Found tied to a fence in Khayelitsha. Needs spinal surgery to walk again.
£450 raised of £1.2K
Nicola Gough donated £20
0 days left · 1w ago
Niko was tied to a fence in Khayelitsha. By the time the team got him to a vet, he could no longer use his back legs. The vet says spinal surgery is the only path back to walking — and we have a narrow window before the damage becomes permanent.
19 May
Mandy Naidoo·TEARS Animal Rescue
Niko had his pre-surgery consult this morning — the orthopaedic vet cleared him for the procedure on the 28th and his bloodwork came back clean. He's eating well and even wagged his tail when I walked in this afternoon.
12 May
Mandy Naidoo·TEARS Animal Rescue
Thank you to everyone who's donated in the first 48 hours. We've already covered the imaging costs, which means we can move straight to surgery prep once the goal is hit.
Nicola Gough
£20 · 1w ago
Anonymous
£150 · Top donation
Tom Wright
£100 · 2w ago
Sarah Pillay
£50 · 2w ago
Mike Phillips
£30 · 2w ago
Animal rescue charity · Cape Town, South Africa
Since 1999
TEARS rescues, treats, and rehomes companion animals across Cape Town's South Peninsula, focusing on under-served communities like Masiphumelele and Ocean View. The charity runs a clinic, mobile veterinary units, and education programmes — and today cares for around 300 dogs and cats at a time.
Visit websiteEach fundraiser is for one dog with a real story and a defined goal — never an umbrella cause or a general donation pot.
Donations go straight to the rescue treating the dog — for surgery, medication, and recovery. Nothing else.
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