07/10/2026
💔 TWO DAYS OF LOVE — BUT IT WAS TOO LATE
We knew we were fighting against time.
Recently, members from Nylstroom and founders of MAWEC Animal Welfare Centre stepped in to help us transport two donkeys. At the time, we were responding to another emergency and simply did not have a bakkie available. Thank you for your efforts.
Thank you to Nylstroom Clinic for assisting us with vitamins and antibiotics. We waited, we made calls, and we watched the vehicle travel from Groblersdal to Mokopane, then from Mokopane to Nylstroom.
Finally, they arrived safely.
We gave them everything we could — more food than they had probably seen in a long time, supplements, deworming, grooming, wound spray, medication, and most importantly… love.
The female was severely underweight and much weaker than the male. It was clear that her immune system was compromised and more. We knew there could already be serious organ damage, but we still hoped.
Day 1 gave us hope.❤️🩹
She ate.
She drank.
She responded to sounds.
She wasn't moving much, but she was still fighting and standing up.
So we kept fighting with her.
Day 2 was different.💔
We still didn't give up. We gave her more. More care. More support. More hope.
But the damage caused by prolonged neglect was too severe. Slowly, her little body began shutting down.
And when that final decision had to be made, she was not alone.💙
For two days, emails waited. Phones rang and rang. We waited. We hoped. We tried everything we could.
Thank you to the veterinarian from Naboomspruit (Potties )Clinic who made the trip and stood beside us through those final moments, giving her comfort when there was nothing more we could do.
We can't save them all.
But sometimes, after giving everything we have, we are left asking ourselves:
Why did it have to be this way?
Why did she have to suffer for so long before someone noticed?
Why did help come when it was already too late?
We may not have been able to save her life.
But she did not leave this world alone.
For two days, she knew food.
She knew care.
She knew gentle hands.
And she knew love.
Sometimes rescue doesn't end with a happy ending.
Sometimes rescue means making sure they don't die without ever knowing what kindness feels like. 🖤🐴
