An illegal dog hunter will hopefully mend his ways. Wolutu Koti from Nomzamo in the Strand was recently found guilty in the Atlantis Magistrate’s court of hunting protected and unprotected wild animals with dogs and cruelty to animals. Punishment Koti was ordered to forfeit his 11 greyhounds to the SPCA.Read More

They were neglected and misused. But last week the Cape of Good Hope SPCA announced that a group of 11 adult greyhounds and 10 puppies are up for adoption to good homes. The greyhounds’ lives turned around on 10 July 2016 when an alert motorist noticed the pack of 11Read More

The case against a group of alleged wildlife poachers will be wrapped up soon. According to SPCA inspector manager Moyo Ndukwana the “State is now willing to accept a plea bargain.” The men were arrested on 10 July when a member of the Melkbosstrand Community Police Forum, travelling along theRead More

The six alleged poachers who were recently found in possession of 11 distressed greyhounds and poached wildlife have denied that they are the owners of the greyhounds. The men appeared in Atlantis magistrate’s court yesterday. ‘Additional charge’ Cape of Good Hope SPCA spokesperson Tara McGovern tells Melkbos.net that the SPCARead More

Six alleged wildlife poachers have been caught in a trap of their own making. The men, aged 27-59, were noticed this past Sunday (10 July) while travelling on the R27 from Yzerfontein/Darling with a bakkie load of visibly distressed Greyhounds. A member of the local Community Police Forum (CPF), travellingRead More