Outcry after putrefying cow remains discovered
Residents were angered by bags of cow remains dumped in Alan Paton Road.
A municipal investigation has been launched and the search is on for the person(s) responsible for dumping plastic bags filled with the remains of slaughtered cows next to the canal at the bottom of Alan Paton Road on Monday.
Glenwood resident, Mandy Wilson and a friend were the first to stumble across the stinking mess when they were on their way to a warehouse to drop off water they had collected and the route took them down Alan Paton Road, between Gale Street and Sydney Road.
“At the lower end we stopped the car due to traffic and the most awful stench came into the car which caused us to look out of the window,” she said. Wilson said they noticed bags of what appeared to be chopped up animal remains on the side of the canal at the bottom of Alan Paton Road.
“I got out to take photos and upon closer examination saw it was cow skulls, teeth, ears, fur and some flesh. It looked like it was from around 12 to 13 cows. I’ve never seen anything so barbaric in my life. I cannot describe how bad the smell was and my photos do not show the true horror of what was there,” she said.
After posting the images on social media, residents responded in shock. One woman posted that she had heard of people slaughtering animals in Sydney Road, while another said he suspected carcasses were being skinned and cut up behind the beer hall opposite Dalton Hostel, as animal skin drums and shields were sold from the building in Sydney Road. Another resident said she had noticed fresh bones dumped at the site last week.
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Councillor Mmabatho Tembe said she found out about the issue when residents sent her a WhatsApp message, asking for it to be attended to.
“I asked DSW to go and clear the bags which they did. I feel there are so many ways to dispose of waste that this is unacceptable. We have no idea who did it,” she said.
Tembe said the canal in Alan Paton Road was a forgotten site and dumping often occurred there. “DSW is aware of this problem as I have taken them to this canal before,” she said.
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