Pumps, valves and pipes
Dawn helps Wolf Sanctuary
with water pipe system
P
roviding water to more than 200 wolves at the
Husky Romi Rescue & Wolf Sanctuary at Reitz in the
Free State is no longer a laborious labour-intensive
process using buckets, thanks to product donations by
the DAWN Group.
The only independent wolf
sanctuary in South Africa,
Husky Romi had no means of
transporting water from its on-
site borehole to the cages where
the animals are housed. This
meant that staff had to form a
laborious and time-consuming
bucket brigade.
The sanctuary’s plight was
brought to the attention of the
DAWN Group by Incledon
product manager Phillip Bawden,
at which point fellow Group
member companies came on-
board to donate components for
a water-supply pipe system to be
installed at the sanctuary.
High-density PE pipe was
supplied by Sangio Pipe, with
fittings from Incledon for the
water supply to the cages. The
PVC pipe for the main supply
line came from DPI Plastics,
while Libra Baths donated baths
for use as water troughs.
DPI Plastics supplied some
large-bore PVC pipes to Ubuntu
Plastics
for
manufacturing
additional water troughs, of
which there were about 20 in
total. The project commenced in
March 2016, and was completed
successfully in April.
Loving care
Husky Romi is a non-profit
organisation providing a safe
haven for abandoned and
abused huskies and wolves
in South Africa. Many of
the animals arrive in a poor
condition, and are rehabilitated
with loving care.
“We do appreciate donations
and sponsorship for the
buying of food, for veterinary
bills, and for carrying out
essential maintenance to the
58
enclosures,”
comments
owner Larry Paul.
“Visitors are essential for
the financial upkeep of the
sanctuary, and therefore we
urge everyone interested to
take a look at the website
at
http://huskyromi.co.za/
wp/,” Bawden adds.
DPI
Plastics
marketing
manager Martine Goodchild
explains that the DAWN Group’s
involvement in the project forms
part of the Corporate Social
Responsibility initiatives of its
member companies, which
identify interesting and deserving
projects where their products can
make a significant difference.
The DAWN Group is a
specialist manufacturer and
distributor of quality branded
hardware,
sanitaryware,
plumbing, kitchen, engineering
and civil engineering products in
Southern Africa.
Contact Larry Paul on
071 679 5141 or email
[email protected] if you
would like to help further.
SABI | APRIL / MAY 2017
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