As many of our Oneplan family members know, we believe in making a difference, and more importantly, how insurance can make a difference.
Think about it – medical costs for both humans and dogs can land the average person in debt. And organisations like Project Rhino, who rely solely on donations, struggle to make ends meet when it comes to vet and doctor bills, let alone feeding the dogs and their handlers and other costs such as transport and accommodation.
Which is why we decided to help out in insuring the health of heroes…
Oneplan have sponsored the Project Rhino K9 Anti Poaching Unit with Pet and Health Insurance cover since 2019. The unit operates out of their Hluhluwe base and covers over 27 game reserves in the area.
The need for health and pet insurance in Project Rhino
The dogs who form part of the brave and heroic K9 unit are risking their lives on a daily basis. Trekking through the harsh Zululand bushveld to track down poachers and other suspects.
Their handlers are in the same boat, walking for hours on end in the scorching sun – putting their health at risk for the greater good.
So, when something goes wrong and one of the precious four legged team members needs to see the vet or a handler gets sick or injured, we have them covered.
The pet insurance plan for the dogs of the K9 unit
All the dogs of the K9 unit will be covered with Oneplan Pet Insurance on our Pet Classic Plan.
This plan covers more than just accident cover. The dogs are covered for more than just emergencies such as accidents and illness, they are also covered for casualty and routine care.
Casualty
Each dog can visit the vet 4 times, up to R5200 per year, which is R1 300 per visit.
These include – Consultations, radiology (x-rays), pathology (blood tests) and minor dental procedures.
Routine Care
- Sterilisation
- Consultations for and/or vaccinations, deworming, flea control
- Anal gland expression
- Teeth scaling and polishing
Accident and Illness in Hospital Cover
These are the things handlers dot see coming and are unexpected for instance when the dogs are involved in an accident – gets attacked by a wild animal. Or when they gets sick unexpectedly. For these events they have cover up to R40 000 plus the pre-authorised admission includes Post Operative care which forms part of this cover up to R2 000 ensuring they can get better quickly after they are discharged.
The Health Insurance cover for the handlers of the K9 unit.
All of the handlers of the K9 unit are covered with Oneplan Medical Insurance on the Blue Plan, we wanted to ensure they have cover for accidents and illnesses in hospital, giving them peace of mind when they need medical care, that they will be able to get access to private hospital facilities.
Day to Day Benefits
Doctors Visits, Dentistry, Blood Tests, X-Rays, Optometry, Prescription and Over the Counter medication
Hospital benefits
- Casualty for Accidents and Illnesses
- Hospital Admission for Accidents and Illness.
- Accidental Disability
- Dread Disease
- Ambulance & Emergency Services with a 24-hour line
- Trauma & Assault Counselling
- Accidental Family Death Cover
The best part about both of these plans from Oneplan is, that we pay upfront for claims cash to the Onecard in a minute so that they don’t have to worry about having the money to get better quickly.
The funds are preloaded onto the Onecard and all you have to do is swipe this at the doctor or vet’s office and upload the invoice afterwards.
What the K9 anti poaching unit still needs and how you can help.
The K9 unit relies on donations in order to do the very important work that they do. And Donations can be incredibly unpredictable.
There are a number of ways you can help.
Here is a list of some of the items they always need:
- Dog food
- First aid kits
- Tyres for the vehicles
- Accommodation
- Torches
- Uniforms
- Rucksacks
Together, we can work together to help make a difference – even if you just follow them and share their posts to raise awareness, every little bit helps spread the word.
Your Pet Insurance Family,
Oneplan
