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Rural townships are home to an estimated 85% of all pets in South Africa, and most of them are likely to suffer agonizing gruesome deaths. Township life is tough and »

The agonizing deaths of township animals

26th June 2019 — South Africa

A mother’s love is unconditional – whether human or an animal. The number one priority is protecting them from danger »

Children show no mercy for pups in township, sets them alight

25th June 2019 — South Africa

The brave souls at animal welfare organization, Network for Animals (NFA), are tough. No matter the danger, these passionate animal lovers are never going to stop saving lives. When it »

Man’s best friend requires man’s best effort

24th May 2019 — South Africa

Thousands of dogs are living in impoverished communities across South Africa and their lives are often filled with misery, hunger and illness. These areas can be extremely dangerous, so when »

We are threatened and shot at - but we will NEVER stop saving lives

24th May 2019 — South Africa

The life of a street dog can entail unimaginable suffering, particularly in South Africa’s urban slums where poverty is rife. Summer is just one of those dogs. Her life changed »

Network for Animals rescues dog run over for fun

17th April 2019 — South Africa

A little while ago, we told you the story of Mr. Kindly, Shaygam Newman, who lovingly cares for street dogs in Hangberg, South Africa, a dreadfully poor community of 28,000 »

Comforted by street dogs when he lived rough, now Shaygam Newman is reciprocating their kindness

19th April 2018 — South Africa

There is a simple reason the puppy we rescued in the gangster-ridden South African slum called Khayelitsha is named Biscotti »

Monsters tried to kill tiny puppies by dousing them with boiling water!

16th January 2018 — South Africa

In South Africa’s slums, dogs are routinely cruelly abused, physically mistreated and starved. Our team is on the ground everyday bringing these poor dogs hope and love »

260 dogs would be dead if it were not for YOU!

29th November 2017 — South Africa

A little while ago we told you the story of Shaygam Newman, a lone figure caring for street dogs in Hangberg, South Africa, a desperately poor community of 28,000 people »

NFA Provides Six Months Food For Hungry Dogs In Hangberg

5th October 2017 — South Africa

The canine wounds that only one man can heal.

15th August 2017 — South Africa

This is the story of Patrick.

6th June 2017 — South Africa

Sadie was a cute puppy but then she got sick, so her owners locked Sadie in a pen without food and water and left her to starve. When we rescued »

Poor little Sadie was being deliberately starved to death.

23rd May 2017 — South Africa

Zeke was found confused and scared roaming the streets of Atlantis in Cape Town, South Africa. She had been thrown away like a piece of garbage, left to fend for »

Zeke Was Eating Rocks To Survive

11th April 2017 — South Africa

Claudius is a gentle stray dog who lived on the streets of Atlantis in South Africa. Life was hard for Claudius, but it got horrifically worse at the hands of »

Claudius is alive… Because of people like YOU.

14th March 2017 — South Africa

In a remote corner of rural South Africa a few utterly dedicated women fight every day to rescue stray dogs from nearby shanty towns, where dogs’ live lives of hell »

Supporting the Fallen Angels of South Africa

31st January 2017 — South Africa

Fantastic Animal News from South Africa

13th September 2016 — South Africa

Two years ago Gail Basson sold her house and together with Shireen Williams bought a desolate piece of land in South Africa and formed Fallen Angels, a search and rescue »

South Africa's Fallen Angels

29th March 2016 — South Africa

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