Residents and a councillor are up in arms after three antelope carcasses believed to be springbuck were found dumped at the Tweedeboats Spruit in Greenhills over the weekend.
DA Ward 9 councillor Peter Dick tells the herald a resident called him out to the scene and informed him that they had seen dead dogs in the spruit.
Alarmed by this, Dick rushed to investigate and discovered the dead animals, realising the health risk it posed.
“I went to the site and needless to say, I was shocked by what I saw. What residents thought were dogs in actual fact were springbuck. I suspect that people must have gone hunting and dumped whatever they didn’t want here. I am disgusted!
“This spruit already is contaminated and there is no life here anymore,” says an upset Dick.
He adds that he contacted the emergency services but they could not assist him. He resorted to contacting the West Rand Fire Rescue team to sort out the mess.
According to Dick the rescue team cleared the remains and disposed of it legally. Dick has called on residents to be more responsible and not pollute the area by dumping dead animals.
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