The National Council of SPCA’s has launched the “Adoptim: A Furry Prescription” initiative aimed at promoting pet adoption. The initiative, which began on October 10, is aimed at encouraging more awareness about the possibility of…
An elderly man died from his injuries after being attacked by two dogs in Stirling on May 3 and local dog training school owner, Chantel Burger, said the tragedy could have been avoided if the owners had heeded her plea to have the…
Multiple deaths as a result of these attacks have been reported and various communities are calling for these dogs to be banned. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) has also issued warnings regarding these animals.…
The SPCA’s national office has stepped in to run East London SPCA after three local staff members were dismissed and charges were opened against them for the inhumane slaughter of an injured pet goose. The incident, which was captured on…
Last weekend, Mike Webb (aka the Pink Fairy) ran an impressive 42km from Macleantown to Buffs Club in East London in order to raise money for the Qonce (formerly King William’s Town) SPCA. Webb had originally planned to run the Buffs…
An 11-year-old girl is in an East London hospital after she was mauled by a neighbour’s pitbull. Rekeisha-Lee Barnes was playing with friends on Thursday afternoon in her Breidbach home 8km outside Qonce (King William’s Town), when the…
There was much excitement at the Comrades Bowling Club on Monday when the Rotary Club of Arcadia met to hand over donations to both the East London SPCA and Masithethe Counselling Services. “What happened was the Community Service…
The East London SPCA received trollies worth of much-needed food and blankets on Monday after the conclusion of a collection drive organised in collaboration with Vincent Park Centre. The collection ran from July 3 to 18. EL SPCA general…
At the TEARS Animal Rescue centre in Cape Town, every morning starts with a symphony of excitement. First comes the percussion. Paws pound against metal mesh to form the beat. Next, a choir of howls. Pit bulls, tiny lap dogs, and pavement…
Mike Webb, also known as The Pink Fairy, will be running a 45km “virtual” Comrades on Sunday June 14 from the Stutterheim SPCA to the King SPCA to raise funds for the organisation. “This year has been challenging for all and the volunteer…
The East London and King William’s Town SPCAs are both struggling as the ongoing lockdown places them under increasing strain. “We’ve taken a huge dip,” said KWT volunteer senior inspector Annette Rademeyer. The KWT and EL SPCAs were…
The National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA) has welcomed a court ruling interdicting a livestock company from exporting 70,000 sheep at a feedlot in the Eastern Cape to the Middle East. The interdict was granted in favour of the NSPCA on…
Blunt knives, equipment in a shocking state and injured animals left to suffer at Thaba Nchu abattoir Bloemfontein SPCA inspectors had to go for trauma counselling after witnessing horrific animal cruelty during a routine inspection of a…
A bleeding basset hound. A labrador unable to stand. A boerboel with deformed legs. This is what the SPCA discovered at a house serving as a “shelter” to more than 100 dogs, many of them neglected and ill, at Odendaalsrus in Welkom. Free…
