Bytes Document
Solutions
donates R56 000
to dog shelter
B
ytes Document Solutions (BDS) has donated over
R56 000 to Barking Mad Dogtown, a rehabilitation
centre for dogs who have been abused and aban-
doned, or are considered ‘difficult’ to home.
This contribution was a result of a fundraising pro-
ject that the Xerox direct team embarked on during its
recent annual sales conference. Last year the team un-
dertook a similar event where it raised over R72 000 for
the Randburg SPCA. BDS has always had a strong social
conscience and has a history of community involvement
through which it aims to provide support to worthwhile
projects and organisations in order to make a real differ-
ence to socio-economic challenges.
This year the theme was ‘Save a dog’s life’ and Bark-
ing Mad Dogtown was the animal-welfare organisation
chosen as the deserving recipient. BarkingMad Dogtown
is a superior rehabilitation centre where each dog re-
ceives quality care, food, veterinary treatment, housing,
comfort, exercise and stimulation. There is a retirement
village for long-term residents and a special rehabilitation
section for dogs that have lost their faith in humanity. If
suitable homes cannot be found for the dogs, they remain
at the shelter for life. Through its sponsored ‘Click to Feed’
initiative, Barking Mad also donates food to other needy
animals countrywide.
‘We are overwhelmed by the generosity of Bytes
Document Solutions employees and clients,’ said Pat
Barr-Sanders, fundraiser, Barking Mad Dogtown, ‘This
sort of donation does not come along every day and we
could not be happier. The money has also come at a very
crucial time for us. This donation will be put towards vet
and food bills, as well as bringing us one step closer to
acquiring our own property.
‘Our goal is to buy our own 20 hectare property, which
will also put us in a position to create career job oppor-
tunities for caregivers, behaviourists and trainers. With
more of this type of corporate support, we would be able
to build the most extraordinary rehabilitation centre in Af-
rica, enabling us to save more dogs, from more places,
more often.’
‘The BDS team was delighted that it could raise this
amount of cash for an organisation that is doing such im-
portant work with dogs. We recognise that when times
are hard and people’s resources are stretched thin, many
animals end up in shelters, which are already under finan-
cial pressure. It’s a privilege for Bytes Document Solutions
to be able to assist Dogtownwith additional funds for the
exceptional services it provides,’ said Johan Basson, CEO
of Bytes Document Solutions.
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Pat Barr-Sanders and TraceyMcQuarrie of
BarkingMadwith Johan Basson, CEO of Bytes
Document Solutions
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