Deep Pools of Pure Love...the Eyes of Tessa!

Tessa, having the last bath I ever gave her.  This was a week before she suffered an incapacitating stroke and we had to have her euthenased to allow her to leave us forever. That day ranked as among the saddest and hardest we've yet faced.

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"I will lend to you for a while
a puppy, God said,
For you to love him while he lives
and to mourn for him when he is gone.
Maybe for twelve or fourteen years,
or maybe for two or thee
But will you, till I call him back
take care of him for me?"

"He'll bring his charms to gladden you

and when his job is over

you'll always have his memories

as solace for your grief."
~ Author Unknown ~

In memory of our wonderful German Shepherd, Tessa, who died exactly a year ago today (5th May 2010) after being an integral and much loved member of our family for 12.5 years. She was beyond comparable and we miss her daily.

I have offered to run this post on my blog in order to further aid an appeal which is being publicised on an animal-awareness blog authored by a passionate animal rights activist, Di @ Di Doodles About Stuff. It is my sincere hope that any South African readers who reside in the Free State, will be able to spread the word for this worthy cause. 

Herewith, over to Di. The link to her site is...


http://didoodles.blogspot.com/2011/05/cluny-animal-trust-appeal

Cluny Animal Trust Appeal…

In today’s blog post I appeal to you to support the Cluny Animal Trust.
They could really use your help to network their cause

Unfortunately they don’t have a website set up as yet but they have a new Facebook page running.

This is what they are all about. Once you’ve read this you will understand why they need help. Please could you share this post so that we can generate some much needed traffic towards their page and hopefully some helping hands or much needed donations.

The nearest SPCA vet hospital to Clarens, is Johannesburg or Bloemfontein, both more than three hours away!
At the closest SPCA in Bethlehem animals needing hospitalisation are likely to be put down due to the lack of facilities. The local vet has just established the Cluny Animal Trust, to ensure that no animal in the Eastern Free State needs to suffer due to abuse, neglect or lack of veterinary care.
The Cluny Animal Trust needs:

• · a property on which to build a veterinary hospital.
• · a vehicle fitted as a mobile clinic.
• · Financial help with on-going outreach work,
• · neutering and providing medical care for underprivileged animals.
• · a website, designed and maintained
• · materials such as posters, dvds, etc. to educate owners of animals as well as schoolchildren about responsible animal ownership

This is a mammoth undertaking and all support would be greatly appreciated.

Donations may be made directly to the bank account:
Cluny Animal Trust,
savings account no.035 278 846,
Standard Bank (Bethlehem) branch code 055033.

If there is any way in which you can help please contact Heather on heat2011@live.co.za

Or take a look at their The Cluny Animal Trust Facebook Page.

After reading this please consider

• emailing this information to a friend, or
• Post a link to this post to your Facebook Page
• You could even tweet it.
• if you have the means to help The Cluny Animal Trust please approach them. They honestly need all the help they can get.

Thank You.

Di