A message from Mqabuko Moyo Ndukwana, CEO: Cape of Good Hope SPCA. Every day, I witness the daily struggles of the animals affected by uncontrolled backyard breeding. The numbers are alarming—20,350 unwanted and stray animals will find their way to our facilities this year alone. And, behind every admission, is a heart-breaking story of neglect. Nothing unwanted is ever treasured. These animals arrive starved, diseased, or injured and in pain.
If 20 350 animals sounds like a lot, it’s because it is … and that’s how many stray and surrendered animals are likely to enter the Cape of Good Hope SPCA this year. Around 2 300 of these dogs and cats will come from other animal welfare organisations.
After being adopted from the SPCA in 2017, Scud didn’t just go on to be the centre of his pet mom’s world, he also became the perfect pillar of support to community members in need, through the Pets as Therapy (PAT) programme.
Thanks to a hero who reported a little dog’s plight, SPCA Inspector Werner Taljaard was able to rescue her from a distressing situation. Someone had put NiKNax (as she’s now known) in a deep steel drum, covering the top with a heavy piece of wood.
Life was not kind to Tinkabelle before the SPCA stepped in. Used as a cart horse to pull heavy loads day in and day out – despite being thin and wounded – her negligent owner didn’t care that the chaffing and wounds on her chest were painful.
When German shepherd, Bella was brought to the SPCA Animal Hospital with cuts to her face, owner Gerry Brand was distraught – not only from concern for his dog, but because he couldn’t afford the cost of treatment, even at welfare rates.
We’re making a splash around the world! Howard Warrington is the only man in history who has completed an open water endurance swim from Robben Island to Blouberg no less than 200 times and he holds the Guinness World Record for this amazing feat.
Rock kestrels, those small rust-coloured birds that one often sees soaring across our Cape skies, are no strangers to our Wildlife Department, which handles around 30 of these gorgeous birds of prey every month.
When 64 cyclists took on the Cape Town Cycle Tour in March 2024, they did so not only because they love animals, but to use their sport to break the chains of cruelty. Their collective determination raised more than R365 000 to support the SPCA Inspectorate – which is at the forefront of stopping the cruel chaining of dogs.
