Boswell Circus sues for R1m over film

Circus owner Brian Boswell has filed a R1m defamation lawsuit against filmmaker Michael Almendro for documentary footage highlighted by Carte Blanche which suggests the circus is cruel to its animals.

• Naked Circus part of new Resorts
• Cirque du Soleil cutting 400 jobs
• BCCSA dismisses Carte Blanche appeal

ANC: Zuma's detractors prejudiced

Those prejudiced against President Jacob Zuma has thwarted the country from understanding the truth behind his remarks, that caring for dogs as pets was part of "white" culture.

• Zuma comments cause canine chaos
• Zuma gets SA barking mad
• Dog comments: Zuma 'decolonising minds'

Horse rescued from George pool

A horse that fell into a swimming pool in Hoekwil, near George, has been rescued by a mechanical digging machine, the NSPCA says.

Conscious crocs slaughtered for fashion

A charge of animal cruelty will be laid against a Rustenburg farm in the North West for allegedly slaughtering fully conscious crocodiles, instead of pre-stunning the reptiles.

• 'Force-fed' ducks removed from farm
• Man fined R2 000 for frog cruelty
• Cross-border dog smugglers busted

Tolls: Animals will suffer, NSPCA says

E-toll tariffs will severely impact on the ability of the NSPCA to rescue animals, the organisation says.

• Commission looking into toll complaint
• Sanral faces challenge to tolls tarriffs

Cross-border dog smugglers busted

A gang smuggling dogs from South Africa to Angola for dog fighting have been busted at the Vioolsdrift border post in the Northern Cape.

• Dog racing to remain illegal in SA
• SPCA: Animals suffer when used for sport
• SPCA: Govt support needed for dogs

KZN schoolgirls charged for hen torture

Criminal charges have been laid against two KwaZulu-Natal schoolgirls over a YouTube video showing the torture of a hen.

• Owner of burned dog charged
• Man fined R2 000 for frog cruelty
• Cops face animal cruelty charge

Man fined R2 000 for frog cruelty

A man who forced live frogs into plastic colddrink bottles to sell as fishing bait has been found guilty of animal cruelty by the Sasolburg Magistrate's Court.

• Dog owner faces cruelty charge

Pigeon hunt may be illegal - NSPCA

A planned pigeon shooting competition in the North West may be against the law, says the NSPCA and has expressed consternation over the issuing of permits.

• NSPCA: Protect pets from cold

Horse, foal saved from flooded river

A wild mare and her foal stranded in the rising and fast-flowing Orange River in Bethulie have been saved in a daring rescue by the NSPCA.

• SPCA saves animals in floods
• 4 more Vaal Dam sluice gates opened
• Be on alert for floods, officials warn
• KZN siblings die in raging river

'Wild animals must stay wild'

Panjo may be back home after his two-day romp, but incident has highlighted the NSPCA's concerns about keeping wild animals as pets.

• Panjo's owner 'ecstatic and relieved'
• Zingela sniffs out Panjo
• Elusive Panjo found

SPCA: Hot iron branding torture

The National Council of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says hot iron branding on animals is torturous - and it has the footage to prove it.

NSPCA duped by Bangkok syndicate

The National Council of SPCA's has been defrauded of thousands of rands by a Bangkok syndicate claiming it wanted to sell a mobile veterinary clinic.

Poultry group suspends farmer

The farmer who allegedly let thousands of day-old rooster chicks die in a cement dam, has been suspended from the SA Poultry Association after he claimed he used exhaust fumes to kill the chicks.

• Officials swoop on chicken farm
• Ex-MEC faces animal cruelty charges
• 70 000 chicks 'culled' a week