BY Nkosazana Ngwadla
The SPCA Benoni shared a heartfelt post about a volunteer who spends her spare time reading (and sometimes singing) to orphaned dogs and cats… and it’s giving us all the feels.
Luvania Govender (24) volunteers at the Benoni SPCA and spends her spare time reading to dogs and cats who have been orphaned and are waiting for their forever homes. Luvania spends time with the orphaned animals as she believes it’s vital for them to have someone engage with them with a soothing activity.
“I chose the Benoni SPCA because it has played a significant role in my life growing up (it is a mere 5 minutes away from my house – making it exceptionally convenient to visit often or make donations). I volunteered here in my matric year, and had my first animal volunteering experience here when I joined the Wildlife Club in primary school. The SPCA also featured on the cover of my Environmental Law portfolio that dealt with vesting nature and animals with rights. So the Benoni SPCA definitely holds a special place in my heart.
I was never allowed to have pets, so I figured that whenever I had the means, financially or some time to spare, I would spend it in the company of animals.
I wanted to read to the dogs and cats because I believe that it’s important for them to have someone engage with them with a soothing activity. I also just talk to them, give them treats, pet them, and give them boops on the nose because it’s fun to do.
Basically, I just wanted to keep the fur babies company until they are able to find their forever homes (or until I become a millionaire and adopt all of them myself haha – whichever happens first),” she wrote on the SPCA’s Facebook page.
