Stray calf suffers for hours after hit-and-run accident on R40
"The young bull was quickly and humanely euthanised to end his suffering."
A calf had to be put down by White River SPCA after a motorist left it suffering for more than 12 hours on the R40 last Wednesday. Neither the identity of the owner of the vehicle nor that of the owner of the animal is known.
According to the SPCA’s Michelle van Wyk, no one had contacted the SAPS or notified the traffic department when the animal was struck down.
“There is still no sign of the owner of the vehicle or the owner of the animal, which suffered tremendously,” she said. Van Wyk, the SPCA’s inspector, was summoned by a member of the public the following morning. By the time she raced to Hazyview to help the injured animal, it had already been lying next to the road for close to 12 hours.
“The young bull was quickly and humanely euthanised to end his suffering,” said Van Wyk.
She urged the community not to delay in reporting injured animals, as you could prevent further suffering.
“Only members of the SAPS or qualified and authorised inspectors of the SPCA may humanely put down an animal who is suffering in terms of Section 5 of the Animals Protection Act (71) 1962. Any officer of the law refusing to perform his or her duty as explained above may be held criminally liable in terms of the Act,” Van Wyk said.
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