Founder Mr Beebers Region Western Cape | Focus Animals CEO Allan Perrins | |
Founded 20 May 1872 (1872-05-20) Location Grassy Park, Cape Town, South Africa | ||
Established in 1872, the Cape of Good Hope SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) in Cape Town is the founding society of the SPCA movement in South Africa and is the oldest animal welfare organisation in the country. A registered non-profit organisation and Public Benefit Organisation, the society is affiliated to the Royal Society for the Protection of Animals (RSPCA) and are Executive Members of the National Council of SPCAs South Africa (NSPCA), as well as a member of the World Animal Protection organization.
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History
The Cape of Good Hope SPCA was founded on 20 May 1872, becoming the founder society of the SPCA movement and animal welfare in South Africa.
Mobile Clinics
The Cape of Good Hope SPCA Mobile Clinic programme operates in informal settlements and impoverished communities around Cape Town, the mobile units provide primary veterinary care and educate owners about responsible pet care. Dipping, de-worming and vaccinating are among the vital services they provide. Animals in need of sterilisation – and those that are ill or injured – are transported to The Cape of Good Hope SPCA Animal Hospital for further treatment, and returned to their owners afterwards.
On 24 August 2015, the first Mobile Clinic operating in Gugulethu was launched. This was made possible by resident Thamsanqa Paliso, who approached Proportional Representation (PR) Councillor Constance Leputhing, of Ward 44, to arrange with the Cape of Good Hope SPCA to launch the Mobile Clinic in the area.
Charity Shop fire 2014
On 14 November 2014, the Cape of Good Hope SPCA Charity Shop burned down in what was a suspected arson attack. The fire could not be contained by fire-fighters, and subsequently the entire charity shop that consisted of three Wendy houses were destroyed.