ARTICLES RELATING TO ANIMAL CRUELTY

Vet probed for 'gruesome' dehorning

2013-05-16 09:01

A game vet is being accused of dehorning rhinos in a cruel and inhumane manner, by cutting too close to the nerve endings.

Neighbour confesses to killing cat

2013-03-22 08:48
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A Johannesburg man says he is heartbroken after his neighbour in a residential complex admitted to beating his cat to death.

SPCA puts brakes on rabbit scheme

2012-02-17 14:52

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has stopped a scheme in which live rabbits were allegedly to be sold with loaves of bread to people in townships.

Dog stabbed, left to die in PE

2011-10-26 08:05
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The Animal Anti-Cruelty League in Port Elizabeth is offering a reward to find who half-strangled a dog, sliced it open with a panga, broke its legs and left it for dead.

Pet cat dyed pink

2010-09-25 22:24

British animal welfare investigators say a pet cat was dyed pink and thrown into a stranger's garden in southern England.

Woman who taped dog to fridge jailed

2010-07-10 12:24

A Colorado woman convicted of taping her boyfriend's dog to a refrigerator in a jealous fit has been sentenced to 30 days in jail and three years' probation.

Poultry body lifts ban on farmer

2009-09-15 09:20

The SA Poultry Association has lifted the suspension of former North West agriculture MEC Jan Serfontein, who was accused of dodgy chick killing practices on his farm.

Animal cruelty claims 'untrue'

2009-08-17 16:02

A former North West agriculture minister accused of killing thousands of male chicks every week, hasd denied the animal cruelty claims.

70 000 chicks 'culled' a week

2009-08-12 08:38

North West police are investigating a case of animal cruelty against the directors of a well-known family business which reportedly gets rid of up to 70 000 day-old rooster chicks every week.

Cop prosecuted over dog deaths

2009-07-21 21:07

A British police dog handler is to be prosecuted over the deaths of two dogs which were left in a car on one of the hottest days of the year.

Dogs killed to avoid kennel

2009-06-25 22:23

A judge has given a 90-day jail sentence to a man accused of killing his dogs to avoid boarding them while he went on vacation.

'May you catch snake flu'

2009-06-02 08:58

A restaurant in China has defended a controversial practice of killing chickens with snake bites, saying the resulting dish is healthy.

 

Man meets dog he buried alive

2013-04-15 10:15

A man who buried a dog alive in Cape Town in 2011 has been reunited with the canine at an animal clinic where he completed his community service sentence, according to a report.

SPCA woman charged for keeping 125+ cats

2012-04-20 14:23

An employee of the SPCA faces criminal charges after she kept 125 cats in "putrid conditions" in her home in Underberg, according to reports

Shock over poisoning of 10 cats

2012-02-09 07:53

A Cape Town community has been shocked and upset by the poisoning of at least 10 cats at a Hanover Park apartment building.

77 cats living in 2 cars

2010-10-10 09:09

Two American women have been cited for animal cruelty in Vermont after police found 77 cats living in two cars.

Bin cat woman says sorry

2010-08-25 22:56

The British woman at the centre of an internet hate campaign after being caught on camera dumping a cat into a rubbish bin says she is "profoundly sorry".

30+ dogs taken from Pta house

2009-10-23 15:31

The SPCA and metro police officials have removed more than 30 dogs and dozens of cats from a house in Valhalla as their owner begged not to have her "children" taken away.

Officials swoop on chicken farm

2009-08-20 09:54

Police, NSPCA and Green Scorpions officials have visited a controversial chicken farm, as the owner's wife said she couldn't understand all the fuss about "insignificant little roosters".

Hard labour for killing kitten

2009-08-14 10:04

A Russian man has been sentenced to seven months hard labour for snatching a kitten out of his daughter's hands and killing it in front of her.

Girl jailed for roasting kitten

2009-08-11 21:25

A 14-year-old girl has been sentenced to 18 months in juvenile jail after burglarising a US home and then killing a kitten in a hot oven.

Man convicted for dragging dog

2009-07-14 19:18

A teacher has been given an 18 month sentence by the Kokstad Magistrate's Court for dragging his dog behind his vehicle. Half the sentence was suspended.

Woman skinned puppy, made belt

2009-06-19 22:09

A 23-year-old woman is accused of getting a friend to kill her Jack Russell terrier and skinning the puppy to make a belt.

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