Events
One painted kennel at a time
Date: Friday, 18 July 2025
Time: Pick a time that suits you on Mandela Day
Venue: New Beginnings – Plot 66, Maselspoort Road, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Join us at New Beginnings and spend your 67 minutes painting kennels that will be donated to dogs living without shelter in rural areas. Every brushstroke brings warmth and hope to an animal in need.
It’s the perfect team activity for individuals, families, or companies looking to give back.
How to get involved:
- Call 072 636 6663 to book your time slot
- Pick a time that suits you on Mandela Day
- Can’t join? You can still sponsor a kennel or donate!
Let’s make Madiba proud — one painted kennel at a time.
For donations or sponsorships: fundraising@newbeginningscharity.co.za
For more information: New Beginnings
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Mandela Day Spoil a Rescue Event
Date: Saturday, 19 July 2025
Time: 9h30 (Pugs will be allocated between 9:30 am & 10:00 am)
Venue: Pug Rescue – 80/1 Nielsen Road, Benoni, North Agricultural Holdings
Puggers, please join us on the 19th of July 2025 for the Mandela Day Spoil a Rescue Event.
Leave your doggies at home and give 67 minutes of your time to a Rescue Pug to honour the legacy of Nelson Mandela.
Entrance Fee: Bring an item from our wish list.
Highlights:
- Live Entertainment by Nico Potgieter
- Refreshments will be on Sale at Café Paws
Let’s celebrate Mandela Day by spoiling our rescue pugs.
To reserve your spot, email us at fundraising@pugrescue.co.za with your name and contact number.
See you there!
For more information: Pug Rescue
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Chained to a kennel for 240 hours
Date & Time: 8am, Friday, 18 July 2025 – 8am, 27 July 2025
Venue: Chocolate’s Angels Animal Rescue – Kalbaskraal, Cape Town
Jason’s 240-Hour Stand: Chained for Change
In a powerful act of compassion and protest, Jason Hayman, Director of Chocolate’s Angels Animal Rescue, is about to do something truly extraordinary — and deeply personal.
From 08am on the 18th (Mandela Day) to 08am on the 27th of July 2025 Jason will chain himself to a kennel for 240 hours — ten full days — to shine a harsh spotlight on a cruel reality faced by too many innocent animals: being chained to kennels or left with no shelter at all, day after day, night after night, exposed to the heat, cold, rain, and fear. Many dogs don’t survive this kind of neglect. And the ones that do often suffer quietly in heartbreaking silence.
This isn’t just a symbolic gesture — it’s a wake-up call. And Jason won’t leave that chain until we all hear it.
Chocolate’s Angels has always been a sanctuary for the voiceless, offering safety, warmth, and love to abused, abandoned, and neglected animals. But right now, they’re at capacity. The need is growing, and space is running out.
That’s why this campaign is about more than awareness — it’s about action. Jason’s goal during these 240 hours is to raise R240,000 — that’s R1,000 for every hour he remains chained — to help Chocolate’s Angels secure a much larger, vacant property where they can save so many more lives.
💔 Too many animals are still suffering in chains.
🏡 Too many are turned away due to lack of space.
❤️ It’s time to do something.
Now, we’re asking YOU to be part of this. Whether you can give R5 or R5,000, every cent brings us closer to a world where no animal has to suffer at the end of a chain. Your donation doesn’t just support a cause — it helps build a future.
Share this post to amplify the message. Your share could be the one that changes everything for an animal in need.
Let’s help Jason turn every hour of his sacrifice into real, lasting change.
Let’s show the world that kindness is louder than cruelty.
Let’s break the chains — together.
- Kalbaskraal, Cape Town
- Jason: +27 61 870 8967
- jason@chocolates-angels.org.za
Let’s build a sanctuary where animals are no longer chained — but cherished.
For more information: Chocolate’s Angels Animal Rescue
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Pop-Up Thrift Fundraiser for the Furries!
Date: Join us on either the 18th,19th or 26th of July
Time: Times on poster
Venue: Conference on 12th Avenue – 155 Durban Road, Oakdale, Cape Town, South Africa
- Account Details:
- Bank name: Standard Bank
- Branch name: TYGERMANOR
- Branch code: 410
- Account holder: INGAMU FOUNDATION NPC
- Account number: 27 089 069 6
- Account type: CURRENT
- SWIFT code: SBZAZAJJ
For more information: Ingamu Foundation
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Let’s Paint!
Date: Saturday, 26 July 2025
Time: 11am – 2pm
Venue:Courtview Cafe & Bar – Table View Tennis Club, Cnr Pentz Drive, Donkin Av, Table View.
CAPE TOWN PUGGERS!
Please join us for a frogging fun filled morning facilitated by Yolanda from Imagination Station.
No artistic skills needed! It’s loads of fun and a morning filled with laughter. You will be pleasantly surprised at your master piece!
All proceeds are for the Cape Town vet account, so please join us and support the pugs!
Don’t forget to WhatsApp 082 718 4725 to secure your spot.
See you there!
For more information: Pug Rescue
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Christmas in July Market
Date: Saturday, 26 July 2025
Time: 9am – 2pm
Venue: Society for Animals in Distress – Cnr Anton Hartmann & Moerdyk Street, Vorna Valley, Midrand
- Face painting for the kids
- Magical entertainment
- Jumping castle
- Unique stalls – perfect for early Christmas shopping
- Dog-friendly (on leads, please!)
- Entry: A monetary donation of your choice – every bit goes towards helping animals in need
Want to showcase your products at this heartwarming event? Email sally@animalsindistress.org.za to book your spot.
For more information: Society for Animals in Distress
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