Help stop cruelty to wild animals

ADVOCATING against the cruelty of wildlife, the Centre for Rehabilitation of Wildlife (Crow), urge residents to report those who harm, abuse and kill animals.

Crow’s operations director and herpetologist, Clint Halket-Siddall, said the team at the centre recently went out on a rescue of a mother vervet monkey and her baby after they were shot with a pellet gun.

“At Crow, we have the privilege of being able to work with a vast amount of indigenous wildlife. We see animals being admitted, then we follow their progress through their recovery and rehabilitation and then see them eventually being released back into the wild. Unfortunately, with the good, there are also the sad and terrible situations our nurses are faced with.

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“The mother vervet monkey, which was shot with a pellet gun, died due to her injuries. Luckily her baby, Levi, survived, however he was hugely affected physically and mentally.
“He is clearly damaged by his experience of losing his mother. Luckily, we can keep him in good company with our other orphan vervet monkeys, Sebastian and Clover,” Halket-Siddall said.

Every year, more than 3 000 animals are admitted at the centre, situated in Yellowwood Park.
“Admissions are mostly caused by human cruelty. Levi is growing up without his mother and the first part of his life will be spent in a cage due to the actions of the individual who shot his mother.

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“We urge residents to report acts of cruelty to their local SPCA so we can stop this from happening again,” said Halket-Siddall.
If you would like to support the rescue work, help vervet monkeys, or donate towards Levi’s care, use the following banking details: Crow, First National Bank, account number: 50770230859, branch code: 222126.

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