It is a really sad day for the SPCA when we have to rescue animals from another animal rescue organisation. Overcrowding at the facility made it very difficult to check each and every dog but we did remove 31 dogs under a warrant on Wednesday.
These were identified by an independent veterinarian who accompanied us to the facility as being the animals most in need of care. This included a dog with infected burn wounds who had been burnt in a fire on the 14th of August and had not yet seen a vet , a puppy with a septic head wound and a dog that was lame and unable to walk at all (to name just a few of the serious concerns found). We understand that the facility recently faced both flood and fire but the conditions the animals were found in were symptomatic of longstanding neglect and not related to either disastrous event.
The SPCA issued the facility with a warning with several conditions that need to be met including reducing the numbers of animals on site by half.
We have reached out to Cape Animal Welfare Forum to appeal within this network of animal welfare organisations for assistance with placing animals into safe spaces. There has been a heart warming response and we thank each and every organisation who has taken animals in. There is a message going around that suggests a pending mass euthanasia, we aren’t sure who this is aimed at but we have no intention of euthanising healthy animals at this facility.
Listen to our interview with Jon Maytham and Chief Inspector Jaco Pieterse here:
