Posted By animalman on February 8, 2010
(It’s great when the public respond to situations, and it’s even better when the animal escapes what would have been a slow and agonising death. What kind of person does this to an animal? In my opinion they should be behind bars, since they are a threat to society. I would like to point out further that it was not Jabu that saved this animal, he was merely doing his job – this dog was saved by a person who took action and DID SOMETHING. – animalman)
Once again Animal Welfare Inspector Jabu has come to the rescue of a dog, this time a little fox terrier (more…)
Category: Animal legislation, animal abandonment, animal neglect, animal welfare |
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Posted By animalman on February 3, 2010
The American SPCA has published the TOP 10 Pet Toxins of 2009- and here they are:
1. Human Medications
For several years, human medications have been number one on the ASPCA’s list of common hazards, and 2009 was no exception. Last year, the ASPCA managed 45,816 calls involving prescription and over-the-counter drugs such as painkillers, cold medications, antidepressants and dietary supplements. Pets often snatch pill vials from counters and nightstands or gobble up medications accidentally dropped on the floor, so it’s essential to keep meds (more…)
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Tags: animal care, education
Posted By animalman on February 1, 2010
(Often, it is only a series of fortuitous events that leads to the discovery of cruelty, and this may well have gone unnoticed had it not been for the chance meeting of rescue workers with an unknown man. In many cases, it is only rescue workers that stand in the gap between cruelty and justice, and it’s time crimes of this nature were given more attention and punished more severely – animalman)
“Andre and I went to the SPCA Wellington as we often do to go donate some doggy biscuits, cat litter and rub some of the doggies. We then left to go to the rubbish dump to desperse of our rubbish when a man stopped us to ask if we had a knife. We wanted to know why, so he said come and look! He hopped into the bakkie with us and we proceeded to underneath the R44 bridge next to the railway line, where Andre and I discovered one of the MOST GRUESOME acts of cruelty (more…)
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Posted By animalman on January 25, 2010
(We have a serious problem when the police, the people assigned the duty of upholding the law, seem to look the other way when it comes to animals. Whether it is in ignoring the lawbreakers who light fireworks in the presence of animals, or obvious abuse in the cased detailed below, it seems the rule of law does not apply to animals in South Africa. It’s about time we made the Police Service accountable for doing their jobs. I sometimes wonder if many police even know about the Animal Protection Act? When you have read the account below from Ann, please go to The Hopeful Forum and let us and the police know what you think… animalman)
I received a call to say a horse was being led along our Provincial road. It had a rope round the neck and someone sitting in the back of a moving bakkie was holding on to the rope whilst some idiot was walking behind beating the light out of the horse. By the time I reached her she had walked (more…)
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Posted By animalman on January 18, 2010
(There are some tough women working in animal welfare in South Africa, and they don’t come any tougher than Nikki Botha. Here is a copy of her recent response to some of the weakest justifications I have ever seen from a political party. If you want to see the letter from Geordin Hill-Lewis that prompted this, please go to The Hopeful Forum where you can see another response from Wendy Burrows, another tough cookie… animalman)
Democratic Alliance,
HOW DO MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES JUSTIFY AND EXCUSE THIS???
PLEASE EXPLAIN!
And just to ensure that all DA voters know how certain of the representatives of the DA feel about their stance on animal rights and animal welfare supporters, read below on what the DA thinks of you…. (more…)
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