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The South African Veterinary Association Community Veterinary Clinic receives over 1000 BravectoR doses as part of the #BravectoCares campaign.

MyPR: The South African Veterinary Association Community Veterinary Clinic receives over 1000 BravectoR doses as part of the #BravectoCares campaign.:

On Friday 21 May 2021, the South African Veterinary Association Community Veterinary Clinic (SAVA-CVC) was pleased to have received over 1000 Bravecto® Spot-On for Dogs doses as part of the #BravectoCares campaign.

With the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the current economical challenges, welfare and non-profit organisations are struggling to meet their outreach objectives with regular donor funding drying up. To ease the financial burden and support South Africa’s heroic animal welfare community, Bravecto® has stepped in and donated more than R9 million worth of Bravecto® stock, from May – October 2021.

SAVA-CVC Director, Claudia Cloete and Manager, Vhonani Manenzhe, accepted the tail-wagging donation of 1379 doses of Bravecto® Spot-On for Dogs which will go a long way in protecting community canines from ticks, fleas and mites.

“It is an honour to be part of this great initiative from Bravecto®. As a veterinary association, our responsibility is to support veterinarians that provide education and primary veterinary care for animals in low-income communities. The donation from Bravecto® will assist us greatly in the fight against ticks and fleas”, says SAVA-CVC Director, Claudia Cloete.

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The Wilds: Rebirth

The “rebirth” of The Wilds is one of the most heartening community success stories in modern Johannesburg history. It was spearheaded by local artist James Delaney and a dedicated group of volunteers starting around 2013. Delaney began by simply clearing dead wood and trimming overgrown paths on his own, but the project soon evolved into a massive public-private partnership. The most iconic addition to the park during this revival was the installation of over 100 laser-cut steel sculptures of animals. These brightly colored owls, giraffes, antelopes, and monkeys are perched in the trees and tucked behind rocks, turning a walk through the reserve into a scavenger hunt for “industrial wildlife.”

Today, The Wilds is a thriving, safe, and dog-friendly space that hosts yoga classes, art exhibitions, and thousands of visitors every weekend. It has become a symbol of “active citizenship”—the idea that the residents of Johannesburg don’t have to wait for the government to fix their city; they can take ownership of their own neighborhoods. The park is also a critical ecological corridor; in a city that is increasingly paved over, The Wilds provides a habitat for indigenous birdlife and insects that would otherwise struggle to survive in the “concrete jungle.”