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Horse abuse: SAPS fail to react...
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
about 2-3 Km but now for the really awful part.
This mare had in fact been in an accident on the night of the 14th January (eight days previously) and had sustained severe internal injuries and
fractures to her jaw, knocked her teeth out and was still bleeding profusely from her mouth, her tongue swollen and bloody and just awash with flies.
The bakkie which had a smashed windscreen and dent on the roof was the same one which had initially driven into her. The stench from this poor
horse's rotting flesh was simply awful. The owner of the horse is untraceable.
The driver says he not only reported the accident on Thursday evening to the police but he went back the next day to show them where the injured horse
was (in a disused house at the bus depot about half a kilometer from Genadendal). He asked the police to contact us and he claims he went back 3
times.
Obviously the horse had to be put out of her misery and awful suffering but I am now wanting to take on the SAP. I am absolutely sick and tired of
the fact that they totally ignore the Animals Protection Act. In my experience they do not believe they have any responsibility to enforce any law
relating to animals. They absolutely never inform us of any situation of cruelty / abuse and yet they must encounter many cases as they drive
around.
Ann Andrews
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Nikki
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They have to do something about animal abuse whether they like it or not. Failure to help can result in complaints against them in terms of failure of
duty. We need to report and lodge complaints more and keep the pressure on until complaints are seen to in a satisfactory manner.
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heather
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Horse Abuse and the SAPS's failure to react
Failure by the SAPS to ensure that animals receive humane treatment when involved in accidents is not limited to this law enforcement service.
Training in animal euthanise or intercommunication and understanding of animal inspectorates is not included in crime prevention training.
The most appropriate action to take when reporting an incidence of animal trauma should begin with your local SPCA. Equipped to humanely care for this
animal, this inspectorate, who in cases such as these hold more power that the SAPS/Metro Police will ensure timeous repsonse and will be able to
handle accident details and interaction with the authorities.
It is also important to note that your local Veterinarian is obligated to stabilise or humanely euthanise any animal that has sustained trauma.
Should this animal then be found to require welfare intervention after it is stabilised the veterinarian will arrange for a transfer to an appropriate
facility.
I am thrilled that caring people like Ann take the time to ask questions when they feel disarmed and unhappy. 
Heather
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