{"id":142253,"date":"2025-01-27T17:30:50","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T15:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/?p=142253"},"modified":"2025-01-27T10:22:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T08:22:39","slug":"small-towns-but-big-hearts-these-charities-support-free-state-animals-in-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/charity-lists\/small-towns-but-big-hearts-these-charities-support-free-state-animals-in-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Towns But Big Hearts; These Charities Support Free State Animals in Need"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Free State may be a farming province, but there are organisations working to support all kinds of animals in the province. Let&#8217;s meet them:<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Free State, South Africa (27 January 2025)<\/em> &#8211; The Free State is a beautiful but widely spread province in South Africa. The small communities take their animal welfare seriously, so this is how to help them manage. Our comprehensive charity list grows and evolves every year as we add more good causes to the list. This is the 2025 list for the Free State province.<\/p>\n<p>While the list may be small, these organisations make big efforts to protect animals. They often have smaller budgets and fewer resources, but they have the biggest hearts!<\/p>\n<p>These are the organisations making a difference in South Africa&#8217;s Free State.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that this is a working list, so keep sending through your charities, and we will keep adding them!<\/p>\n<p>These charities include all kinds of animal welfare organisations. We have simplified the search process for you by adding the following codes:<\/p>\n<p><b>B \u2013<\/b> Birds, <b>C \u2013<\/b> Cats, <b>D \u2013<\/b> Dogs, <strong>F<\/strong> \u2013 Farm,\u00a0<b>H \u2013<\/b> Horses \/ Donkeys, <b>W \u2013<\/b> Wildlife, and <b>O \u2013<\/b> Other.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cluny Animal Trust (Working in Clarens) (<strong>D<\/strong>) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/clunyanimaltrust.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/clunyanimaltrust.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ficksburg Freestate Animal Rescue (<strong>C,D<\/strong>) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/p\/Ficksburg-Freestate-Animal-Rescue-100078514225151\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>New Beginnings (Working in Bloemfontein) (<strong>C,D<\/strong>) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/newbeginningscharity.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/newbeginningscharity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SPCA Bethlehem (<strong>All<\/strong>) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SpcaBethlehem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SPCA Bloemfontein (<strong>All<\/strong>) \u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/bloemfonteinspca.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Website<\/a> \/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BloemSPCA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SPCA Kroonstad (<strong>All<\/strong>) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kroonstadspca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SPCA Parys (<strong>All<\/strong>) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61566399844758\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SPCA Virginia (<strong>All<\/strong>) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Virginia-SPCA-187326817952246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If we have missed an organisation or charity, please email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:tyler@goodthingsguy.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tyler@goodthingsguy.com<\/a> and we will add it soonest; kindly supply the relevant links as well as which province they work in, the NPO registration details and a brief description of what the organisation does.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><em>Sources: Supplied<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Don\u2019t ever miss the Good Things. Download the Good Things Guy App now on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/good-things-guy-news\/id1485106885\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.goodthingsguy.app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Do you have something to add to this story? 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In the Good Things Guy podcast, you\u2019ll meet these everyday heroes &amp; hear their incredible stories:<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/iframe.iono.fm\/p\/2702\" width=\"100%\" height=\"850\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6><em>Or watch an episode of Good Things TV below, a show created to offer South Africans balance in a world with what feels like constant bad news. We\u2019re here to remind you that there are still so many good things happening in South Africa &amp; we\u2019ll leave you feeling a little more proudly South African.<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GTG Jan Week 4 YT\" width=\"810\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IeKsnFI91MQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Free State may be a farming province, but there are organisations working to support all kinds of animals in the province. 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