Saving the survivors

Saving the survivors website

One of our charitable objectives for 2021 is “Saving the Survivors” that cares for adult and baby rhinos that have survived the “attentions” of the poachers with devastating injuries in South Africa.  The poachers remove their horns for sale on the black market and leave the rhinos to die of their injuries. This is a small but vital charitable operation that goes some way towards restoring faith in humanity.  It also helps to maintain the breeding population of rhinos but it is very hard and demanding work.  
Saving the Survivors was started by Johan Marais, an equine surgeon who also treats wildlife cases. Johan and his team tend to any victims of poaching attacks, which includes rhinos, elephants, cheetahs, and wild dogs. The injuries these animals sustain are horrific and Johan and his team are pioneering new treatment methods from these cases. Johan explains this all beautifully in the video below:
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