Chained up dogs freed by Highveld Ridge SPCA
Two dogs were removed form their owners by the Highveld Ridge SPCA after being cruelly confined with heavy chains.
The Highveld Ridge SPCA served two warrants on Wednesday, 30 August to remove two dogs that were being kept under severe conditions.
This chain with various padlocks was removed from the dog’s neck after he was rescued in eMbalenhle.The first warrant was served on the owner of a male pit bull terrier in Secunda.
The dog was chained up with a heavier than 3kg metal chain and padlocks and could not move more than about a metre from where he was chained and was living in squalor conditions.
Various residents commented on the dog’s condition on Facebook.
The SPCA had previously served warnings to the owner to improve the dog’s living condition, and it was thus easy to obtain the necessary warrant to remove the dog.
The senior inspector, Ms Jenneth Geel, said: “The SPCA may remove animals for various reasons and with the aid of a warrant may enter a property and act in the best interest of the animal, regardless of the owner’s cooperation or consent.”
The second animal was removed from similar conditions in eMbalenhle.
It was also chained with a nearly 3kg chain round its neck.
Ms Geel expressed her dismay at the continued use of cruel confinement techniques and urged the public to ask the SPCA for guidance on how to humanely and safely keep an animal confined.
“We understand the need to keep your animal from escaping, but there are ways to do it that do not pose a health risk to the animal.
“We cannot allow animals to suffer due to owners’ ignorance.”
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