E-NEWSLETTER
31 MARCH 2010
ABALONE LEFT TO DIE
The National Council of SPCAs stepped in at Seatek in East London where 2,7 tons of abalone have been humanely euthanased as they were beyond salvation due to starvation. Please go to www.nspca.co.za under MEDIA RELEASES for the full statement issued to the press.
We add a heartening note that the response of the media itself and of the public to media reports has been fully supportive and also extremely caring for these hapless creatures. You may think "and so it should be" which is true. But the expression "bunny hugger" derives from the fact that these animals are cute, cuddly and appealing.
Abalone are marine molluscs, often with "edible" in the dictionary definition. It is tremendous that our inspectors are alert to their welfare, that a Magistrate was sufficiently caring to grant a Court order to us and that YOU, our readers out there, are completely with us on this case.
EDUCATION - LAPDESKS
Lilly SA (Pty) Ltd donated lapdesks to our Education Unit to use as tools for welfare education by finding a genuinely needy beneficiary school.
The N SPCA Education team had the pleasure of visiting the Rise and Shine Learning Centre in Alexandra recently to tell them they had been selected as the recipients of the lapdesks. This decision was difficult but made easier by Gary and Brenda Nel who did the research to assess various leaning centres.
To show their appreciation, the 5 to 6 year old group will be submitting interpretive drawings of "Respect for all creatures" as part of their art and life skills curriculum.
FARM ANIMAL UNIT
We are delighted to report that Carte Blanche won a media award for its coverage of the issue at the farm in Potchefstroom where male chicks were being disposed of by throwing them alive into a disused concrete dam. Criminal charges were laid against the perpetrators at the time and our Farm Animal Unit is waiting to be advised of a Court date.
Readers may recall another case involving chickens: - the St Albans prison where around
3 000 chickens died. As is procedure with State employees, a disciplinary hearing took place first.
The individual was found guilty and was fined R3 000.00.
Until next time
With kind regards
Chris Kuch
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