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Cats Protection, formerly the Cats Protection League, is a UK charity dedicated to rescuing and rehoming stray, unwanted or homeless cats and educating people about cats and cat welfare. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The organization was founded as the Cats Protection League by Jessey Wade and others in 1927.
Animal Voice South Africa, which has campaigns against gestation crates, battery cages, dog fighting, [15] runs humane education programs, and is the official representative of Compassion in World Farming in South Africa. [16] Animal Law Reform South Africa, the first dedicated animal law organisation in South Africa, aimed at improving animal ...
The Great Ape Project is currently campaigning to have the United Nations endorse a World Declaration on Great Apes, which would extend to non-human great apes the protection of three basic interests: the right to life, the protection of individual liberty, and the prohibition of torture.
The elephants had been transported to South Africa and were being trained using a circus elephant and individuals who had come out from Malaysia to do so. The training methods used were cruel and inhumane. A guilty verdict was given in court, this was a landmark achievement for the NSPCA and wild animals in South Africa. [8]
The most common form of sterilization in dogs and cats is surgical, spaying in females and castration in males. Non-surgical fertility control can either result in sterilization or temporary contraception and could offer a cheaper way to keep wild dog and cat populations under control. As of 2019, only contraceptives are commercially available.
SACC was founded in 1945 as the Associated Cat Clubs of South Africa, the first organisation serving the South African cat fancy. In 1996, the members overhauled the organisation's structure and constitution, and adopted the name Southern African Cat Council. [1] SACC joined the World Cat Congress in 2006.
Trap–neuter–return (TNR), also known as trap–neuter–release, is a controversial [1] [2] [3] method that attempts to manage populations of feral cats. The process involves live-trapping the cats, having them neutered , ear-tipped for identification, and, if possible, vaccinated , then releasing them back into the outdoors. [ 4 ]
In 1937, a branch of the PDSA was founded in District Six, South Africa, which at the time was a poverty-stricken area of Cape Town. In 1988, the organization became autonomous, but maintains a strong link with the mother society in the United Kingdom and a great deal of information is exchanged between them.