SPCA Hero Sarah Van Heerden is tough as nails. So tough, she’s willing to cycle 1600kms and 24,000 metres of climbing for the animals whose tragedies she helps turn into triumphs every day:
Western Cape, South Africa (09 April 2024) — Kloof and Highway SPCA Operations Manager Sarah Van Heerden is tough as nails. So tough, she’s able to witness animal cruelty consistently and still continues to fight for a hopeful future for all paws. So tough, she continues to show up day in and day out to change the future of these animals. And so tough, she’s signed up for her own 1600kms cycling mission in the Western Cape, to add a little more fundraising fuel to the fire of that hopeful future her SPCA works so hard to create.
Says Sarah:
“To the dog chained up his entire life, to the mother having her fifth litter, to the dog whose owner cropped his ears with a razor blade—what would YOU do to help? This is what I am willing to do, this is MY pledge!
“I am willing to cycle 1600kms, 24 000 metres of climbing, unsupported, non-stop from Wellington in the Western Cape over 53 passes and back to Wellington to raise money that will go towards fighting these acts of injustice!”
Sarah calls the mission which kickstarted today, her pledge and promise to all the forgotten souls.
On the trek, she hopes to raise funds for an Outreach Clinic, or consultation tables they desperately need in their Clinic, or the vehicle they need for their Inspectorate Department. The list of what the Kloof & Highway SPCA needs is endless, Sarah adds. But one thing is certain—whatever her cycle raises, it will go to changing the lives of animals in need, one way or another.
In flipping good news for the paws and cause, Sarah has already raised over R50,000 with a total goal of R100,000!
You can support Sarah’s Cycle here.
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