracks and he grabbed me, took my hind legs and stretched them out to be tied to my front legs, them my body stretched, was tied to the railway line. Then he took my head and tied it to the bolt that holds the track in place. My head must have been about a centimetre away from the track.
Then he turned and walked away... didn't even look back. I thought at first this must be a game but he disappeared. I didn't know what was going on - then I felt the vibration and heard the noise... I saw this huge train coming at me and I couldn't move... I tried with all my strength but I just couldn't move...
The train went over my leg - my paw was gone and my muscle had been ripped from my already smashed bone.
I didn't feel any more... I just lay dead still and waited to die - a few more trains went over me... I just closed my eyes and hoped I would die soon to end this agony.
Out of nowhere this man saw me, he screamed and ran away only to come back with two people. They jumped out of their car and cut my neck and paws from the ropes. I don't know if my life was now going to be completely over cause who would want to keep me alive - in my state?
They put me in their car and took me to the hospital. I head the lady and man say "Hold on for us girl... don't give up... we will help you".
Now I will try my best to pull through, I know they are asking everyone to pray for me, so I will pray for me too.
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The National Council of SPCAs forwards this mail to our contacts advising that the dog is alive and is with a private veterinarian in Wellington in the Western Cape as this SPCA does not have a veterinarian or clinic. It is confirmed that an investigation is underway.
Once the dog has been stabilised, she will have to have a limb amputated, the complication being that she is pregnant.
Shock and condemnation is expressed by the National Council of SPCAs on behalf of the entire SPCA movement in South Africa.
An urgent appeal is made to everyone to sterilise their pets. In the event that an animal is no longer wanted for whatever reason or if anyone cannot keep a pet any longer, please take the animal to an SPCA. No questions will be asked. The animal will be taken into safe keeping.
Please help the SPCA Wellington to deal with this and other issues.
Donations may be made to the following account to benefit the SPCA Wellington:
Bank: Nedbank
Account name: SPCA Wellington
Account number:102 200 2074
Branch code: 102905
Note from the South Africa Online team: We have edited the images for this article. If you wish to see the horrific full images, they are available on our newsworthy page.
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Why do I love South Africa?
 I love her for the perfection of her days
The crisp Karoo morning
The Joburg winter noon
The late summer Cape Town sunset
The star-filled Free State night
I love her for her people
For our warm smiles
For our resilience
For our I-am-because-we-are
I love her because she delights my senses
Highveld thunderbolts
Jacarandas in bloom
Sunday braais
African sun
Icy sea
I love her raw power, her intensity, her strength
I love her because of how she makes me feel
Sometimes angry, sometimes joyous
Sometimes fearful, sometimes love-filled
Sometimes frustrated, sometimes hopeful
Always alive
I love her because she intrigues me
And challenges me
The Chinese have a curse: "May you live in interesting times"
I see it as a blessing
I love her because she helps me keep things in perspective
By reminding me how privileged I am
Every day
I love her for being a microcosm of the world
A world in one country
For what we can teach the world
About compromise
And sharing
And forgiveness
And tolerance
And hope
I love her because she's imperfect
And full of opportunity
And potential unfulfilled
I love her because she has come so far
And has so much further to go
And whether we ever get there
Will all depend on us
I love her because she's been so good to me
And she inspires me to return the favour
I love her because she's my country
No matter what
I love her because she's my home
And where my soul is at rest
By Ian Macdonald
Originally posted at Brand South Africa
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  Are you willing to give a loving home to an abandoned cat, dog or other animal? Visit the new Animal Havens and Sanctuaries section in our directory that lists organisations helping animals find new loving homes.
If you know of other sites that we have not yet listed, please let us know.
PS... Hello... Zorro here - you can see my pic on the right. I have found a loving home now - but there are hundreds more like me (well perhaps not quite as cute as I am!) who desperately need someone to love them and give them a good home. Please help us.
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