Kusukela ezinkukhwini kuya koxamu kuya kwezinkunzi zasemgodini, uGary unendlela yokubhekana nanoma yisiphi isilwane.
Eminyakeni engaphezu kwamashumi amabili njengodokotela wezilwane, uGary usesungule amasu okwelapha izifo nezinkinga zokuziphatha ezilwaneni ezifuywayo futhi uhlanganise lonke ulwazi lwakhe encwadini esanda kushicilelwa.
Ukuze aphendule imibuzo evamile mayelana nokugcina nokunakekela izilwane ezifuywayo, u-Gary, kanye nenkunzi yakhe yomgodi ethandekayo uBetty kanye no-German Shepherd Jake onemilenze emithathu, wabelane ngemicabango yakhe kungxoxo.
Yayiyini inhloso yokubhala le ncwadi?
Sekuyiminyaka eminingi ngihlushwa izinkinga abantu ababhekana nazo lapho bezama ukugcina izilwane zabo ezifuywayo ziphilile. Angifuni ukushintsha abantu ngifake udokotela wabo wezilwane, kodwa ngifuna ukubasiza bafunde ukuqonda izilwane zabo ezifuywayo ukuze bakwazi ukuzihlinzeka ngempilo engcono kakhulu.
Yibuphi ubunzima abanikazi ababhekana nabo ekugcineni impilo yezilwane ezifuywayo?
Enye yezinselelo ezinkulu ukutholakala kokunakekelwa kwezilwane, kokubili ngokwendawo nezindleko. Ngokuvamile, lapho bethola isilwane esifuywayo, abantu abaqapheli ukuthi izindleko ezingase zibe khona zokunakekela isilwane esifuywayo zingayidlula kude imali yabo. Yilapho engingasiza khona ngokuchazela abantu lokho abakuzwa kodokotela bezilwane ukuze bakwazi ukuthatha isinqumo esingcono kakhulu. Nakuba ngokuvamile kwanele ukumane ubuze udokotela wezilwane umbuzo oqondile: yini okufanele futhi ngingayenza?
Ingabe ikhona imibono eyiphutha evamile mayelana nokugcina izilwane ezifuywayo?
Kunjalo. Abantu abaningi abasebenza isikhathi esigcwele bancamela ukuthatha ikati esikhundleni senja ngoba abadingi ukuhanjwa. Kodwa amakati adinga ukunakwa okufana nezinja. Ikhaya lakho liwumhlaba wabo wonke, futhi kufanele uqiniseke ukuthi isilwane sikhululekile kuwo.
Yini ebalulekile okufanele uyicabangele ngaphambi kokuthatha isilwane esifuywayo?
Kubaluleke kakhulu ukungajahi ukuthatha isinqumo. Iningi lezindawo zokukhosela zingakusiza ukuthi unqume ukuthi yisiphi isilwane esikulungele nokuthi yini okufanele uyenze ukuze usigcine sijabule futhi sinempilo. Ungalindeli ukuthi isilwane sakho sijabule ngoba nje uzosithanda.
Uthathe uJake, inja enezidingo ezikhethekile. Kungani?
UJake unguMalusi waseJalimane futhi cishe uneminyaka engu-14 ubudala. Ngike ngaba nezinja ngaphandle komlenze owodwa ngaphambili, kodwa nguJake kuphela owayenalesi sici kusukela ekuqaleni.
Ngicabanga ukuthi, ngemva kokusebenza emitholampilo yezilwane nasezikhungweni zokukhosela, akunakwenzeka ukuba ungathathi isilwane esinjalo esidinga ukunakekelwa nokunakekelwa. Izinja zami ezimbili zangaphambili nazo zahlushwa umdlavuza wamathambo.
Ungathini ngezindawo zokukhosela izilwane?
Izilwane ezihlala ezindaweni zokukhosela zivame ukuzalaniswa futhi zenza izilwane ezifuywayo ezinhle kakhulu. Ngifuna ngempela ukususa inganekwane yokuthi izindawo zokukhosela ziyizindawo ezidabukisayo. Yiqiniso, ngaphandle kwezilwane, into engcono kakhulu ngokusebenza endaweni yokukhosela abantu. Bonke bazinikele futhi bafuna ukusiza umhlaba. Nsuku zonke lapho ngifika endaweni yokukhosela ngizosebenza, ngibona izingane namavolontiya edlala nezilwane lapho. Lena indawo enhle yokusebenza.
Yiziphi iziphetho ocabanga ukuthi abafundi kufanele bazifinyelele ngemva kokufunda incwadi yakho?
Impilo yezilwane ayiyona imfihlakalo. Yebo, izilwane azikwazi ukukhuluma, kodwa ngezindlela eziningi zifana nathi futhi zigula ngendlela efanayo. Banokungagayeki kahle kokudla, ubuhlungu bemilenze, ukuqubuka kwesikhumba, nokunye esikujwayele.
Izilwane azikwazi ukusitshela lapho zigula. Kodwa ngokuvamile bayasitshela uma lesi simo singabashiyi.
Akekho owazi isilwane sakho kangcono kunawe; uma ulalela futhi ubhekisise, uyohlale wazi lapho isilwane sakho singazizwa kahle.