INNOCENT VICTIMS
Rescuing the stranded animals of Zimbabwe’s farm invasions
Meryl Harrison’s Extraordinary Story
by Catherine Buckle
In December 2002, Meryl Harrison moved a large audience to tears at the BBC Animal Awards Ceremony, having been flown from her native Zimbabwe to receive their Special Award. There she told her tale of the rescue of countless animals caught up in five years of the Zimbabwe land invasions, as farmers and families were forced from their homes to make way for Mugabe’s ‘war veterans’.
Many had to leave their animals behind, and it was Meryl’s mission on behalf of the under-funded ZNSPCA to go into these destroyed farmsteads to rescue countless domestic animals and their wounded livestock.
Nandi, pictured on the book-jacket of this heart-warming account of her animal rescues, is just one of the many ordinary pets she managed to save.
The bravery of Meryl and her small team, as they overcame huge obstacles to find and return these traumatised animals to health and to their loving owners, has earned her world-renown.
But she didn’t do it for any human praise – she did it for the animals, the innocent victims of human folly.
Contact Cathy Buckle – cbuckle@zol.co.zw
Price: US$ 30.00