MOSSEL BAY NEWS - It is business as usual at the Mossel Bay branch of the Garden Route SPCA says board chairman Bruno MacDonald.

Despite the lockdown, animal lovers can rest assured that all the animals at the SPCA are being cared for by animal carers that live on site.

Inspectors are among essential services staff who are continuing to work during the lockdown and are therefore available to attend to calls in the community.

Veterinarians throughout the country have also been deemed part of essential services and are open to treat animals so all the medical needs of animals in the SPCA shelter are being taken care of.

There has, however, been one major problem caused by the lockdown and that is loss of income. The SPCA has had to suspend all adoptions, which is a major source of income for the organisation because of the adoption fee that must be paid when someone adopts a pet.

MacDonald says the SPCA is not currently experiencing any shortages of necessities such as food because it was well supported with donations prior to the lockdown.

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