Today every donation to RSPCA’s Give to Get Them Home appeal will be doubled until midnight, so get in quick to get good karma and make an impactful difference in the lives of animals in need.
RSPCA SA anticipates more than 2,500 animals entering their care in the coming months. So the nationwide RSPCA Give to Get Them Home appeal is an urgent call to action for animal lovers, with donations made online or via a dedicated phone line being matched dollar for dollar by generous national dollar-matching partners Royal Canin, Peter Alexander and Bravecto, state partners author Fiona McCallum and Hickinbotham Homes, and generous local donors
For a dog aptly named Karma, this donation drive helped him just in time.
Now seven-years-old, this adorable American Staffordshire Terrier is hardly recognisable from the skeletal animal seized by RSPCA South Australia inspectors when they went to a Para Vista address to investigate a cruelty report.
Karma’s former owner was charged under SA’s Animal Welfare Act, but failed to attend court on multiple
occasions. She was eventually arrested under warrant and convicted for cruelty. The case’s delayed
progress through the court system meant Karma spent more than a year in RSPCA SA’s care.
Most of that time she lived with volunteer RSPCA SA foster carers Carlene and Adam, who helped the dog recover from both physical and psychological trauma. Before long, the couple knew they wanted to give Karma a permanent home, but this was only possible if the dog’s owner agreed to surrender her to RSPCA SA, or a magistrate ordered the dog be forfeited. Eventually the latter happened, and Karma could be adopted.
“It was the hardest year of my life waiting to know if we could keep her, and the nightmares and sleepless
nights imagining what would happen to her if she was returned to the original owner,” Carlene recalled.
“She’s a totally different dog now and has so much personality and is very smart.
“She’s certainly very loved and has changed my life in so many ways. We are more than happy to support
this appeal so that more animals like our beautiful Karma can be helped.”
With daily walks, special outings and Sunday puppucinos, this sweet-natured dog now lives the kind of blessed life we want for all animals.
To contribute to this meaningful cause and help give more animals a second chance, donations can be made at rspcagivingday.com/sa or by calling 1300 777 221, to have your donation doubled, it must be made through the appeal’s dedicated site.
Give to Get Them Home appeal
When: Today until Midnight
Where: rspcagivingday.com/sa
Cost: As much as you’d like to donate! And it’ll get doubled
For more information, click here.
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