This is our mission, and as such forms part of all areas of our work.
The five towns under our jurisdiction are visited by mobile clinics, each town receiving two visits per month. When it is warm enough, dip baths are set out and pet owners are shown the correct way to handle and dip their dogs. At the same time, injured or sickly pets are examined and, if necessary returned to our Ashton clinic for treatment. Bookings are made at mobile clinics for sterilising of pets. Sadly many animals are also handed in as "not wanted" or no longer affordable.
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December 20th
This genet was caught after killing two chickens on consecutive nights. They are usually solitary and nocturnal animals, emerging just after dark. They can climb trees and wire and can slip through very small holes to raid chicken runs. A trap was set on the third night, leaving one of the dead chickens as bait. Once caught, the trap was covered with a blanket to stop domestic animals from scaring the genet during the night. In the morning, the genet was released in an area near water, but away from human habitation, to continue his role as part of the circle of life in the wild. |
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| This young puppy was living wild in the veld and could only be caught in this trap. We would have liked to find the person who dumped her. |
An injured peregrine falcon was rushed to Eagle Encounters after receiving initial treatment at WSPCA. |
A badly injured klipspringer received veterinary treatment through WSPCA over a number of weeks, and is now back in the wild. |
Municipal workers in Ashton found this sack with 3 distressed kittens inside, thrown onto a rubbish dump. They rushed the sack to the SPCA and staff cleaned and hand fed the kittens. All 3 are now making good progress, but there is no excuse for such callousness. Our thanks go to the municipal workers for their prompt action which saved the kittens' lives.
THESE SHOCKING PICTURES WERE TAKEN WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER, IN ROBERTSON. BOTH OWNERS ARE FACING CRUELTY CHARGES OF EXTREME ANIMAL ABUSE AND NEGLECT. The brown female pit bull was so deformed due to her living conditions and poor diet that she could no longer walk properly. The bull terrier must have been in agony due to the apalling state of her skin.
