For all the wildlife enthusiasts and animal lovers out there,
we call on you to join us in a food drive for HiP’s anti-poaching
dogs . We are calling on the public to come together on #WorldRhinoDay and support
the K9 Unit in the Hluhluwe- imfolozi Park by donating food for the canine
heroes in the fight against poaching.
While
many of us enjoy game viewing and tracking of game in Hluhluwe- imfolozi Park,
there are always poachers somewhere out there in the wilderness and a ranger
with a working dog, in hot pursuit, with the knowledge that they might have
to give up their lives for a bigger causes and for the world and future
generations to enjoy. These unsung heroes of conservation,
along with their support team, risk their lives every day to save
our precious rhinos. Many man hours and funds goes into training and
maintaining these dogs, which have resulted in many successful arrests. But
these dogs need your support and one way is to help keep
this four-legged force battle-ready is through the donation of food. Hence our
HiP Dog Food Drive run by our Hilltop Honorary Officer group. If you love
dogs and our rhinos, simply donate a bag of food and we will
make sure it gets to our dedicated ant poaching dogs.
There are two ways you can get
involved in the Dog Food Drive:
1. Drop off a bag of food at the HiP gates! Kicking off on #WorldRhinoDay the public will have from 22
September 2016 until the 30th of September to drop off as many bags of dog food
as they can. These unsung heroes have a very specific diet which allows them to
maintain their health, fitness and optimal performances. So we ask that you
only please purchase Science Hill’s
plan Canine Adult Advanced Fitness or Eukanuba Working and Endurance Adult, as any change in diet can affect
performance. These are specialty dry food that are stocked
at vet stores. Collect from your
friends and family and email us to arrange collection. admin@hilltophonoraryofficers.org.za
2.
Donate money to the cause! If you Live outside of South Africa,
simply can’t afford a bag, or just want to do your. Send an email to admin@hilltophonoraryofficers.org.za
requesting the bank details, which will be sent to you
along with a reference that should be used when making the transfer. Get
your colleagues friends, family ,clubs and school
involved as little as ZAR10 can
help all donations are welcome and all funds go directly back to the K9 Unit in
the Hluhluuwe -imfolozi Park.
While the dogs are lovingly
cared for by the team in the Hluhluwe -imfolozi
Park, the cost of fighting the rhino poaching crisis is so extremely
high that any funding is spread thinly between. So a simple gesture like
providing staple food means that
vigorous monies can be spent in other vital areas. The more help we
can rally up, the better.
And with your help we can
show our anti-poaching dogs just how much we care. Our rhino dogs thanking
you in advance for your generosity! #rhinodogs
You can also help by
spreading the word by sharing this article and changing your Facebook or
WhatsApp profile photo to our badge for the month of September. You can
download from it from – www.hilltophonoraryofficers.org.za , www.kznsightings.co.za or download here
