Hawston Animal Rescue Campaign

My daughter works with animals in Hawston. Hawston is a small fishing village in the Overberg, not such a great reputation which keeps ppl from wanting to work in the comminity, and where poverty is prevalent and animals more than not get the short end of the stick. They are left to survive on their own. 

It started all with two pittbulls (her heart babies) she saw a need, they were emaciated, being used as a breeding pair and sleeping in all weather with no shelter. She started feeding them, build a relationship with the owners, got the pair sterilised, and she eventually build a kennel for them. They lived out the remaining 5 years as happy and comfortable as possible. Many saw her do this and asked for help, this soon exploded and at any given time she feeds up to 50 dogs a day. So for the last 11 years she has been helping with feeding, taking to the local Animal rescue org for medical treatment, sterilisations and surrenders. She done bottle babies (currently have 3 again) 

Her health is not the best, she had diabetes, high bp, neuropathy in her feet and hands. She receives a social grant that barely covers living expenses. I see her every day in pain struggling to just mix the dogfood. I ask her why ahe continues when its been such  struggle all year long and she simply says if not me then who, what will the dogs and cats eat, who ia going to step in should I step out ... 

 The help she provides animals here come mostly from generous donors and donations in forms of left over or expired food and pellets. She will do without to provide for the animals. I myself am a pensioner and of no help financially. 

Now she is at a crossroads. In January hercar had broken down. Shr had it at 3 different mechanics who all "worked" on the car but never got it running. Finally now she has it at a person who although the news is bad is trying to truly help, engine is done and needs replacing. Cost between 20 and 30k which she simply does not have. Her car has saved many lives, sterilised hundreds, picked up surrenders and picked up ones who were left on the side of the road to decompose and dissapear, the smell taking weeks to dissapate.

She brought them home in her car, buried them, they are all somewhere in her garden. She loves animals and will do all she can to help them, sometimes to her own detriment. But without a car she can no longer continue to do this. I want to raise just enough to get it fixed so that she can continue to help animals here who would otherwise suffer. The owners have little means to support themselves and she is the only person I know of who works/assists with animals here. She is heartbroken and my heart breaks for her. This is her passion, her life. 

If she has to stop so many animals will no longer receive food or medical treatment, many will be left to suffer through pain and either live or die vecause no one will be here to help with them.