Who We Are & What We Do

Summerveld Hound Resort Rescue Sanctuary (NPO 225-939 & PBO 930069359) is a family operated animal rescue that is situated in the heart of Assagay, KZN.

We are BBBEE certified & 75% women owned.

Our NPO does not receive government or municipal funding, we rely solely on donations from the public.

Our aim is to rescue and rehabilitate neglected, abused and unwanted animals. 

We also aim to educate society about animal welfare and the importance of sterilization. 

How Our Journey Started

It all started on the 21st of July 2016 at our regular visit to the vet for dog food when we laid our eyes on the most precious little being. The Westville Veterinary Hospital had taken care of this little puppy a week before we adopted her. On this day our lives changed. Our eyes opened up to the grotesque reality and we became aware of how innocent animals were victims of torture, abuse, neglect and mistreatment. 

Our conscious was awakened and we realised that we had been living in a cocoon. 

The second turning point in our lives came when we were driving home one night in Umhlatuzana when we saw this little black kitten near the edge of the road. We turned our car back to fetch her. It took a while to get her as she was afraid and tried attacking us, but we were not prepared to leave her behind and let her fend for herself. That night she was under constant watch in the room and she cried the entire night. The next morning we took her to the vet. They took her in and we waited. The nurse said that the kitten  had snuffles which was incurable and they wouldn't be able to treat her, so we asked them to give her back to us so that we could try to treat her ourselves. The nurse  refused to give back our baby, and then informed us that they had put her down. Without our consent she had taken an innocent life. The nurse told us she did that because the kitten would have infected the other pets at the vet. 

It took us a long time to recover, but we could never forget our baby Angel. We then became more determined and driven to help as many unwanted, unloved and abused animals out there as we could. We wanted to make a difference in their lives, because that is what mattered to us the most. 

That's when our mission to save innocent lives began.  

How We Operate

We are a forever home to our rescues because we believe that they are part of our family, and we could not possibly imagine life without them. We provide our rescues with a safe haven & a better quality of life in a family/home environment.

We did attempt to rehome some of our rescues numerous times, homechecks were even done & approved, but during our surprise visits we were appalled at seeing their conditions. 

When trying to rehome our rescues, we found that many people were just interested in finding a play mate for their pet, or a guard dog, and some people didn't like that our furbabies weren't of a specific breed. 

How We Stand Out

Our furbabies are the apples of our eye and thinking that they wouldn't be treated with love, respect and compassion because of their breed just breaks our heart. Our rescues also have their own packs and majority of them grew up with their siblings and even mothers. Separating them and breaking their families would be a sin. Therefore none of our babies are up for adoption. 

We are completely against animal cruelty and therefore follow a vegan diet and lifestyle. As we believe every being is equal, and has an equal right to life. 

We are a family of four that have an undying love & compassion for helping  animals in need, and due to our immense love for them we started this NPO. 

Our rescues are grouped together according to their temperaments. During the course of the day they are put out together in large enclosures, and at night they are opened and are free to roam the property. 

We believe in socializing our furbabies because keeping them in isolation often results in anxiety, aggression, depression and kennel stress. We do not believe or promote the chaining of dogs, this is cruel and inhumane.

We therefore have packs of dogs, each consisting of 8-12 dogs per a pack.