The "SPCA 500 Club"
Our aim is to sign up 500 members,
To date we have 230 members who pay in an amount of R50.00 per month, per ticket, via debit order or a once of payment for a year.

Debit order mandate forms are available from our office - 035-7929129 or email us at:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Lucky number prizes are drawn at the end of each month and once the "Magic 500" mark has been reached, the prizes will total R5000.00


Until then, the prizes will be 1st R1500.00 and 2nd R500.00

Please help us to reach our target of 500 tickets...... and you too can make a difference to the lives of the animals.

Winners are informed immediately by sms, and are announced on the website.

Every year thousands of stray and unwanted pets end up at the S.P.C.A and other animal welfare shelters across the country. Less than 25% of these animals are reclaimed by their owners or homed to new owners. The fate of the other 75%  is euthanasia because there are simply not enough good homes to accommodate them. Spaying females and neutering male pets goes a long way in alleviating this situation by preventing unwanted litters of puppies and kittens. 

Sterilisation remains the most effective and safest method of birth control for our pets. Hormone tablets and injections are still used but potential side effects include uterine infections, diabetes, adrenal gland disturbances and increased risk of cancer.

On Saturday afternoon 24/10/09, I received a call from a very distressed man who had come across a young Staffie cross Boxer dog lying on the train tracks, near "The Barn" in Heatonville.
The dog was emaciated, tick infested and nervous. She appeared to be in much pain.
John Cooper then saw that she had a cable wire around her neck that was deeply embedded. The young dog had obviously managed to bite through the cable that had been set by poachers in the area. Possibly tied to a tree stump or branch, and had fortunately managed to free herself, only to be left with this awful injury. She would surely have faced a slow death if John had not been there to assist her.

The dog was brough to the SPCA, where I sedated her and we cut and removed the wire from her neck. Her wounds were cleaned and disinfected, the millions of ticks were removed, she was given a long acting antibiotic, pain control and placed in a warm kennel to wake up.