We at the SPCA try to ensure that our orphans go to quality homes – to responsible, caring owners that can afford their care and will provide a safe and loving environment. These animals desperately need to be placed with caring new owners. Please contact us on 031 - 579 6525 and ask for the Kennels Department in order to discuss the adoption process with our staff or contact Juliet on juliet@spcadbn.org.za for more info.

Our Society has a strict sterilisation policy, whereby pets are only re-homed after being spayed or neutered. This in a small way reduces the enormous problem of overpopulation that ultimately leads to abuse and neglect of these animals – the very reasons why our organisation exists. Spay and neuter programmes are hailed as expedient methods of pet population control. Sterilised pets cannot breed and procure puppies/kittens, which may end up in our shelters to be adopted or euthanased.

The adoption fee charged is necessary for the SPCA to recoup some of the expenses incurred to shelter, feed, innoculate, deworm and sterilise the animal. The willingness on the part of the new owner to pay this nominal fee reflects their commitment to their new companion, and also indicates that they are able to afford the costs of basic care for the pet in the future.

No one should rush into getting a pet without very carefully considering the responsibilities that getting a new animal will involve. Can your lifestyle accommodate these new responsibilities? Some issues to consider are:

Once you have decided that you are ready for this new addition to your family, your pet-owning experience is likely to be one of the most rewarding and enriching of your life!