Love animals and have some free time on Saturday, 21st October? Come lend a helping hand between 10h00 and 14h00 and make a difference to the lives of shelter pets at TEARS Animal Rescue’s Pimp My Shelter!
During Pimp My Shelter, volunteers get down and dirty around the Kennels and Cattery with general improvements, painting, varnishing, DIY and other beautification projects to help make our shelter a homely halfway house.
We’d love for you to be involved!
Help transform the TEARS shelters by picking a Pimp My Shelter project below:
Project 1: PAINTING
What to bring:
- Dulux exterior "Zodiac Night", colour mixing code: 70GG 13/323
- Paint brush
- Paint tray and roller
Optional extras:
- Turpentine
- White enamel paint
Location: TEARS Kennels
Project 2: VARNISHING
What to bring:
- Dark-stain wood varnish
(teal, oak or imbulia) - Paint brush
Optional extras:
- Turpentine
Location: TEARS Kennels
Project 3: LIVING PALLET WALLS
What to bring:
- Plants
(ground covers, succulent, etc) - Compost or potting soil
- Hand spade
- Scissors
Optional extras:
- Staple gun (to create plant baskets out of dog food bags)
Location: TEARS Kennels
Project 4: GARDENING WITH DOGS
What to bring:
- Plants
(ground covers, succulents, aloes, honeysuckle, bougainvillea and other hardy creepers, cuttings for propagation) - Compost or potting soil
Optional extras:
- Gardening tools (hand spade, garden fork, gardening gloves, etc)
Location: TEARS Kennels
Project 5: GARDENING WITH CATS
What to bring:
- Waterwise plants
(ground covers, succulents, aloes, cuttings for propagation, etc) - Compost or potting soil
Optional extras:
- Gardening tools (hand spade, garden fork, secateurs, gardening gloves, black bags, etc)
Location: TEARS Cattery
Project 6: CAT JUNGLE GYMS
What to bring:
- Contact adhesive (and brush to apply the adhesive)
- Stanley knife or scissors
- Twine or rope
- Staple gun, hammer, pliers
- Clout nails (20mm)
Optional extras:
- Small rugs or carpet remnants
- Vinyl offcuts
- Cat toys that can be attached to the cat scratchers.
Location: TEARS Cattery
Project 7: DIY PROJECTS
If you're good at DIY, can wield a power tool or are a skilled carpenter, builder, welder or maintenance person, we'd love to hear from you! We have a variety of projects for you to tackle and can assign the perfect project based on your skillset. If you pick this project, we will get in touch with you and recommend a specific project before Pimp My Shelter.
Location: TEARS Kennels
Join Pimp My Shelter by registering here!
Our next Pimp My Shelter Day is Saturday, 21st October, from 10h00 - 14h00.
Please register to attend by filling out the form below:
