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NSPCA
news

NSPCA: “Maiming is illegal and cruel to dogs”

Illegal snare
News

Dog rescued from ILLEGAL SNARE in Roodepoort

Eastern Cape Broadcaster
Eastern Cape

Eastern Cape Broadcaster in hot water for rats torture

NSPCA
News

NSPCA: “Maiming is illegal and cruel to dogs”

Illegal snare
News

Dog rescued from ILLEGAL SNARE in Roodepoort

Eastern Cape Broadcaster
Eastern Cape

Eastern Cape Broadcaster in hot water for rats torture

Animal testing debate
Science

Animal testing flares up controversy following monkey study

By Agence France-Presse09-11-2022 03:21

Finding from Harvard experiments has set off intense controversy among scientists and reignited the ethical debate over animal testing.

Peter Edwards, Jonathan Barton, man arrested for sex with his dog, man charged for sex with his dog, man charged for sexually abusing his dog, man avoids jail after sexually abusing dog, South Perrott, Dorset, southwest England
Offbeat

Man who recorded himself sexually abusing his dog avoids jail

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty04-11-2022 19:53

A 36-year-old man who had videos of himself sexually abusing his pet labrador has avoided jail time but is banned from being alone with a dog.

Baboons
Lifestyle

Snitches get riches: R8k reward for info on Constantia baboon killer

By Nokuthula Ngcobo03-10-2022 16:27

An animal rights group has a R8 000 reward for information that will lead to the arrest of the person who killed a baboon in Cape Town.

goat beaten to death
KwaZulu-Natal

Man beaten to death after he was allegedly caught raping a goat

By Nokwanda Ncwane06-09-2022 08:05

Initially the man wanted to rape an elderly woman and upon failing to do so, he opted for the goat and was then beaten to death.

Zulu
Lifestyle

‘Bayede Dawg’: Tweeps defend Zulu king after ‘royal hunt’ criticism

By Megan van den Heever19-08-2022 13:29

Fans of Zulu King Misuzulu have defended him over ‘animal cruelty’ criticism after pics and clips of his ‘royal hunt’ of a lion went viral.

animal cruelty school
Lifestyle

Crying foul: Shock animal cruelty by top Bay schools’ matrics

By Naledi de Wee13-08-2022 10:59

Poisoned koi, drowned chickens and abused turkeys: Bay matrics have come under fire for animal cruelty during their ’40 days’.

mamboyi
News

GRAPHIC: Mamboyi confronted for raping a goat to death (VIDEO)

By Siso Naile12-07-2022 22:11

A Shepard by the name of Mamboyi was blasted by the community for admitting to be the rapist preying on goats in the village

Wynberg Magistrate’s Court, Vicky Solomons, SPCA, Good Hope Society SPCA, Meira, dog killed by man, man stabs dog, man sentenced for stabbing dog, R10 000 fine, 10 months behind
News

Dog STABBER given R10k fine or 10 months imprisonment

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty29-06-2022 11:49

A man who was accused of killing a homeless man’s dog has been fined R10 000 or 10 months imprisonment, suspended for three years.

NSPCA Pitbull Dog
KwaZulu-Natal

NSPCA to open case against ‘cruel’ KZN breeder for abusing 17 Pitbulls

By Tshepiso Mametela22-06-2022 10:00

The NSPCA in Pietermaritzburg confirmed that it plans to open a criminal case for cruelty to animals against a Pitbull breeder.

dogs sex RUSA man
KwaZulu-Natal

Assistance sought in locating Phoenix man engaging in sex with dogs

By Nokwanda Ncwane25-04-2022 18:19

RUSA provided proof of ads shared by the Phoenix man (who is believed to be engaging in sex with dogs) on several sites.

Cape of Good Hope SPCA pregnant goat
News

SPCA offers reward for a man who had sex with a pregnant goat

By Nokwanda Ncwane08-04-2022 11:15

The Cape of Good Hope SPCA is offering R6000 for information on the man who performed extreme sexual acts on a pregnant goat.

The McLaren Circus has had its event permit revoked after a report by the SPCA yielded alarming results
Lifestyle

‘It’s a witch hunt’: McLaren Circus owner slams SPCA animal welfare report

By Megan van den Heever30-03-2022 13:14

McLaren Circus owner David McLaren has slammed the SPCA’s findings and event permit suspension as a ‘smear [to] make me look bad’.

Botox camels
Lifestyle

Queens of the desert: Camel beauty pageant hit with botox cheating!

By AFP10-12-2021 13:19

More than 40 camels were disqualified from a beauty pageant after after being found with Botox injections and other cosmetic procedures.

100 dead cats found in French
Lifestyle

100 dead cats found in French pensioner’s home

By Agence France-Presse06-12-2021 13:50

Desjacques said the French pensioner was probably suffering from Noah syndrome, which describes people hoarding a large number of animals

Armani
Fashion and Beauty

Armani gives up angora wool as part of their fur-free policy

By AFP02-12-2021 12:03

The Armani Group has committed to not using angora wool from their Fall/Winter 2022/2023 season onwards in their fur-free efforts.

Animal Cruelty: Man pleads gui
News

Animal Cruelty: Man pleads guilty to stabbing puppy over 50 times

By Thabo Baloyi11-11-2021 05:00

Investigators found cat paws and rats with severed heads in his freezer, as well as dried blood and animal fur in his oven

Two teenage boys are charged o
Environment

Two teenage boys are charged over kangaroo killings in Australia

By AFP12-10-2021 12:27

Two teenage boys have been charged over allegedly deliberately killing more than a dozen kangaroos on Australia’s east coast.

animal cruelty livestock theft
News

Animal cruelty fury: Stolen livestock forced into bakkie

By The South African26-09-2021 13:30

A case of animal cruelty and livestock theft has angered residents in a North West town. Thankfully, police intervened.

animal-abuse-7-month-old-puppy-pet-sitters
USA News

‘I couldn’t afford a vet’: Woman dumps injured puppy in ocean

By Thabo Baloyi22-09-2021 14:47

Police say they found Candy Selena Marban’s puppy curled up in the sand and nursing what appeared to be an injury

PETA slams London Fashion Week
Fashion and Beauty

Killer fashion: PETA targets London Fashion Week in bloody boycott [pics]

By Megan van den Heever20-09-2021 18:06

Animal activists PETA have boycotted London Fashion Week over their use of exotic animal skins in their designer fashion shows.

SRI LANKA-RELIGION-FESTIVAL (1)
Environment

Sri Lanka bans ‘drunk driving’ of elephants in new protection law

By AFP23-08-2021 19:35

Sri Lanka will issue captive elephants with their own biometric identity cards and ban their riders from drinking on the job under a wide-ranging new animal protection law.

Tiger King
Environment

Big cat cruelty: 68 tigers, lions seized from Joe Exotic’s ‘Tiger King’ park

By AFP21-05-2021 08:55

The US Justice Department said on Thursday that it had seized 68 lions, tigers and lion-tiger hybrids, as well as a jaguar from the former animal park of Joe Exotic, the star of the Netflix hit ‘Tiger King’.

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