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Animal activist organizations in South Africa include: NSPCA (National Council of SPCAs), the oldest and largest animal organisation in South Africa that covers 93% of all animal cruelty investigations and prosecutions in the country. The NSPCA is a statutory body and therefore the custodians for animals in South Africa.
National Council of Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA), also known as the National Council of SPCAs, [2] is the largest and oldest animal welfare organisation in South Africa. The NSPCA handles all matters relating to animal cruelty involving all animal species and is a registered Non-Profit Organisation registered with ...
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The foundation has helped create shelters for elephants in South Africa, koalas in Australia, dancing bears in Bulgaria, and primates in Cameroon. It has also reintroduced several animal species that had completely disappeared in Senegal and participated in the reintroduction of wolves to the Alps . [ 4 ]
Animal Defenders International (ADI), founded 1990, has offices in US, UK, Colombia, Peru and South Africa; it actuates education and public awareness campaigns to protect animals in captivity and wild animals and their environments. ADI's campaigns focus on animals used in entertainment, sport, for clothing; illegal wildlife trade; and ...
Zoos in South Africa (2 C, 13 P) Pages in category "Animal welfare organisations based in South Africa" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
On 27 March 2020 the government of South Africa announced a national lockdown to combat the spread of the deadly virus Covid-19. This meant that the SPCA had to close its doors to the public and could only assist with animal related emergencies. [5] During the lockdown the SPCA housed 23 staff members onsite to care for the animals at the SPCA.
Animal rights vary greatly among countries and territories. Such laws range from the legal recognition of non-human animal sentience to the absolute lack of any anti-cruelty laws, with no regard for animal welfare. As of November 2019, 32 countries have formally recognized non-human animal sentience.