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OUR MISSION

We all know that many animals in South Africa face terrible hardships. This is caused by not only social and economic problems, but the over-breeding of pets. When there are simply not enough good and sustainable homes for these animals; it leads to suffering, cruelty and neglect. Furthermore uncontrolled breeding leads to the spread of zoonotic and other diseases, stray and abandoned animals, animal fights as well as huge pressure on local shelters and animal welfares.
However, there is hope! The only pro-active way to eradicate this problem is through mass sterilisation campaigns. Our campaigns go hand-in-hand with educational and living condition interventions, in order to ensure a happy, healthy and empathetic community for all.

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OUR VISION

Mass Sterilisation:
According to best practice, sterilising at least 70% of a breeding pet population within an isolated area, will result in the best long term effect on the area and its pet population.
Education:
Teaching young and old about the value of good animal husbandry as well as the importance of sterilisation of companion animals. Empathy is the key to healthy communities and their pets.
Rescue and re-homing:
Offering a second chance to desperately needy animals through rescue, rehabilitation and re-homing.
Living condition interventions:
We strive to not only sterilise companion animals, but where needed, to drastically increase their quality of life. This is obtained through the distribution of kennels, runners, medical interventions and vaccinations.
Basic Care:
We have an office in Brooklyn, Milnerton, where we are available to to assist pet owners from the local community by offering them advice on responsible pet ownership for dogs and cats. We also offer sterilisation at a reduced cost on set days per month. Booking is essential.

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RECENT SUCCESS

One unsterilized female dog and her unsterilised offspring can result in 67000 puppies in six years!
This isn’t just a mind-boggling statistic, it’s a serious problem when you consider the fact that most of the Cape’s township dogs have no one to care for or love them – or to prevent them from breeding uncontrollably.
And this is where African Tails comes in…
African Tails, founded in Cape Town in 2006 in the dusty streets of Dunoon Township, strives to curb the over-population as well as suffering and neglect of animals over the entire Western Cape. To date we have sterilised 15 000 animals.

MAKE A CONTRIBUTION

Your small contribution makes a huge difference and enables us to continue our works of success.

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ADOPT

Adopting an animal will not change the world, but it will change THEIR world forever. Adopt, don’t shop!

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FOSTER

Fostering is not a lifetime commitment, but it is a commitment to saving a life.

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VOLUNTEER

There are different ways to actively support Animal Welfare, and volunteering is one of them.

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TAKE ME HOME

Find your new best friend here!

Toby & Freya

Toby and Freya are an adorable bonded brother and sister pair, just waiting for a home of their own where they will get lots of chin rubs and cuddles and entertain you with their kitten antics!

  • Name: Toby & Freya
  • Age: 4 months
  • Breed: DSH
  • Colour: Ginger & White
  • Size: Small
  • Gender: Male & Female

Peaches & Bitcoin

Peaches and her baby Bitcoin have come a long way since living in the roof of someone’s house, fending off attacks from an aggressive dog. They have been there for each other through thick and thin and would love to be adopted together.

  • Name: Peaches & Bitcoin
  • Age: 3 months
  • Breed: DSH
  • Colour: Calico/Ginger & White
  • Size: Small
  • Gender: Male & Female

Lady

Lady is a brave girl who was abandoned with her les than a week old babies and fended for herself and her pups all alone in a bush in Atlantis, until a kind man found her and took her in. She is exceptionally sweet and loving, loves being home

  • Name: Lady
  • Age: 1 year
  • Breed: Mixed Breed
  • Colour: Tan & White
  • Size: Medium
  • Gender: Female

Bandit

  • Name: Bandit
  • Age: 9 weeks
  • Breed: Mixed Breed
  • Colour: Black & White
  • Size: Medium
  • Gender: Male

Midget

This little girl was found abandoned in Dunoon. She is playful and confident and has not let her past trauma get her down.

  • Name: Midget
  • Age: 9 weeks
  • Breed: Mixed Breed
  • Colour: Black & White
  • Size: Medium
  • Gender: Female

Sebastian

This little boy is bold, brave and very outgoing. You will fall head over heals in love with him!

  • Name: Sebastian
  • Age: 9 weeks
  • Breed: Mixed Breed
  • Colour: Brown & White
  • Size: Medium
  • Gender: Male

Luke

Lukie is the sweetest little boy and still patiently waiting for a home of his own. He is happy and playful and loves cuddles.

  • Name: Luke
  • Age: 9 months
  • Breed: DSH
  • Colour: Grey tabby & white
  • Size: Small
  • Gender: Male

Maia-Lu

Maia-Lu is a very sweet little girl. She loves to play and has a dynamic energy about her. At her ripe age, she is independent, smart and loves cuddles. Anyone would be lucky to know her❤️. She deserves only the Best as she only gives her best.

  • Name: Maia-Lu
  • Age: 9 weeks
  • Breed: Mixed Breed
  • Colour: Brown & White
  • Size: Medium
  • Gender: Female

Sausage

Sausage is a female mixed breed little cutie pie who will steal your heart the minute you meet her!

  • Name: Sausage
  • Age: 9 weeks
  • Breed: Mixed Breed
  • Colour: Brown & White
  • Size: Medium
  • Gender: Female

Oliver

Oliver is a very curious and playful kitten. His specialities are chasing after freshly washed socks from the drying rack and being the best and most cuddly hot water bottle one can wish for during these cold winter days!

  • Name: Oliver
  • Age: 3 months
  • Breed: DSH
  • Colour: Black & White
  • Size: Small
  • Gender: Male

Roo

This gorgeous girl endured much before she was rescued. She was living in the roof of a house where she gave birth to her kittens, trying to fend off attacks from a vicious dog. Luckily she was brought to safety but is still looking for a home of her

  • Name: Roo
  • Age: 1 year 1 month
  • Breed: DSH
  • Colour: Tabby & White
  • Size: Small
  • Gender: Female

NONNA

This beautiful brown eyed girl just wants to be by your side all the time. Her puppies are safe but now she needs a loving home of her own.

  • Name: NONNA
  • Age: 1 year 3 months
  • Breed: Mixed Breed
  • Colour: Tan
  • Size: Medium
  • Gender: Female

TRIXIE & KATYA

We rescued these precious little girls from a drain where they were fending for themselves, cold, hungry and wet. They are happy and healthy little girls. They are a bonded pair and must be adopted together.

  • Name: TRIXIE & KATYA
  • Age: 5 months
  • Breed: DSH
  • Colour: white
  • Size: Small
  • Gender: Female

Scooby & Odin

Scooby is a super little girl with a heart full of love and Odin is just the loveliest old man. Scooby and Odin are best friends and would love a home together.

  • Name: Scooby & Odin
  • Age: 8 years 6 months
  • Breed: Wire haired terrier mix/Basset mix
  • Colour: Black & White
  • Size: Small
  • Gender: Female

Whitey

Whitey and her 4 kittens were surrendered to us during our sterilisation campaign in Smallville. All her babies have been adopted to wonderful homes. Whitey would love a home and family of her own.

  • Name: Whitey
  • Age: 2 years 1 month
  • Breed: DSH
  • Colour: Tri Colour
  • Size: Small
  • Gender: Female

UPCOMING EVENTS

Our Africanis Princess in Monaco

From a dusty farm in Somerset West to the glitz and glamour of Monaco – Edie is now living a wonderful life and spends the week at her human’s apartment overlooking the ocean and weekends at his country home. (more…)

CJ – from a hard knock life to an abundance of love

CJ was surrendered to us from Pella- living a most uncomfortable and painful life, suffering from TVT, a sexually transmitted tumor. (more…)

Madonna – our wobbly kitty

Madonna was brought to us when only a few days old. Her foster soon realized something was amiss – she was taken to our vet where she was diagnosed with Cerebellar hypoplasia, also known as ‘wobbly kitten syndrome’.  (more…)

Ollie not so Scruffy anymore….

Sweet little Ollie was so unlucky - he attended adoption day after adoption day with no luck. Until a very special lady decided that she would like to adopt him - we waited patiently to hear the outcome of the introductions with her older dog and young children – and it was a winner! (more…)

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RECENT NEWS

MEET THE PACK

Team Member

Linda

Linda is responsible for all our administration needs and sterilisation bookings. Linda is the newest member of our pack, but has over 8 years of experience in Animal Welfare. To contact Linda, email admin@africantails.co.za

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Sandy

Sandy is responsible for all the animals that are up for adoption in our care. Sandy is passionate about her work and will leave no stone unturned to find all her animals the forever home they deserve. To contact Sandy please email adoptions@africantials.co.za

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Lauren

Lauren is our oldest pack member, with many years of experience in animal welfare, doing field work, adoptions and now events and public relations. Lauren is passionate about good animal husbandry and nutrition. For fundraising or event queries email fundraising@africantails.co.za

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Augustine

Augustine is responsible for all our driving and collection duties, as well as assisting Bonile in the field and on sterilisation drives. He is also in charge of disease management and hygiene.

OUR MASS STERILISATION DRIVES

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.

Pella: An extension of Mending Mamre

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.

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OUR SUPPAWTERS

We wish to thank these fantastic companies and individuals for their invaluable support and assistance on a regular basis

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GET IN TOUCH

If you have any questions or wish to lend a paw, drop us a line.

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Phone : +27 (0) 21 510 7360

Cell (emergencies only): +27 (0) 83 642 2805

Due to COVID-19, hours and services may differ, please contact the office or after hours number to confirm times and services.

56 Koeberg Rd, Brooklyn

Cape Town, 7405

admin@africantails.co.za