JUL / AUGUST 2025
THE GREYTON POST
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Paws and Purpose: How a Village Comes Together to Shelter Its Pets
generosity of the Greyton community. Local farmers donate large plastic drums, GAWS staff and volunteers prepare them, and public donors contribute blankets and food. We endeavour to support our community members in need who sterilize their animals and also regularly attend our weekly clinics that we conduct all around our valley. We try and focus on our most needy animals first. This initiative embodies the power of community col- laboration and compassion. Through collective effort, GAWS helps ensure pets continue to enrich lives, especially in vulnerable
Greyton Animal Welfare Society
E arlier this year, GAWS launched the “Honde Huisie” Project, a community-driven initiative providing safe and comfort- able dog homes to responsi- ble pet owners. With winter fast approaching we hope to increase our efforts! To date we have gifted over 70 Honde Huisies but our dream is to roll out to as many families as possible over time.
Photo: Hans, Danfred and Cleyton, our GAWS representatives outside a home in Sewefontein in Genadendal.
all walks of life.
households. Pets are more than companions; they are catalysts for healthier, happier lives, bringing joy, stability, and comfort to people from
Thank you to all our support- ers who help make all of this possible.
This project highlights the
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