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Animal Welfare

Cruelty case: Limpopo man pleads guilty to smoking bong with live snake inside
The Green Guardian
/ 9 January 2025

Cruelty case: Limpopo man pleads guilty to smoking bong with live snake inside

NSPCA prosecutes Dirk de Jager, of Modjadjiskloof, in Limpopo, over viral video

By Sheree Bega
End the practice of shipping livestock by sea
Opinion
/ 21 February 2024

End the practice of shipping livestock by sea

Cows on a ship in Cape Town in a horrible situation lead to more calls for it to end

By Ozayr Patel
Cora Bailey: A hero helping people and pets on the West Rand
The Green Guardian
/ 21 December 2022

Cora Bailey: A hero helping people and pets on the West Rand

For more than 30 years, Cora Bailey has dedicated her life’s work to helping poverty-stricken people and their pets in the west of Joburg

By Sheree Bega
Why SA’s law recognises bestiality as akin to sexual violations against people
Opinion
/ 31 May 2022

Why SA’s law recognises bestiality as akin to sexual violations against people

With high rates of sexual violence in the country, it’s not surprising that bestiality exists.

By Sheena Swemmer
Animal welfare bill being developed in isolation
The Green Guardian
/ 2 December 2021

Animal welfare bill being developed in isolation

Two government departments are working separately and animal rights groups are not being consulted, concerned groups say

By Sheree Bega
More than 2000 tigers killed and trafficked this century — report
Article
/ 21 August 2019

More than 2000 tigers killed and trafficked this century — report

With an average of more than 120 illegally trafficked tigers seized each year, Traffic warned there was little sign of respite for the species.

By Agency
Retail giants take the lead in animal welfare
Article
/ 6 October 2014

Retail giants take the lead in animal welfare

Sow crates will soon be phased out with Pick n Pay and Woolworths announcing its commitment to accelerate the progress on the welfare of pigs in SA.

By Thuletho Zwane
Services for all – even the animals
Videos
/ 31 October 2013

Services for all – even the animals

Lack of service delivery in Durban Deep, Johannesburg, has not only affected people, but the animals at the Claw shelter too.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 10 December 2010

Animal activists slam new traps

Animal activists and farmers are up in arms about draft government regulations for the "management of damage-causing animals".

By Staff Reporter
People too poor for pets
Article
/ 30 April 2010

People too poor for pets

Man’s best friends are paying a high price for South Africa’s economic slump and emigration — more pets are being abandoned than ever.

By Lisa Steyn
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Article
/ 4 September 2008

‘Legalise dog racing’

Thembelihle Tshabalala reports on attempts to remove the official ban on greyhound racing.

By Thembelihle Tshabalala
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Article
/ 4 July 2008

No dog’s life following $8bn bequest

Deceased hotelier Leona Helmsley, who bequeathed $12-million to her pet dog, has left the rest of her multibillion-dollar estate to animal welfare.

By Staff Reporter

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