Good DOG Fund 3: Animal-Kind International supports the SPCA Grahamstown (South Africa)
We, Animal-Kind International, created the Good DOG (Dogs of Grahamstown) Fund No. 3 for SPCA Grahamstown (South Africa) in mid-May 2026 after SPCA-G used all funds in the Good DOG Fund 2.
From mid-May to the end of September, SPCA Grahamstown had used about 50% of the Good DOG Fund 3. That 50% has already helped many animals in resource-poor townships around Grahamstown/Makhanda. Here are a few of their stories.
Roxy, from Sun City, South Africa, is a holdover from the Good DOG Fund 2. At the end of April. a desperately ill Roxy was rushed to the vet where she was diagnosed with severe biliary, underwent a blood transfusion, and was hospitalized. After a few days, on April 26, as agreed between Roxy's owner and the SPCA, Roxy was brought to the SPCA Grahamstown kennels to recover.
Michelle (SPCA Grahamstown Vice Chair) told us that when she arrived, "she looked awful. I saw her again 2 days later and she was a different dog, joining in with the barking and excitement at the kennels! Roxy is improving daily. She will stay at the kennels until she is ready to be spayed."
While still being treated under the Good DOG Fund 2, Roxy remained at the SPCA, recovering from biliary, her blood still too thin. Roxy was monitored daily, but it wasn't until June 11 that Roxy’s blood had improved and she was able to be sterilized at last (by then, we had started the Good DOG Fund 3). Soon after that she went home to a beautiful reunion:
In July, Bokkie's family contacted the SPCA Grahamstown about their very ill dog. SPCA Grahamstown volunteer, Phillip, drove for 2 hours searching the squatter area looking for Bokkie's house. Finally, he found it and brought Bokkie back to the SPCA where he was diagnosed with biliary. Bokkie was treated for this tick-borne illness and neutered.
In May, on a Monday morning, Rocky was found in a rubbish bin at a school. He had been there all weekend! A kind teacher arranged to send him to the SPCA. He was very dehydrated and the SPCA Grahamstown staff were concerned that he may have parvo, so they sent him to the vet.
Everyone breathed easier when the test came back negative, no parvo. But little Rocky had to be put on a drip at the vet clinic, where he stayed for two nights, and then was moved back to the SPCA kennels.
Rocky became the darling of everyone at the shelter (he was even dressed warmly in handmade sweaters), and he was adopted by a very lucky person.
In August, Buddy’s owners contacted the SPCA Grahamstown for help. Their son had been walking Buddy on a leash when the neighbor’s pitbull escaped from his yard and attacked Buddy. Buddy is still a young pup and his leg was badly injured.
The vet suspected that the fight happened about 3 days before the SPCA was called as infection had already set in by the time she started treatment.
Michelle wrote, "None of us realised the extent of Buddy’s injuries. The treatment involved endless bandage changes, hospital stays, medication and Buddy soon became everyone’s favorite at the vet. After a week of treatment, Buddy came to stay at the SPCA kennels to save on costs and returns to the vet clinic for regular bandage changes. Buddy is still at the SPCA kennels and will be for still a while."
In September, the bandage changes continued. But finally, by the end of September, Buddy was sent home to his grateful family.
We're always happy to hear when a spay or neuter is straightforward with no other issues. That was the case in August for Rochine (spay) and Lion (neuter).
That was also the case for Bobby. Bobby’s owner asked for assistance with neutering as Bobby wanted to get out of their property to look for females, and their other dog had died after he escaped and got in an accident.
Kitty had been a stray cat, but a kind person was feeding him and she said he could stay with her, but only if he was sterilized. Gladly SPCA Grahamstown stepped in to help. Michelle wrote to us, "Sterilize – our favourite word!" Ours too, Michelle! The SPCA arranged to have Kitty sterilized and sent back to his home, no longer a stray.
Since the start of the Good DOG Fund 3 in mid-May through September, 34 dogs have been spayed, 12 dogs and 1 cat have been neutered, there have been several surgeries (e.g., pyometra, tail amputation, mouth growth, eye enucleation, ovarian cysts), treatments for distemper and poisoning, 3 x-rays, 10 animals euthanized (when there is no possibility that an animal can be treated and it's kinder to end the suffering), and more.
All of these would not be possible if it weren't for the Good DOG Fund 3, an Animal-Kind International Special Project . These are cases, dogs, cats (and donkeys and cows have been helped, as well) that SPCA Grahamstown is only able to take on because of this Fund!
