NSPCA clarifies situation at depot in Standerton
The NSPCA has no intention of reviving the Standerton SPCA and some of the reasons are the lack of interest in town towards supporting an SPCA, as well as a lack of money.
Ms Maggie Mudd, national senior inspector of the NSPCA, recently issued a statement, thanking everybody for carrying out almost daily inspections at the depot in Standerton in ensuring all animals are accounted for and adequately taken care of.
Ms Mudd said all SPCAs and depots are governed by a parliamentary act, Societies For the Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Act, 169 of 1993.
According to her, there may be a misunderstanding on the part of some volunteers that the Standerton SPCA will be resurrected as an operational SPCA, but this is not the case.
The NSPCA has no intention of reviving the Standerton SPCA and some of the reasons are the lack of interest in town towards supporting an SPCA, as well as a lack of money.
“Although we are well aware of a legacy of R100 000, the current annual running costs of the Standerton depot stands at R87 573 which is close to R7 300 a month,” she added.
“These costs are without the buying of a vehicle, the running costs of a vehicle, the monthly salary of an inspector.”
The NSPCA would not able to help with this funding as all SPCAs are financially autonomous.
It is up to individual SPCA committees to raise all required money, acquire a suitable vehicle and employ a qualified inspector in their town.
“We are aware of the value of the depot in Standerton and have no current intention of changing the situation, but the depot is not operational and animals may not be homed from it.”
The NSPCA will continue to collect all animals every second week and deliver them to other SPCAs for possible rehoming.
The humane euthanasia that has been carried out at the depot in the past, was due to the high number of aggressive dogs found in the kennels and to both sick and feral cats in the cattery.
One dog was found dead in the kennels on Friday, 17 January and Josiah was instructed to clean the entire block to help stop any possible spread of disease.
