After being touched by animal hero Tebogo Maredi’s determination to unite missing Haiku with her 94-year-old owner, a GTG reader put on her own hero cape and has now made his dream of becoming an animal inspector that much closer to reality!
South Africa (09 October 2023) — On Friday, Good Things Guy shared the heartwarming, happy ending that animal hero Tebogo Maredi made possible for Haiku the dog and her 94-year-old owner.
In case you missed it, Haiku the elderly Border Collie had been in owner Dr. Selma van Schouwenburg’s car when the vehicle was reportedly stolen. Eventually, the vehicle was found but Haiku was not recovered with it.
What started as a heartbreaking story led passionate animal carer and founder of Soshanguve Animal Shelter and Educentre, Tebogo Maredi, to intervene for the better.
Tebogo spent multiple days dedicated to the search, following up on leads and creating networks with security guards in areas where Haiku was suspected to be hiding, alone and afraid.
Eventually, his hard searching and determination not to give up on Haiku alongside other community members led to Haiku and Dr Selma reuniting and their story turned from heartbreaking to heartwarming.
Moved by his role in the story, a Good Things Guy reader (who wished to remain anonymous) decided to return the favour of selflessness to Tebogo, facilitating another happy ending!
Tebogo, who is currently studying through NPC Be Unique to become an animal inspector dreams of furthering his already impressive impact on animal wellbeing. So, this GTG reader decided to do something beyond special.
“[The story] moved me to the point that I did some digging on his course,” the GTG reader shared.
“I was surprised to find out that Tebogo is two weeks away from finishing the course, and they allowed him to do the course on a good faith basis (ie: without any fees being paid upfront) because they saw the potential in him and how special he is, and had faith that some way and at some point in the future the fees would be raised to cover his costs.”
She decided to be the way that Tebogo’s dream came true, by paying his fees to Be Unique. In full. In a matter of hours after his story was published.
Good Things Guy confirmed the fee payment with an elated Wilmarie Janse van Rensburg, Be Unique’s founder.
And, another important shout-out goes to Wilmarie’s NPC, who not only bet on Tebogo but are also active in giving animal heroes opportunities to make the world a better place, one less animal in distress at a time.
Be Unique’s goal is to equip and educate the youth through educational and employment programmes to improve multiple circumstances for vulnerable groups; including animals (with a big focus on animal cruelty prevention) children, women as well as the environment.
Another day, another example of everyday heroes each playing their own role in making another’s world a better place in real time.
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