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animal cruelty

‘It’s a calling… someone has to do it’ — NSPCA inspector on why she endures the danger and the heartbreak

South Africa

‘It’s a calling… someone has to do it’ — NSPCA inspector on why she endures the danger and the heartbreak

By Don Pinnock

Alarm over battery cage cruelty met with stonewalling while 95% of SA’s laying hens suffer

Our Burning Planet

Alarm over battery cage cruelty met with stonewalling while 95% of SA’s laying hens suffer

By Francesca de Gasparis and Amy P Wilson

Bones exposed, limbs mutilated, tiger found in agony at North West breeding facility and euthanised

South Africa

Bones exposed, limbs mutilated, tiger found in agony at North West breeding facility and euthanised

By Don Pinnock

Restaurateur's TikTok stunt with beer-drinking fish lands him in hot water

Maverick News

Restaurateur's TikTok stunt with beer-drinking fish lands him in hot water

By Michelle Banda

AU ban on cruel donkey skin trade a game-changer but enforcement challenges linger

Africa

AU ban on cruel donkey skin trade a game-changer but enforcement challenges linger

By Feyi Ogunade and Ndubuisi Christian Ani

‘Abhorrent scenes’ aboard livestock carrier in Cape Town spark call for legislative reform

South Africa

‘Abhorrent scenes’ aboard livestock carrier in Cape Town spark call for legislative reform

By Velani Ludidi

Graphic: The Al Kuwait — a timeline of Cape Town's stinking ship

South Africa

Graphic: The Al Kuwait — a timeline of Cape Town's stinking ship

By Velani Ludidi and Rudi Louw

Inside the stinking ship at Cape Town harbour carrying 19,000 cattle to the Middle East

South Africa

Inside the stinking ship at Cape Town harbour carrying 19,000 cattle to the Middle East

By Velani Ludidi

Holiday misery — a season when some deck the halls and ditch the pets

South Africa

Holiday misery — a season when some deck the halls and ditch the pets

By Hannah Theron

Claims of animal abuse swirl around long, murky probe into death of South African giraffes in Brazil

South Africa

Claims of animal abuse swirl around long, murky probe into death of South African giraffes in Brazil

By Caryn Dolley

Eastern Cape feedlot manager arrested after mutilating 126 export rams with angle grinder

South Africa

Eastern Cape feedlot manager arrested after mutilating 126 export rams with angle grinder

By Don Pinnock

Police corruption linked to rural stock theft impacting livelihoods and food security

South Africa

Police corruption linked to rural stock theft impacting livelihoods and food security

By ENACT for ISS Today