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NSPCA

Parliament backs NSPCA demand to end captive lion breeding in SA

South Africa

Parliament backs NSPCA demand to end captive lion breeding in SA

By Don Pinnock

Compassion collides with cruelty — the suffering of animals and the toll on the woman who defends them

Our Burning Planet

Compassion collides with cruelty — the suffering of animals and the toll on the woman who defends them

By Don Pinnock

The complex choices migrant families face with their pets during relocation

South Africa

The complex choices migrant families face with their pets during relocation

By Maria Marchetti-Mercer

Daybreak Foods business rescue — a new board fails to instil hope in workers

Business Maverick

Daybreak Foods business rescue — a new board fails to instil hope in workers

By Lisakanya Venna

‘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

NSPCA secures urgent court order while Daybreak chair flies coop with R625,000 payout

Business Maverick

NSPCA secures urgent court order while Daybreak chair flies coop with R625,000 payout

By Lindsey Schutters

NSPCA uncovers cannibalism and mass starvation at government-funded Daybreak poultry farms

South Africa

NSPCA uncovers cannibalism and mass starvation at government-funded Daybreak poultry farms

By Don Pinnock

Eastern Cape Gambling Board defies ministerial order to halt cockfighting bets

South Africa

Eastern Cape Gambling Board defies ministerial order to halt cockfighting bets

By Don Pinnock

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

Truck transporting four elephants overturns on Olifantskop Pass in Eastern Cape

Maverick News

Truck transporting four elephants overturns on Olifantskop Pass in Eastern Cape

By Estelle Ellis

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

Middle East bulk animal carrier Al Messilah's pre-arrival in East London sparks outcry over livestock export

Our Burning Planet

Middle East bulk animal carrier Al Messilah's pre-arrival in East London sparks outcry over livestock export

By Don Pinnock