Pledge a Paw and give these dogs more bark
The SPCA recognises that animals are in the service of humans, but that it does not give people the right to exploit them or treat them inhumanely.
Both adoptions and the overall food supply are down from last week. This is according to SPCA vice-chairman, Ludi Botha, who said the overall food supply is now standing on only 29 per cent; four per cent less than last week.
“We ask that the community sign a Pledge a Paw debit order form to help us on a regular basis. Businesses can also sponsor a kennel on a monthly basis to support us. Salaries need to be paid soon and cash reserves are low,” Botha explained.
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The SPCA is the only animal welfare organisation governed by law, in terms of to the SPCA Act No 169 of 1993. It believes that every living creature has intrinsic value and is a sentient being. As people uniquely have the ability of moral values, the shelter believes that it is responsible for the welfare of the animals that humans have domesticated and those upon whose natural environment they encroach.
The SPCA recognises that animals are in the service of humans, but that it does not give people the right to exploit them or treat them inhumanely.
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The organisation believes that the welfare of animals must be evaluated by the so-called “five freedoms”:
• Freedom from hunger and thirst
• Freedom from discomfort
• Freedom from pain, injury and disease
• Freedom from fear and distress
• Freedom to express normal behaviour.
To adopt a pet or to donate, visit the SPCA at 6 Meidlinger Street or call 013-753-3582.
