Hlangana ne-Draven the Medical Cat

Kungenzeka ukuthi uke wahlangana nezinja eziphilisayo ohambweni lwakho, kodwa wake wezwa ngamakati aphilisayo? Njengezinja, amakati angaqeqeshelwa ukuba izilwane zokwelapha. Ukwelashwa kwekati nokusebenzisana nezilwane ezifuywayo kungasiza abantu abanezinkinga zengqondo, zomzimba, noma zemizwa. Amakati okwelapha angase achithe isikhathi nezingane kanye nabantu abadala esibhedlela noma avakashele izikole namakhaya asebekhulile. Mancane, athambile futhi anothando.

Liyini ikati elihle lokwelapha?

Imaphi amakati athathwa njengokwelapha? I-Love on a Leash (LOAL), inhlangano ehlinzeka ngezinsizakalo zokunikeza izitifiketi kubanikazi bezilwane ezifuywayo abafuna izilwane zabo ezifuywayo zibe izilwane zezokwelapha, ihlanganise uhlu lwezincomo okufanele amakati amahle ezokwelapha ahambisane nazo. Ngaphezu kwesidingo esiyisibopho sokuzola nokuthanda ukuxhumana nomuntu, kufanele futhi:

• Zizwe ukhululekile ukuhamba ngemoto. 
• Ziqeqeshelwe indlu yangasese ukuze ungangcoli endaweni engafanele.
• Zilungiselele ukugqoka ihhanisi nentambo.
• Zola phambi kwezinye izilwane.

Hlangana ne-Draven the Medical Cat

UDraven wazalwa ngoMeyi 10, 2012, wamukelwa eRainbow Animal Refuge ePennsylvania. Ngaphezu kwakhe, kwakukhona amanye amakati amabili emndenini wabanikazi bakhe abasha. Nakuba uDraven ezwana nodadewabo abathambile, abanikazi bakhe baqaphela ukuthi ukwazisa kakhulu ukuba nabantu. "Saqala ukuqaphela ukuthi wayenezimfanelo amanye amakati ethu amabili angenazo: wayeyithanda kakhulu inkampani nokunaka kwabantu - noma yibaphi abantu - kakhulu! Wayengabesabi abantu angabazi endlini yethu futhi engabathembi, wabekezelela ngokuthula uhambo lwezimoto futhi waze wahlanza ngisho nasehhovisi likadokotela wezilwane! Wayemane eyizinyane lekati elizothile, elingenakuphephetheka,” kusho umnikazi walo uJessica Hagan.

Zijwayeze, zijwayeze, uzijwayeze

UJessica waqala ukucwaninga ukuze abone ukuthi angakwazi yini ukuthola u-Draven isitifiketi njengekati lokwelapha futhi wathola i-Love on a Leash (LOAL). Yize noma u-Draven ehlangabezane nazo zonke izidingo zokuthola isitifiketi, wayesemncane kakhulu ukuthi angaqhubeka nohlelo ngokusemthethweni. Ngakho-ke, umninikhaya wanquma ukumqeqesha empilweni yangempela futhi abone ukuthi angakwazi yini ukubhekana nokwelashwa kwekati. “Sahamba naye savakashela abangani nomndeni nakwezinye izindawo ongahambisa kuzo izilwane, njengezitolo ezifuywayo namapaki, ukuze ajwayele ukushayela, agqoke ihhanisi nokuba sendaweni angazazi ezungezwe abantu abasha. Akukho kulokhu okwamjabulisa nakancane, ngakho kwathi esenonyaka ezelwe, saqala uhlelo olusemthethweni lokufaka isicelo,” kusho uJessica. Saya ekhaya lasebekhulile

masonto onke futhi wavakashela izivakashi zakhe emakamelweni azo ngabanye. Siphinde saya kumtapo wezincwadi wendawo izikhathi ezimbalwa ukuze sixoxe nabafundi basenkulisa ngesikhathi seLiterary Hour. Ngemuva kokuthi wonke amaphepha akhe eselungile futhi namahora akhe okuzilolonga aqoshiwe, sathumela konke kwaLOAL futhi wathola isitifiketi sakhe ngo-Okthoba 19, 2013.”

Umnikazi kaDraven uyaziqhenya ngaye: “Uthanda ukubona abantu abafanayo masonto onke ekhaya lasebekhulile. Uzihlalele nje endlini yokuzilibazisa futhi uchitha isikhathi nabo ngamunye ngamunye emakamelweni abo. Uma evakashela iziguli esibhedlela, uhamba ngesihlalo esinamasondo sekati ukuze alingane neziguli ezilele embhedeni ukuze zikwazi ukumbona futhi zimbambathe. Uze agxume esihlalweni sakhe esinamasondo ngezinye izikhathi alale embhedeni nabantu abathandayo kakhulu!

UDraven unohlelo olumatasa, njengoba ehlala enza izinto ezintsha, njengokuvakashela amaJunior Girl Scouts kanye namaDaisy Scouts. Muva nje uye wavolontiya ukuze asize ekuqoqeni imali ye-Mercer County Animal Response Team, inhlangano ehlinzeka ngezinto zosizo lokuqala zezilwane eminyangweni emibili yendawo yokucima umlilo. Ungalandela leli kati elimatasatasa ekhasini lakhe le-Facebook.

Lokhu kuwubufakazi obubodwa bokuthi noma yisiphi isilwane esifuywayo esinothando ngabantu singaba umngane wokwelapha omkhulu. Okudingekayo ukufunda okuncane nothando oluningi. Nakuba u-Draven ethanda ukuhlangana nabantu abasha, abantu abalazisa ngempela ithuba lokuchitha isikhathi naye.