Zoos are crucial spaces for conservation and involving people in nature
A petition on social media alleging underweight lions, giraffes eating sticks and depressed elephants has attracted 30 000 signatures since August
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Two government departments are working separately and animal rights groups are not being consulted, concerned groups say
The National assembly speaker’s case over her abandoned farm will be heard at the end of October
NSPCA inspectors found three pitbull terriers and five crossbreed dogs in severe distress
The Mail & Guardian reported the discovery of more than 5 000 donkey hides in a shack in Benoni last week.
An SPCA inspector says 3000 broiler chickens have had to be euthanased after being found to have resorted to cannabilism after being left to starve.
The NSPCA is angry at how rats are being beaten to death in Jo’burg’s pest eradication campaign, but the city has given their concerns short shrift.
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/ 4 September 2008
Thembelihle Tshabalala reports on attempts to remove the official ban on greyhound racing.
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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/ 12 November 2007
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA) is considering legal steps over proposed norms and standards for managing the elephant population being formulated by the Environmental Affairs and Tourism Department. The NSPCA on Monday aborted a meeting to discuss captive elephants.
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/ 14 September 2007
Pets are being slaughtered for meat in shortage-stricken Zimbabwe and record numbers of animals have been surrendered to shelters or abandoned by owners no longer able to feed them. Vets have also run out of the drug used put down the animals and are relying on donations from South Africa.