I attended a volunteer open-day event at the SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) in Cape Town on Saturday. Like my previous dealings with them, I found them to be professional, welcoming and caring. The SPCA has an incredibly difficult job of trying to protect and care for all animals within the Cape Town area. Stray, abused, injured and abandoned animals are brought to their kennels and clinics. Last year over 100 000 animals passed through their doors. Primarily they seek to sterilize animals to prevent the massive over population problem in Cape Town. A shocking statistic revealed in the SPCA’s latest “Footprints” magazine, states that cats can have 5 kittens a litter, 3 times year, very rapidly producing 500 000 cats in just over 7 years! Similarly, one dog, her puppies and their offspring, can result in 60 000 puppies in 6 years. See why sterilization is so important! Besides this they rescue stray and abused animals, send mobile clinics into poor areas, look after animals in their kennels and clinics, and find loving homes for the animals. I am really impressed with the professionalism and effectiveness of this organization, entirely run by donations and no government funding. I hope that we can all assist in their work through donations, volunteering, and/or changing our culture into one that understands and cares about animals.
I am very excited to start volunteering, beginning next Saturday. I have registered for Animal Rehabilitation, which will also include training on understanding animal behavior. I’ll keep you informed on my experiences.
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