TEARS launches sterilisation campaign for World Spay Day
· The South African
24 February 2026 marks World Spay Day. To commemorate this day, The Emma Animal Rescue Society (TEARS) is launching a special campaign.
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Dubbed “Stop the Cycle. Save Lives”, the goal of the campaign is to sterilise dogs and cats hailing from underserved communities in and around Cape Town.
TEARS’ STERILISATION CAMPAIGN: IMPORTANT INFO
Working alongside Animal Welfare South Africa (AWS), AfriPaw and a team of veterinarians from The Animal Hospital (TAH), TEARS will carry out its campaign across two days.
It will take place from Tuesday, 24 February 2026, to Wednesday, 25 February 2026.
According to Cape Town ETC, the spaying and neutering of these pets will take place within clinical facilities provided by TEARS and AWS.
AfriPaw will be on hand to co-ordinate the identification of animals from disadvantaged communities. As for the veterinary team from TAH, they will provide additional surgical support.
Ultimately, the goal of the campaign is to sterilise at least 350 animals.
THE IMPORTANCE OF STERILISATION
Mandy Store, TEARS’ Operations Manager, explained that sterilisation reduces “animal suffering”. Specifically, it prevents the birth of unwanted litters of puppies and kittens.
“At TEARS, we see so many litters born into neglect, mothers exhausted from constant breeding,” Store says. “One sterilisation doesn’t just help one animal; it prevents generations of suffering, and it keeps animals out of over-populated shelters.”
To spay or neuter these animals costs R500. The cost also covers vaccination, a microchip implant and a bag of food.
As such, TEARS is calling on the public to donate to the “Stop the Cycle. Save Lives” campaign.
“By donating, donors are helping before animals end up in shelters or before those animals’ next litters are forced into shelters,” says Store.
For more information about this initiative, or to find out how you can assist their daily operations, visit www.tears.org.za.