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Animal Protection Act

Brutal death of chacma baboon sparks outcry and call for urgent wildlife education initiatives

South Africa

Brutal death of chacma baboon sparks outcry and call for urgent wildlife education initiatives

By Kristin Engel

Cape Town SPCA confiscates pit bull puppies forced to fight

South Africa

Cape Town SPCA confiscates pit bull puppies forced to fight

By Don Pinnock

Alarm bells ring after 15,000 sheep drown as transport ship capsizes in Port of Sudan

Africa

Alarm bells ring after 15,000 sheep drown as transport ship capsizes in Port of Sudan

By Don Pinnock

Uniondale farmer charged after allegedly leaving trapped leopard to die of thirst

South Africa

Uniondale farmer charged after allegedly leaving trapped leopard to die of thirst

By Tembile Sgqolana

From rock stars to obscurity – searching for lost Thoroughbreds

South Africa

From rock stars to obscurity – searching for lost Thoroughbreds

By Don Pinnock

The grim end of the line for ‘reject’ Thoroughbreds

South Africa

The grim end of the line for ‘reject’ Thoroughbreds

By Don Pinnock