THE BONELESS PROJECT
a project where YOU are the one
who can change the life of a pet
SPONSOR A HOMELESS DOG, in Victoria, BC
Our past wonderful partnership with Our Place Society to help the pets of citizens who are homeless, or who have a low family income, in Victoria, BC.
People daily ask us, why have we partnered up with an organization in downtown Victoria when our homebase is in Sooke. The answer to this question has three parts. First, we cannot close our eyes to the pets' homeless situation and neither to the actual economic crisis making families abandon their pets. Second, our West Coast forest has become the favorite cat dumpsite of city visitors. People unjustly believe that cats would survive in the wilderness.
Therefore, five months ago, Kai Yates, one of Safars' co-founders, who lives downtown started the program on the streets carrying a heavy bag of food and supplies during her lunch break or after work. In many opportunities, she came back home frustrated with her lack of success in finding the pets which most needed the food. At that point, our board members brought to the table the idea of creating an alliance with another charity group already located downtown. Having a place for SAFARS to distribute food in Greater Victoria means having a better chance to reach our target group and to help many more hungry animals.
The third reason for which our society is extending its boundaries to help homeless pets is to introduce our youth to the Boneless Project. Our animal therapy program, the Feral Kitten Whispers, helps youth by planting seeds of empathy within them whilst participating in animal welfare issues. Our young whisperers will be helping Kai distribute the food to the homeless community and low-income pets. By having youth interact with the street community and their loved animals they are also practicing kindness and compassion. We envision that the youth who become a part of this project will gain confidence and strength, which will in turn help them confront discrimination and bullying.
The Boneless Project will not only encourage our youth to grow into caring adults, but it will provide support to the beloved pets of those less fortunate. All of the donations received go right back into our community to help the dogs and cats that need it most. Please help us by donating cat food, dog food, and accessories for pets (rain and warm coats, dog sattles, Revolution flea control, leashes, and collars. If you would like to help us financially to provide spay/neuters, veterinary costs of the animals and for gas and other necessary services checks can be sent
to Safars to PO Box 344 Sooke, BC V9Z 1G1.
On behalf of all of us at SAFARS, thank you.
OUR BEAUTIFUL NEW FRIENDS!
BECOME A SPONSOR. HELP A PET, PLEASE!
Before asking you to sponsor some of the pets on this page we want to assure you that we have conducted an investigation about how the animals are treated, about how much their owners love them and about their needs.
We found out that: dog licenses, saddles for the pets to carry their own food, bowls and blankets, warm raincoats, and good quality wet and dry food are the things they most require. The dogs you can sponsor at the moment through our website are: Jadie, Angel, Alice, and Nola.
Angel's raincoat was donated to us by Kara, one of our sponsors, and it used to belong to Willow, her beloved friend.
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Skiddels with his owner, Tanner. This cutie was the No.1 star today! |
Hi, I am Jadie and I am 6 months old and my dad is very proud of me. |
Hello, I am Angel. Do you know? My dad is a very nice man who loves me very much! |
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Yes, I live on the streets, but my owner loves me and treats me well! |
It fits me perfectly and it is warm! |
Alice and Nola visiting Kai at work to warm up a little. |
