Hadedas
Arnold and Flo Jones are life members of the SPCA and feed the hadedas up near the University every day. One of these beautiful birds was recently shot ... more»

Neglected and ill animals
When people finally do phone in about their own ill or seriously neglected animals, they almost always claim that the ... more»

The chesterville Children
It is really heartening when we see children caring about animals and putting themselves out to help them. A little crew of Chesterville children, aged between ... more»

Dogs attack maltese poodle
The Inspectorate received a message from a neighbour that a little Maltese poodle was lying screaming under a car at a home on the Bluff, where it had ... more»

Neglected and ill animals
John brought in a dog from Umlazi with a severely severed neck. It had been tied up for an unknown time and no one had ever ... more»

Abandoned Cat
This is one of those typical cases (and also of the kind that should be beyond belief, but happens all too frequently).
An abandoned cat was brought in ... more»

Deformed Pup
A little pup was handed in as a stray in Umlazi. It had deformed feet owing to broken front paws and was otherwise lacerated. The wounds were still raw ... more»

Murdered pups at Flamingo Court
The perpetrator, a woman, flung a tiny pup from the 11th floor of Flamingo Court in Umbilo Road. There is great anger in the building at the ... more»

Pigeons killed with pellet guns
When pigeons were found shot to death with a pellet gun at a warehouse in South Coast Road, a docket was opened at Montclair Police Station ... more»

Court Cases
Jacqui was due to attend several court cases when I interviewed her, the “millionaire” case of the severely neglected St Bernards and Labradors being one of them ... more»

Chained Boerboel/Mastiff
This animal was chained up in 30° heat at a chicken farm. Alongside it were two empty bowls, so it had neither food nor water ... more»

Dogs left caged and hungry
A dog owner is facing nine counts of cruelty to animals after his nine dogs were found shut up in three cages without food or water on his premises in Lancet Road ... more»

Admission of guilty
Jacqui was in court on 25 July regarding a case where there had been admission of guilt. However, the defendant then ... more»