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MOSSEL BAY NEWS - Sixty severely neglected Boerboels were rescued from a breeding facility in Hartenbos. The Garden Route SPCA responded to a complaint regarding the facility last week.
Inspectors were horrified to discover 60 starving Boerboels. Senior Inspector Cheri Cooke from the NSPCA says the dogs were confined in small electric-fenced enclosures with no bedding and in some instances insufficient shelter.
Cooke says the saddest part is that all of the animals could have been saved or spared their suffering sooner.
“Tragically, by the time we reached them, it was too late for so many.” She says upon closer inspection of the emaciated dogs, many appeared to be suffering from untreated injuries and painful pressure sores.
“Yet, in an act that can only be regarded as criminal, these poor animals continued to be exploited for profits,” Cooke says.
“We urge any owners or breeders who ever find themselves in this position to please put the health and welfare of your animals first and foremost and reach out to your local SPCA for support.”
“Yet, in an act that can only be regarded as criminal, these poor animals continued to be exploited for profits,” Cooke says.
She says their veterinary and Inspectorate teams are now processing all of the evidence required to bring about a successful prosecution for the abuse of the dogs.
The SPCA has now removed all of the dogs from the facility.
Those with any chance of survival have been placed in quarantine kennels where they are receiving veterinary attention, the best nutrition and care.
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