Deputy environment minister insists culling will only be used with approval, but MPs and animal welfare groups say governance failures and delays in humane interventions are escalating risks in South Africa’s elephant reserves
Masihlelo, who kept the lions on his Free State farm, received a R5000 fine or 10 months imprisonment suspended for five years.
Conditions were ‘atrocious’ and ‘appalling’
Senior MP Cedric Frolick should face an inquiry by the ethics committee while Gwede Mantashe and Nomvula Mokhonyane could face criminal sanction
Perpetrator jailed for eight years after he sexually assaulted his neighbour’s puppy
Magistrate Samuel Maboho sentenced each of the accused to a R50 000 fine or five years imprisonment
Confusion about who should check a vessel meant to pick up 60 000 sheep has exposed fissures in the Covid-19 regulations
The export of 800 lion skeletons was considered to be unlawful and constitutionally invalid by Judge Jody Kollapen
The National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA) has condemned the Johannesburg Civic Theatre for using wild animals on stage in its production of Verdi’s Aida. NCSPCA spokesperson Christine Kuch said on Tuesday it was ”unethical and unacceptable” that two lions, a tiger and horses were being taken on stage.
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/ 26 February 2008
The unnecessary confinement and transportation of elephants for entertainment purposes has left the National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA) ”seriously perturbed”. It was on Tuesday responding to the Norms and Standards for the Management of Elephants in South Africa, announced a day before.