{"id":210059,"date":"2021-11-30T09:32:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T07:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=110771"},"modified":"2021-11-30T09:32:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T07:32:00","slug":"bravectocares-campaign-sponsors-millions-worth-of-treatment-for-cat-welfare-npos-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/bravectocares-campaign-sponsors-millions-worth-of-treatment-for-cat-welfare-npos-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"#BravectoCares campaign sponsors millions worth of treatment for cat welfare NPOs in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bravectocares-campaign-sponsors-millions-worth-of-treatment-for-cat-welfare-npos-in-south-africa.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Since May this year, animal welfare organisations around the country have been nominated for the #BravectoCares campaign with thousands of doses of Bravecto\u00ae Spot-On sponsored to the winning non-profit organisations (NPOS). The last two months have seen the #BravectoCares campaign focus on feline-dedicated animal shelters with NPOs countrywide gratefully receiving the much-needed Bravecto\u00ae treatment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe past few months have been incredibly challenging with the non-profit sector particularly hard-hit in terms of sponsorship and support,\u201d explained Carolyn Chelchinskey, Business Unit Manager for Bravecto\u00ae. \u201cAnnual fundraisers had to be cancelled and many regular donors have been unable to assist. In an effort to ease the budgetary constraints and assist our incredible animal welfare organisations with their ongoing work, we launched the #BravectoCares campaign. With the support of local communities, we\u2019ve been able to assist in providing life-changing tick and flea protection for the many cats and dogs in their care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In total, 30 258 doses of Bravecto\u00ae Spot-On worth R9 440 496 was sponsored to 8 323 cats and 21 935 dogs throughout the #BravectoCares campaign. The first phase sponsored treatment to primarily canine-focused animal welfare organisations around South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The second phase of the #BravectoCares campaign called for communities to nominate and vote for deserving cat welfare organisations through the \u2018Bravecto South Africa\u2019 Facebook page. The finalists were announced on Facebook, and supporters then voted for the winner through comments on the post. Each finalist was awarded 1 200 doses of Bravecto\u00ae Spot-On with bonus doses awarded to several nominees.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recipients of the feline-focused #BravectoCares campaign included:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Harties Feral Cat Rescue in Hartbeespoort, Gauteng (www.hartiesferalcats.co.za) \u2013 1 200 doses;<br \/>\u2022 Feeding the Furballs in Durban, KZN (www.feedingthefurballs.org) \u2013 400 doses (additional 200 sponsored by Cat Family Foundation);<br \/>\u2022 CO-SANC in Randburg, Gauteng (www.catshelter.co.za) \u2013 400 doses;<br \/>\u2022 Cat Family Foundation AKA CatFam in Randburg, Gauteng (www.catfamilyfoundation.co.za) \u2013 1 200 doses;<br \/>\u2022 Howlelujah Foundation in Green Point, Western Cape (www.howlelujahfoundation.org) \u2013 1 200 doses;<br \/>\u2022 Cat Trapping in the Winelands, Western Cape (Facebook page \u2018Cat Trapping in the Winelands\u2019) \u2013 300 doses;<br \/>\u2022 Foster Love Animal Rescue in Tokai, Western Cape (Facebook page \u2018Foster Love Animal Rescue\u2019) \u2013 1 200 doses; and<br \/>\u2022 Raise \u2018n Rescue in Bellville, Western Cape (www.raisenrescue.org.za) \u2013 361 doses.<\/p>\n<p>The importance of pest control in animal welfare<br \/>Many don\u2019t realise that tick and flea protection is an important basic care item for animals. Ticks and fleas are not only a cause for discomfort as many pest species carry pathogens that cause disease. Without treatment, a single-animal problem can quickly lead to a shelter-wide infection which is incredibly difficult to eradicate. For NPOs, funds often have to be directed to food, vaccinations and sterilisations which is why a campaign such as #BravectoCares is so important.<\/p>\n<p>How Bravecto\u00ae breaks the cycle<br \/>It can take up to 10 weeks for a flea egg to develop into an adult. This means that monthly products administered for pest control will not stop the life cycle with a single dose. After four weeks, new fleas simply continue to hatch. Bravecto\u00ae is able to stop the life cycle in one dose and kill fleas before they can produce fertile eggs. Bravecto\u00ae Chew protects dogs for 12 weeks against ticks, fleas and treats mites while Bravecto\u00ae Spot-On for Dogs provides effective protection of four months against ticks, and six months against fleas. Bravecto\u00ae Spot-On for Cats protects against ticks, fleas and ear mites for three months and Bravecto\u00ae Plus protects cats for three months against ticks, fleas and heartworm and it treats intestinal worms and ear mites. It\u2019s a convenient and affordable method for treating parasites, providing this extended protection through just a single dose.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about #BravectoCares or the Bravecto\u00ae range, visit www.bravecto.co.za or @Bravecto.SouthAfrica on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/contact\/featured\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/bravectocares-campaign-sponsors-millions-worth-of-treatment-for-cat-welfare-npos-in-south-africa\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since May this year, animal welfare organisations around the country have been nominated for the #BravectoCares campaign with thousands of doses of Bravecto\u00ae Spot-On sponsored to the winning non-profit organisations (NPOS). The last two months have seen the #BravectoCares campaign focus on feline-dedicated animal shelters with NPOs countrywide gratefully receiving the much-needed Bravecto\u00ae treatment. \u201cThe [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":210060,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3331,9021],"tags":[3257],"class_list":{"0":"post-210059","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cape-town","8":"category-mypr","9":"tag-mypr","10":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bravectocares-campaign-sponsors-millions-worth-of-treatment-for-cat-welfare-npos-in-south-africa.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210059\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/210060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=210059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=210059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}