SPCA discovers ‘puppy mill’ in Port Edward
A suspected puppy mill run from a home in Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal has been discovered by the Lower South Coast (LSC) SPCA and law enforcement officers.
The sting operation revealed there were more than 30 dogs on the property on Owen Ellis Drive, including about 18 puppies, South Coast Herald reported.
The dogs are believed to be sold for hunting purposes.
An SPCA vet was inspecting the animals yesterday morning, which have been kept in pens and inside the house. The conditions of the property were described as “unhygienic and most disturbing”.
The dogs will be removed once the proper documentation is obtained from the court.
LSC SPCA manager Michael Muller said charges would be laid.
This after a Cape Town animal welfare group called for a law to enforce sterilisation of cats and dogs in 2013.
The South African Mass Animal Sterilisation Trust (SA. Mast), a nonprofit organisation, aimed to radically reduce the number of unwanted puppies and kittens born into communities unable to care for them by providing free sterilisation.
Samantha Berger, of the Johannesburg-based animal shelter Kitty and Puppy Haven, welcomed the initiative.
“It would definitely go a long way towards closing down puppy mills and backyard breeders,” she said at the time.
“I’d like to see more vets offering free services to those who can’t afford it…”
– Caxton News Service
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