18-05-2025
Man who abused dog (now safe) banned from owning animals for life
A Cape Town animal abuser has been handed a lifetime pet ownership ban, after his continued cruelty towards his dog was picked up by the SPCA.
'Jack's suffering has finally been acknowledged in a court of law', says the Cape of Good Hope SPCA.
The organisation rescued Jack from what it says was a life of starvation, confinement, and neglect.
His owner, a 76-year-old Grassy Park resident pleaded guilty to three counts under the Animal Protection Act.
Aside from the animal ownership ban, the man has also been fined R8,000 or 8 months in jail half-suspended, and ordered to repay R5,000 to the Cape SPCA towards Jack's care.
Inspectors had intervened in September last year, rescuing Jack who they found was underweight, anaemic, infested with parasites, and secured by a chain that was so tight it caused a wound that encircled his neck.
The dog, now called Frankie, is safe - but he is waiting for a loving home again after his first adoption didn't work out.
