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Thank
you very much for the special day you
afforded us. The 3 of us really appreciate
your time, effort and company.
It seems like just the other day when we
started the process, the anxiety of what
lies ahead, how he will handle it being a
protective South African child, staying
outside in a kennel compared to his couch
and duvet in the living room. Yes we had
lots of questions and concerns, not even to
mention the flights and handlers at the
airports, what if customs find something
wrong?! Typical paranoid parents that
believe their child is the most precious,
exclusive and unique being that demands
special treatment. Type
of: "Robyn when I move my left
eyebrow, you must ask, I should jump how
high Master Alexander?!!
Well he could not ask for a better team
that looked after him. From the preparation
team in South Africa (Dr Francois Steenkamp,
Onderstepoort, State Veterinary Dr Beke
Maposa, Don and Sue Spooner from Kookaburra,
Sean from Quantas in Johannesburg) to the
airport staff in Sydney and Auckland.
We were really blessed to have the most
loving and caring team taking care of
Alexander.
We thank you for being such passionate
people and loving our children - it is a
rarity to find people to love animals this
much. Looking at the media it seems to be a
sic society of cruel abuse, neglect and
ill-treatment of animals that provides
pleasure to some individuals. Maybe the
courts should punish these people by letting
them work at animal shelters and places like
Pethaven where they can see what we all have
to endure to be together again.
Really from the bottom of our hearts THANK
YOU for looking after Alexander as if he is
one of your own.
Kind regards
Hans & Elna van Rooyen |
