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Disturbing Photos: SPCA makes horror discovery

Dagga plants were also found on the premises.

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA) and the police uncovered horrific animal cruelty during a joint operation last Friday (6 January).

A pile of dead rotten chickens.
A pile of dead rotten chickens.

“Criminal charges in terms of the Animals Protection Act will be laid against the owners of a property in Protea Glen, Soweto. The team uncovered neglect and cruelty as well as unsanitary illegal slaughterhouses on the farm supplying rotting chicken carcasses for public consumption,” said Wendy Williams, an investigator of the SPCA’s Special Investigations Unit.

“Thirty-two dogs were seized and taken to a place of safety for veterinary treatment. The majority of the dogs were pit bull terriers. All had been living in dirty and parasitic conditions.

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