Durban SPCA facing dog and cat food shortage

THE Durban & Coast SPCA has again asked the north Durban community to assist with donations as their dog food stocks are running dangerously low.

Marketing manager of the Durban & Coast SPCA, Tanya Fleischer, said, “Normally, you can hardly get past the door to our food stocks without tripping over huge bags of dog and cat food piled up to the ceiling, and shelves jammed with cans, boxes and sachets of pet food. However of late, people who used to drop off generous donations of dog and cat food at our SPCA, simply aren’t able to do so any more,” she said.

The current economic situation in the country has also added to the problem, said Fleischer.

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“We’ve seen a marked increase in the number of pets being brought in to our SPCA by owners who simply can’t afford to keep them or are downsizing to homes where animals are not permitted. So on the one hand, we have more mouths to feed – while on the other, we have less food to go round. It’s very, very worrying. Our only hope is that every person in Durban with a heart for animals will rally round now and help buy pet food for the dogs and cats at the SPCA,” she said.

Fleischer said she was encouraging residents for any brand and type of pet food is suitable.

“If residents are able to help, they can drop off food at our offices at 2 Willowfield Crescent, Springfield Park or contact us on 031 579 6500,” she said.

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