Reporting Cruelty and Neglect

Members of the public who truly care for animals are the eyes and ears of the SPCA. The SPCA calls on all people to report all situations where animals are cruelly treated or neglected. All reports are treated in the strictest confidence and people reporting such matters will remain anonymous.

Membership

Support for the SPCA can be in form of Membership at R20 per year (single) and R30 per year (family), which affords certain benefits such as discount on Boarding, receiving a newsletter and perhaps serving on the Committee.

Bequests

Perhaps the most important way that people who care for animals can assist the SPCA is to leave a small percentage of their estates to their local SPCA. If every person at the time of their death leaves only 1% of their estate to the SPCA, great strides would be made in caring for animals. Surely a small way of saying thank you at the end of one’s life for all the love received in a lifetime from loving pets.

Sterilization

The cause of the SPCA is greatly enhanced with every animal sterilized. It is the unwanted litters, eagerly given away or sold that starts the spiral of too many animals and too few homes, ultimately resulting in animal neglect and cruelty, that places and enormous stress on the SPCA and it’s resources. By sterilizing their pets, owners are working shoulder to shoulder with the SPCA.

Fenced Properties

Animals allowed to roam in public street are at risk of being injured by being run over, bitten by other dogs, being shot at or thrown at with stones. In extreme cases they are at risk of being poisoned. Should an owner willfully allow his animal to roam, these risks and responsibilities will rest with the owner. In addition these animals themselves may cause accidents or injury to people and adds to a health risk opening the way to civil claims and possible criminal prosecution of the owners.

It is any animal’s owner’s responsibility to ensure that the animal remains on the owner’s property.