In 2019 we decided to extend the Mending Mamre campaign to a small neighbouring town, Pella.  Again, this was done in partnership with FOUR PAWS South Africa.  Not only did we reach our 70% sterilisation target, but we succeeded to sterilise over 80% of the breeding pet population, bringing the total amount of animals sterilised to 400 in the space of 3 months.  The surgical component went hand in hand with educational interventions and weekly school visits as well as medical interventions for animals in need.  Several animals were surrendered to our care and adopted to new homes, and over 100 animals received kennels. One of our biggest stumbling blocks encountered was a Distemper outbreak.  This is a highly contagious virus, most prominent in unvaccinated young dogs, and can be deadly to affected animals.  Each animal that was sterilised through this campaign received a full set of vaccinations, with the hope that this will eradicate the presence of contagious diseases that have been crippling the pet population of this tiny rural town for many years.

In 2018 we continued our Mending Mamre campaign:  A Mass Sterilisation campaign in partnership with FOUR PAWS South Africa.  Our goal, to sterilise 70% of the breeding pet population, was reached by the end of 2018.  We sterilised 947 animals in 2018 and another 80 in 2019; bringing our total to 2042 animals sterilised in Mamre since the campaign rolled out in 2017. Furthermore, we ran full time educational programs not only for learners but one-on-one adult education, living condition improvements for animals (where over 400 kennels were distributed as well as runners) as well as numerous medical interventions for sick animals. Puppies and kittens under 6 months of age received core vaccinations, and all animals received Rabies vaccines.  Through sterilisation and vaccinations, this will greatly reduce the amount of stray animals and the spread of disease, be it zoonotic or amongst pets. Mass sterilisation campaigns also ease the burden of unwanted and abused pets, on local animal welfares and rescue centers. We believe that this campaign will have a valued impact on the Mamre  community and their pets for decades to come.