A Queensburgh couple will appear in court this week on charges of animal cruelty.
The woman accused is also being prosecuted by the Durban and Coastal SPCA after they confiscated 25 animals from a property occupied by her in November 2013. She will appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on 5 March in connection with this case.
She will then appear with the male co-accused in the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court D on Friday, 6 March on 18 counts of animal cruelty, after the Kloof and Highway SPCA confiscated seventeen dogs, four cats, two pigs, two rats, two snakes and one mouse from a property in Escombe in November 2014.
Barbara Patrick, Manager of the Kloof and Highway SPCA, said: “Thank you for the support from the community, and we will ensure that justice is done for the animals who suffered in this case. All the animals that were removed have since been re-homed and are doing well. We once again appeal to members of the community to report animal cruelty to the SPCA for investigation.”
