ARTICLES RELATING TO ANIMAL ABUSE

Students skin 12-week-old kitten

2013-06-09 15:35
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Two students at Monash SA campus in Roodepoort have allegedly skinned a kitten while it was still alive, The Citizen reports.

Dog 'left to suffer' after acid attack

2013-03-26 09:21
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A Gauteng woman has appeared in court on a charge of animal cruelty after her dog was badly injured when acid was thrown at it. The animal was also left without medical care for over a week.

Dog survives horrific trap ordeal

2013-01-28 09:40

A Pretoria dog has made a miraculous recovery after his lower body was almost severed off by a trap in which he had been stuck for days.

Dog's body dragged behind bakkie

2013-01-08 08:32
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The SPCA is investigating an incident in which the body of a sausage dog was dragged behind a bakkie through the streets of Rustenburg.

Man appears for shooting dog

2012-12-19 16:14

A man accused of shooting a barking dog has appeared in the King William's Town Magistrate's Court.

Syndicate targets 'stronger' SA dogs

2012-11-01 12:00

A dog smuggling syndicate is targeting South African dogs because their bloodlines are stronger and they are less prone to illnesses.

Cape Town man braais puppy

2012-10-26 11:16
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A Mitchells Plain man will appear in court after he apparently put a puppy on an open fire and then ate it.

Starving govt-owned cattle put down

2012-09-14 09:36
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The SPCA has laid a charge of animal abuse against Limpopo's MEC for sports, art and culture, after 34 emaciated cattle at an open air museum had to be put down.

Dog smugglers on the run in Cape Town

2012-09-05 16:00

Police suspect members of a dog smuggling syndicate are on the run in the Western Cape, after three people were arrested for smuggling dogs from Cape Town to Angola.

Man beats kitten to death in Durban

2012-08-31 11:42
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A Durban man who was seen by a police officer and his wife beating a kitten to death has been released on R1 500 bail.

Starving dog stabbed, buried alive

2012-08-31 08:12
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Despite desperate attempts to save a dog that was starved, beaten, stabbed and buried alive in Port Elizabeth, the little animal has died.

Smuggled dogs freed in Angola

2012-08-24 14:40

About 20 dogs that were smuggled into Angola have been released by that country and will soon be back in South Africa.

Woman films sex acts with dog

2012-08-24 09:03
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A Pretoria woman has been charged with bestiality after allegedly having sex with her dog multiple times and making video recordings of the act.

Hunt on for owners of stolen dogs

2012-08-23 09:07

Authorities are looking for the South African owners of dozens of dogs that were smuggled in a trailer across the border into Namibia.

Dog killer released on warning - report

2012-07-18 12:42

A Pretoria court has reportedly released a 22-year-old man on a warning after he admitted to slaughtering two puppies.

Puppy survives being thrown into fire

2012-07-05 07:43

A little puppy has survived being thrown into a fire in the Western Cape - and has been called Blitz by his rescuers.

Pet poisoning on the rise - report

2012-05-04 09:53

Poisoning of pets - both deliberate and accidental - has increased dramatically, with many cases involving pesticides being left unattended.

US woman held after biting dog

2012-05-01 16:13

A young US woman who allegedly bit her bulldog during a drunken argument with her mother was charged with animal cruelty and domestic battery.

Hungry chickens start eating each other

2012-04-23 10:12
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Around 3 000 broiler chickens that formed part of a government upliftment project have been put down after they were left to starve to death and started eating each other, the SPCA says.

Jail time for horse torturers

2012-04-03 22:42

Three people have been sentenced after they were found guilty by the Somerset West Magistrate's Court of stealing and torturing a horse to death.

Rabbits to be sold with bread - report

2012-02-16 09:00
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The SPCA is investigating an alleged scheme in which live rabbits would be sold with loaves of bread for consumption in townships, according to a report.

Man kills, skins 4 dogs

2012-01-16 10:08
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A Pretoria man who allegedly killed four dogs and put two of the carcasses in his freezer, possibly to eat at a later stage, is set to appear in court on a charge of cruelty to animals.

Police woman plays Dr Dolittle

2011-12-19 14:32

Even a rat is getting some Christmas cheer after a Wolmaransstad policewoman came to the rescue of a menagerie of abandoned animals, North West police say.

Girls who tortured hen escape punishment

2011-12-06 14:05
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The SPCA has expressed disappointment that two Ladysmith schoolgirls who posted a YouTube video of them torturing a hen will not be prosecuted.

Janitors in court for burying dog alive

2011-11-22 09:18

Animal lovers have protested as two school janitors appeared in court in Cape Town on animal cruelty charges, after allegedly burying a dog alive.

 

Circus charged after elephant abuse video

2013-04-16 09:47
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Charges have been brought against a top South African circus company after shocking footage emerged of elephants being abused.

Case against animal Act to be heard

2013-03-18 22:24

The Constitutional Court will hear an application for confirmation of a constitutional invalidity order of certain provisions of the Performing Animals Protection Act.

Firecracker explodes in dog's mouth

2013-01-15 10:06
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A young dog has been put down after a firecracker which was thrown over the wall by children exploded in his mouth, seriously injuring him.

SPCA inspects military horses

2012-12-21 20:40

SPCA inspectors have looked at 50 horses kept at an SANDF base in Potchefstroom, following a court order.

SPCA to inspect SANDF horses

2012-12-18 22:01

The South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg ruled that the SPCA be granted access to a SA National Defence Force base in Potchefstroom, the SPCA has said.

Dog shot with hunting arrow

2012-10-31 09:32
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A Boksburg vet has had to put down a dog after it was found by the side of the road with a hunting arrow stuck through its body.

Woman filmed sex with neighbour's dog

2012-10-12 08:27
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A Pretoria court has heard how a man filmed his ex-lover having sex with her neighbours’ Staffordshire terrier as well as her own Labrador.

Pretoria lawyer stabs, kills boy's dog

2012-09-14 08:36
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A Pretoria lawyer has been arrested after he stabbed and killed a ridgeback belonging to a 12-year-old boy while both were out walking their dogs.

Vietnamese 'dog thieves' lynched

2012-08-31 17:30

Two suspected dog thieves have been beaten to death in Vietnam by an angry mob that caught them allegedly trying to sell the animals to local restaurants.

Animals starve on govt-owned farm

2012-08-31 10:36
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Around 48 pregnant Drakensberger cows have been left to starve to death during the past month at the Mpumalanga government's farm Athole, near Ermelo.

6 horses die in suspected arson attack

2012-08-27 10:22

Six horses have burnt to death in their stables in Muldersdrift in what is thought to be a revenge attack connected to a labour dispute.

Bestiality accused to undergo mental tests

2012-08-24 14:06
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A Pretoria woman accused of having sex with a Staffie and a Labrador has been instructed to undergo a mental examination, a report says.

SA animal activists held in Angola

2012-08-23 16:52

A South African family, who are trying to bring home dogs that were smuggled out of the country, are being held by authorities allegedly working with smugglers in Angola.

Italian officials seize 2 500 dogs

2012-07-18 22:11

Italian authorities have seized a notorious dog-breeding compound that's raised thousands of Beagles for vivisection laboratories, officials say.

SPCA shocked by dog hanged from wire fence

2012-07-12 08:00

Animal welfare inspectors have been sent to an Eastern Cape village to investigate after the SPCA was informed of a case of extreme animal cruelty.

Cape Town principal appears over cruelty

2012-06-28 22:26

A high school principal and two janitors have appeared in the Khayelitsha District Court in connection with burying a dog alive.

7 abused horses rescued in Soweto

2012-05-03 13:06

Seven horses have been rescued by various authorities in Soweto after being used by thieves to pull carts containing stolen metal and car parts.

SPCA lays charge against crocodile farmer

2012-04-26 15:21

The National Council of SPCAs has laid a criminal charge against a crocodile farmer in Pongola, northern KwaZulu-Natal, for animal cruelty.

Chief fines teacher for poisoning animals

2012-04-12 08:50

An Eastern Cape village chief has reportedly ordered a schoolteacher to slaughter a cow to feed his community as a fine for allegedly poisoning 81 animals.

Teen held for hanging cat, kittens

2012-03-26 10:00
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A 19-year-old Hammanskraal school pupil has been arrested for allegedly hanging her cat and its 3-day-old kittens from a tree, prompting an outcry from residents.

Buried dog finds new home

2012-01-28 12:54

A mongrel that was buried alive by two school janitors in Khayelitsha last year has found a new home.

Gardener 'raped' employer's dog

2012-01-12 10:15

A 54-year-old Pretoria gardener has been denied bail after he allegedly raped his employer's Dachshund bitch and then jumped over a wall and ran away when he was discovered.

Dog owner in court for animal cruelty

2011-12-12 14:30

The sentencing of a woman who pleaded guilty to animal cruelty after failing to seek medical assistance for her dog when its leg was ripped off, has been postponed.

Thieves bludgeon pigs to death

2011-11-30 12:06

A KwaZulu-Natal pig farmer says he is "really upset" by the cruel way thieves stabbed and bludgeoned eight of his animals to death.

Owner left dog after its leg was ripped off

2011-11-14 20:00
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Sentencing of a woman who failed to seek medical help for her dog after its leg was ripped off has been postponed in Krugersdorp Magistrate's Court.

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