South Africa Archives - ILoveDogsAndPuppies https://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/tag/south-africa/ The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs Sat, 27 Feb 2016 01:41:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cropped-favicon-32x32.png South Africa Archives - ILoveDogsAndPuppies https://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/tag/south-africa/ 32 32 Chihuahua Helps Save South African Family from Five Gunmen https://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/chihuahua-helps-save-south-african-family-from-five-gunmen/ https://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/chihuahua-helps-save-south-african-family-from-five-gunmen/#respond Sat, 27 Feb 2016 01:41:07 +0000 http://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/?p=15545 A little dog became one family’s hero when she woke them up during a robbery.  She also took a kick to the stomach so she could grab one of the gunmen by the leg.  Though one person was shot, the family made it to safety because of their brave little Molly. All was quiet in the Rustenburg, South Africa home until Molly began barking ferociously around 1 am.  Zach Scheepers awoke to see a man standing in his bedroom doorway with a flashlight and 9mm gun pointed at him.  The man turned off the flashlight and kicked Molly. “Thula wena (keep quiet),” he snapped at her. The long-haired Chihuahua then bit at the man’s pant leg as he tried to kick her away.  He tried to free himself from her grasp, and shot at the couple.  Zach’s wife Brigette suffered a through-and-through shot in the thigh. While Molly was trying to fend off the assassin, Zach had a brief moment to grab his own 9mm for his nightstand and fire back.  The man fled, but continued to shoot at them.  Four other intruders bombarded the house with a hail of gunfire. Zach rushed to get his children, Zané and Johan,...

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All was quiet in the Rustenburg, South Africa home until Molly began barking ferociously around 1 am.  Zach Scheepers awoke to see a man standing in his bedroom doorway with a flashlight and 9mm gun pointed at him.  The man turned off the flashlight and kicked Molly.

“Thula wena (keep quiet),” he snapped at her.

The long-haired Chihuahua then bit at the man’s pant leg as he tried to kick her away.  He tried to free himself from her grasp, and shot at the couple.  Zach’s wife Brigette suffered a through-and-through shot in the thigh.

While Molly was trying to fend off the assassin, Zach had a brief moment to grab his own 9mm for his nightstand and fire back.  The man fled, but continued to shoot at them.  Four other intruders bombarded the house with a hail of gunfire.

Zach rushed to get his children, Zané and Johan, to safety.  He escorted them back to the master bedroom, where they called police and friends and family.  The property alarm sounded as the attackers launched themselves over the fence.

Zach was astounded that his little dog, who was known for “always running away,” had so bravely faced their assailants.

“I would not be here,” he told Netwerk24. “She’ll be getting big steaks tonight, if only the power would come on.”

The robbers got away with the family’s car keys, house keys, a laptop, a purse, and a cell phone.  Brigette was taken to the hospital for treatment and has since returned home.  The Scheepers are just glad that there were no lives lost.

“If it was not for that dog, I may possibly not be here today,” Zach said.

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]]> https://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/chihuahua-helps-save-south-african-family-from-five-gunmen/feed/ 0 They tried to buried her alive. But they got what they deserved!!! https://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/tried-buried-alive-got-deserved/ https://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/tried-buried-alive-got-deserved/#respond Sun, 28 Dec 2014 03:15:03 +0000 http://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/?p=974 Meet Lily, a rescue dog who’s story of survival will leave you captivated and motivated to take action! Lily was born in South Africa, left to raise herself and survive on her own in the streets. She often trotted around villages and school yards, rummaging for scraps and trash just to stay alive. Nearby locals looked down on her, and considered her survival tactics annoying and bothersome. One afternoon, after she had been looking for food near a school yard, the headmaster saw her, and commanded two janitors to bury her alive. Lucky for Lily, some loving individuals from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) had been anonymously notified about the burial, and immediately went to rescue her. They found Lily 30 minutes later in a 5 foot deep pit, covered with dirt, barley able to breath. That was actually when they named her Lily, their term of endearment for “Warrior”. Lily’s story swept the nation, and shed light on the fact that more animal welfare programs were needed in South Africa. It wasn’t long after; that a humane education program began at the very school Lily had been abducted at. The Cape Town court also issued the headmaster...

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Lily was born in South Africa, left to raise herself and survive on her own in the streets. She often trotted around villages and school yards, rummaging for scraps and trash just to stay alive. Nearby locals looked down on her, and considered her survival tactics annoying and bothersome. One afternoon, after she had been looking for food near a school yard, the headmaster saw her, and commanded two janitors to bury her alive.

In one of the worst ever reported cases of animal abuse in Cape Town a dog was rescued after being buried alive in a pit at a Khayelitsha School. Veterinarian Dr Edson Man'Ombe and animal welfare carer Lazola Sotyingwa, rushed to the school and apprehended two janitors on the school field. The men initially claimed the dog was dead, but on further questioning admitted the animal was still alive when they buried i; they said one of the school's senior supervisors had told them to get rid of the dog as it was causing a nuisance by hanging around classrooms. Man'Ombe and Sotyingwa instructed the men to open the pit, and the dog, a female Dalmatian cross breed, was found barely alive at the bottom of a hole between 1 and 1.5 meters deep. She was rushed to the Mdzananda Animal Clinic and is recovering in the care of professional veterinarians. The dog is also partially disabled, probably as a result of earlier injuries from a motor vehicle accident. The Mdzananda Animal Clinic was founded in 1996. It provides the only permanent, on site animal welfare support to Khayelitsha outside Cape Town, and provides primary veterinary healthcare to dogs and cats in the community.

Lucky for Lily, some loving individuals from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) had been anonymously notified about the burial, and immediately went to rescue her. They found Lily 30 minutes later in a 5 foot deep pit, covered with dirt, barley able to breath. That was actually when they named her Lily, their term of endearment for “Warrior”.

In one of the worst ever reported cases of animal abuse in Cape Town a dog was rescued after being buried alive in a pit at a Khayelitsha School. Veterinarian Dr Edson Man'Ombe and animal welfare carer Lazola Sotyingwa, rushed to the school and apprehended two janitors on the school field. The men initially claimed the dog was dead, but on further questioning admitted the animal was still alive when they buried i; they said one of the school's senior supervisors had told them to get rid of the dog as it was causing a nuisance by hanging around classrooms. Man'Ombe and Sotyingwa instructed the men to open the pit, and the dog, a female Dalmatian cross breed, was found barely alive at the bottom of a hole between 1 and 1.5 meters deep. She was rushed to the Mdzananda Animal Clinic and is recovering in the care of professional veterinarians. The dog is also partially disabled, probably as a result of earlier injuries from a motor vehicle accident. The Mdzananda Animal Clinic was founded in 1996. It provides the only permanent, on site animal welfare support to Khayelitsha outside Cape Town, and provides primary veterinary healthcare to dogs and cats in the community.

Lily’s story swept the nation, and shed light on the fact that more animal welfare programs were needed in South Africa. It wasn’t long after; that a humane education program began at the very school Lily had been abducted at. The Cape Town court also issued the headmaster and janitors with animal abuse fines, along with criminal sentences.

Lily’s legacy lives on till this day through IFAW’s blanket drive which helps provide hand-sewn blankets to dogs living animal shelters! Each blanket is constructed of individual fabric squares that each have a personal message written on it!

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The good news doesn’t end there though. Shortly after Lily’s story hit the news, an animal rights journalist adopted her into her forever family. A true happily ever after!

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