But...he can sleep in my bed!

In this harsh economic and social climate of South Africa, it is increasingly difficult to make a living. This is more so in rescue because although money is exchanged for services rendered in the real world, a truly charitable worker is one who works expecting nothing in return.

For this reason, I would like to take this opportunity to point out how grateful Woodrock are to have such a wonderful board of staff members. They range in age, gender, background and experience but each Woodrock employee falls under a bigger umbrella of commonality- that of empathy.

As a Woodrock employee, there are no structured "off" hours. At any point during the day, night or weekend, these tireless exployees are on call to assist with an animal related emergency or rescue.
They are kind and patient souls who go above and beyond for the greater good of animals in need. There are also no personal boundaries in regards to space or no go animal zones. Nightly the beds, blankets and bowls are hauled into the staff's sleeping quartersPaulina, a domestic who has worked for my parents for over 10 years, is the local cat lady with a resident cat always found curled up on her bed. For years, Victor, Woodrock's driver had a large Boerboel sleep next to his bedside until she died of old age. Tights bonds are formed with the animals and occasionally attachments are so deep that the staff take on specific animals as their own. If my parents go away, there is always someone on call to fill the bedspace that the dogs look forward to snuggling up to. These people are truly special and there is always a smiling face in sight even if that hand is halfway down a dogs throat retrieving something or examining faeces and or vomit for signs of sickness.In regards to the previous post regarding Nicholas and his rats- The staff have had their fair share of having to catch rat escapees within the car- just a small one of their daily tasks!

Woodrock workers are also incredibly patient, as anyone in rescue knows, animals that have not been trained are prone to messing wherever they can. There is always a mop, bucket and reams of newspaper on standby for an accident and it is a common joke that you can't go anywhere barefooted or socked for fear of encountering a cold or even worse warm mass on the floor!!

But it is definitely always worth it so thank you Woodrockers!


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