Press release: NSPCA’s FORMAL STANCE ON THE SELECTIVE BREEDING OF WILD ANIMALS FOR COLOUR MUTATIONS In South Africa there is an exploding trend of intensively breeding certain wild animals, mainly antelope and to a lesser degree lions for unnatural colour mutations or morphs. This is done for profit as the novelty of these colours has created […]
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The aim of the day is to celebrate the incredible diversity of frogs, raise awareness about these interesting animals and highlight the fact that amphibians are globally the most threatened of all vertebrates, including in South Africa, where 30% of our frog species are critically endangered, endangered or vulnerable. “The idea behind the day is
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The chairperson of the body corporate of a KwaZulu-Natal retirement village received a death threat following a bid to evict a resident’s cat. The Witness reported that the Amber Valley body corporate had issued an eviction notice for “Mr Cat” – a 15-year-old feline belonging to resident, Penny Reid. The move, and an online petition to scrap the
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Press release from NSPCA The National Council of SPCAs reports with disappointment that the case relating to the beating to death of Max, the husky, has been withdrawn after the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) mediated the matter. This was communicated to the NSPCA by Senior Public Prosecutor, Ms C Mortlock. Max was beaten to death
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On Monday 16 February, the Krugersdorp SPCA delivered a press release announcing that the branch will be closing, owing to financial reasons, as of 31 March 2015. The SPCA is a community-based organisation which relies on funding and involvement from the public to operate. Unfortunately, the Krugersdorp branch has not been receiving the necessary financial
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Why do dogs dig? Confinement stress and lack of mental and physical stimulation Dogs who are confined to a yard, rarely taken off the premises, and provided with little or inadequate mental stimulation, are far more likely to dig and be destructive. For yard dogs, often the only way that they can express their frustration and
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