STERILISE 1000 ANIMALS AND PREVENT SUFFERING

There are many reasons why sterilisation is important. Female dogs are used as puppy breeding machines and the puppies are sold on the streets. These animals are not cared for properly - they're underfed, exposed to diseases, unvaccinated and are kept in the scorching heat while being paraded around the streets. Puppy sellers prey on the well-meaning hearts of people and use sympathy as a tool to make money from these puppies. 

Recently, the Cape of Good Hope SPCA responded to a call shortly after midday as the temperature in peaked in the forties. An adult female and a minor were selling puppies in the blazing sun without access to water or shade.

The sale of animals is now illegal as per the new Animal Keeping By-Law, 2021, recently introduced by the City of Cape Town. The Cape of Good Hope SPCA contacted Law Enforcement for assistance with Inspector Morris and his Law Enforcement team arriving on the scene mere minutes later.

Chief Inspector Jaco Pieterse seized the puppies, and they were taken to the Cape of Good Hope SPCA hospital under the care of our veterinary staff. The puppies were examined, hydrated, fed and vaccinated before being placed in a cool kennel to recover from their heated ordeal.

The adult female was taken into custody on charges of animal cruelty in terms of the Animals Protection Act 71 of 1962 and the illegal sale of animals in terms of the Animal Keeping By-Law, 2021. 

Chief Inspector Pieterse convinced the puppy seller to sterilise her two adult dogs, who produced the litter, to avoid any reoccurrence. The Cape of Good Hope SPCA team went into Mannenberg to fetch and admit her dogs to the SPCA Grassy Park Hospital for sterilisation.

Your support helps us to tackle all the problems resulting from unsterilised animals - including the illegal trade of puppy selling. Thank you for your donation, which allows us to be proactive and sterilise more animals to prevent cruelty and suffering.