28 hikers dug in their heels to heal animals in our Trails4Tails Hike4Healing

The hikers collectively raised over R82 600, which will be put to good use in our animal hospital, where it will help to provide veterinary treatment to more than 340 animals.

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Two intrepid hiking tour guides Binny Ridgway and Sally Peterson guided a group of animal-loving hikers through our first Trails4Tails Hike4Healing hike-a-thon over 10 and 11 September, covering a guided trail over Table Mountain from Cape Point to Cape Town.

The hikers collectively raised over R82 600, which will be put to good use in our animal hospital, where it will help to provide veterinary treatment to more than 340 animals.

Along the route, hikers found many endemic and interesting plant species – like the berg buchu, parasitic katnaels/Inkblom Hyobanche sanguinea  and Swartkop serruria proteas.

“The best part of the experience was the amazing people and conversations. Whether these interactions are short lived or become meaningful long term friendships, we all learnt something from each other,” said Sally Peterson of AWOL Tours.

According to Binny Ridgway from Ridgway Ramblers, the two-day hike was “Good fun. Good company. Lots of laughs and many new friends were made.”

The Cape of Good Hope SPCA thanks its generous sponsors, Binny and Sally – and all the hikers who used their “heels to heal”, in order to help sick and injured animals.

Team SPCA

UNLEASH THE ANIMAL IN YOU

If you want to combine your love of sport and animals then this is the purr-fect place for you to make a difference!

It’s not going to be easy but you can help make it worth it!

Join Team SPCA team to run, cycle or participate in any other sports event and through the funds you raise along your journey you ensure that countless animals get the help and love they deserve.

Because change begins with someone like you.

Whether you like to run like a breeze, cycle like the wind, shake your tail feathers or just monkey-around, it all starts with unleashing the animal inside of you.

With the funds that you raise you will help us to continue to Speak for, Protect and Care for Animals. If you need any support along the way, our animal loving fundraising teams are here to help you have as much fun and raise as much money as possible.

Ready. Get set. Go and open this brochure for more information. Print it, email it, share it with someone you know who would like to make their race count for more!

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If these images make you angry, please step up now to #BreakTheChain by signing up to be part of Team SPCA for your chosen sport.

You can run for liberty, you can walk for Harley, sashay for Sasha, march for Misha or you can crawl for Roy – either way just do it for the love of animals! 

For all those who have been and those who remain #ChainedToPain!

Your fundraising effort makes a real difference in the lives of animals.

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