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The  South African Guide Dog Association (SAGA) will be hosting a carnival on Sunday 4 October 2009 at their headquarters in Johannesburg. The day should be lots of fun and is in support of a good cause. The carnival will run from 10:00 –15:00.

You can look forward to:

• Food
• Tea Garden
• Beer Garden
• Entertainment
• Flea market

Entrance:
Adults: R20
Kids: R10
Pensioners: R10

There will also be a Garden Show at Pietermaritzburg from 2-4 October, hosted by the Durban branch.

The Cape Town Branch will host an Outdoor Expo from 2-4 October.

The Guide dog Association trains dogs in aid of the blind.  SAGA is a Non-profit organization relies on donations. These Labradors, Golden retrievers and Alsatians are beautiful dogs dedicating their lives to humans in need. Please support them.

For more info contact SAGA on (011) 707 3512 or visit their website on http://guidedog.org.za

Picture from: SAGA

You might like to read my post on guide dogs.

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In honour of International Homeless Animals Day, The Wet Nose Animal Rescue Centre will be hosting a fun day. You can adopt a dog for the day and take it for a walk. This is a good option for those of us that want to adopt animals, but can’t. It’s not as good as giving a doggy a new home, but at least you will gave a homeless dog one wonderful day filled with love. Wes Nose is just outside of Pretoria .(View the programme)

I for one am a firm believer in pet adoption. There are so many abandoned and abused animals that just need good homes.  There should definitely be strict control on dog breeding and the sale of dogs. However if you do prefer to buy instead of adopt, play close attention to where the dogs come from (refer to the Dog Advice section).  Dogs a sentient beings and loving pets that should not be treated as cash cows.

(Refer to my post on pet adoption.)

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