BORDER COLLIE RESCUE MOST URGENT APPEAL.
Please spare us a few minutes of your time to
read this, it may change a
life.
This is Joe and his story, he asked me to write this on his behalf, as although he has made a full recovery he still can’t type!
My name is Joe given to me by my foster dad cos when he first saw me he
thought I resembled the boxer Joe Frasier, a black eye and full of scars!
Please look at my photo’s not a pretty sight but my story has a happy
ending.
I can remember lots of pain and trying to hide away from the hurting in
my body and just when I thought I could stand no more I felt a human arm
lifting me up and although I wanted to scream in pain I also felt a warmth and
kindness in the arms caress.
I awoke to find lots of strange faces peering at me lots of concerned
voices and then thankfully sleep, bad dreams but then soft murmurs and a smell
of something I had not had for a long time, food yes it was chicken it really
was chicken am I in heaven I thought?
My eyes cleared and I saw a face
that smiled and told me all would be well and to try to eat.
That was 4 weeks ago and I am told by my foster mum that they thought I
wouldn’t make it that my wounds from being mauled were so infected that when
they had to wash them out I was thankfully given a sedative.
You may be thinking why was I saved why did these good people spend so
much time and money on healing my wounds and my soul…why because they call
themselves Border Collie Rescue and I for sure needed to be rescued.
The reason I am telling you all this is because Border Collie Rescue has
reached a crisis and they need your help as much as I did.
These amazing folk do such incredible things that I am sure go way
beyond anyone’s expectations. In any one day they will drive to Natal to pick
up a dog with a broken leg that the farmer has dumped, drive half- way to
Bloemfontein to take in a dog that the owner can’t keep and cries so much on
the phone that all the volunteers wonder if they should rescue the owner along
with the dog!
At 8 pm when the worst storm in years is crashing down upon them the
phone rings ‘’Help there’s a BC running down my road I can’t catch it can you
come’ These girls don’t say sorry I am just having supper or well nothing I can
do wait till the rain stops they get in their cars and they go! They are
certainly my unsung heroes but they don’t want medals they don’t want patting
on the back they don’t need to be told how wonderful they are. Shall I tell you
what they want to be told? They want to be told that they can carry on, yes
they are quite mad but that’s what they want.
Now here’s the sad part that if Border Collie Rescue does not raise some
funds soon this very necessary organization will have to close its doors.
The average costs to run Border Collie Rescue are no less than R20 000 a
month. These are the kennel fee’s [and believe me they get a really good price]
sterilisation, vaccinations and veterinary care. The dedicated volunteers take no salary and spend large amounts
of their own money in keeping BCR alive.
They have told me about your support at their fundraising events like
the barnyard theatre evenings but the money that is raised is barely lasting a
month and their funds are running out. I have heard them whisper their worried
thoughts they don’t want to close the door.
PLEASE PLEASE can you help?
I think that what they need is for you wonderful caring folk to donate a
monthly amount by debit order so that they can see how much they can rely on
each month to get them through this crisis. If 200 people each put in R25 a
month that’s R5000!
My wounds are healing and my faith is restored I shall soon be looking
for a forever home although parting from my foster family will be very hard for
them and for me as we have been through so much together. Without Border Collie
Rescue I would be dead its that’s simple and I need you to know how important
they are to the plight of the Border Collie so here I am looking almost as good
as new and now appealing to you to help rescue them.
Thank you for taking the time to read this I beg you to consider helping
our cause. There are approx 5000 Border Collies that are already experiencing
their second chance don’t let down the thousands who are still waiting.
Love and Licks Joe x One very lucky Border Collie.
NPO 006 620 Bank
details. Border Collie Rescue Standard Bank
Randburg. Account 226 387
399 Branch code 018005. Please use Appeal as reference and as we would like to
thank you personally please fax your bank reference and
postal or email address to 0113952259 or mwmoz@mweb.co.za