Responding to a cry for help from the National Council of SPCAs (NCSPA), Barloworld Transport and Meadow Feeds recently joined forces to come to the rescue of thousands of suffering animals in the drought-stricken town of Pomfret in the Kalahari region.
Barloworld delivers feed from all seven of Meadow Feeds’ mills across the country, and thanks to its long-standing partnership, was the ideal partner for the Pomfret mission.
According to Jan-Hendrik Pretorius of Barloworld Transport, the area hasn’t had any rain for the past year. The Barloworld/Meadow Feeds team has delivered 10 000 litres of water and Sweet Feed nutritional pellets that can be fed to cows, goats and horses.
The donations were sufficient to feed 1 500 cattle, 4 000 goats and 250 equine animals. A local house was turned into a makeshift surgery where the vets treated the animals.
The two companies have also been providing water to the farmers of Louis Trichardt.
