Cape Town NPO 000-561 and PBO 930006848

Clinic

The Animal Anti-Cruelty League Cape Town offers a consultation primary health care service, as well as treatment for animals subjected to cruelty, motor vehicle accidents, abuse and neglect. The clinic is equipped with a reception, 3 consulting rooms, operating theatre, x-ray room, 73 hospital cages, 12 isolation cages, 30 adoption kennels, 10 portable cages for emergencies or ‘overspill’ and a public dipping tank. The clinic and hospital attend to 54,000 animals per annum.

Adoptions

Rescued or unwanted animals are rehabilitated and placed in the kennels/cattery for adoption. It is permanently bursting at the seams, with an average of 120 animals being cared for on a daily basis. As the Animal Anti-Cruelty League is an independent organisation, there is no holding period. The average animal stays for under 3 months before being adopted, but in exceptional cases, animals have stayed for over a year. A fostering facility using volunteers, hand-rears animals, which are prematurely taken away from their mothers. The Adoptions Department rehabilitate and re-home 500 animals per annum.

Inspectorate

Animal Anti-Cruelty League Cape Town have three fully trained and qualified inspectors, who carry out the sometimes horrific task of Complaint Investigations, as well as giving lectures and one-on-one education. The inspectors are authorised under the Animals Protection Act No 71 of 1962, to inspect the premises of all complaints lodged at the League, and after counselling, should the owners still be unable to care for their animal/s, the inspectors have the authority to confiscate the animal/s. Approximately 2,400 complaints per annum are attended to by this busy department in Cape Town.

Survival

The Animal Anti-Cruelty League Cape Town’s entire funding comes through donations from animal lovers and people who have known the love and devotion of pets. All donated money and goods are used with great care to ensure the best possible care can be given to as many needy animals as possible.

“A hundred years from now, it will not matter the sort of house I lived in, what my bank account was, or the car I drove…. But the world may be different because I was important in the life of animals and the creatures of this earth.”
Author: Unknown

With your help we can continue improving the lives of many animals. To ensure regular cash flow kindly make a once-off donation, or complete a debit order (form enclosed). You can also consider nominating us as a beneficiary in you Last Will and Testament.

YOUR HELP WILL MAKE THE DIFFERENCE!!

Mobile Clinic

The Cape Town Society also operates a mobile clinic to disadvantaged areas 7 times a week, to assist the communities with primary health care, sterilisation, vaccinations and education. 3,600 animals are attended to by this service per annum.

Education and Information

Every opportunity is used to give animal welfare advice, educate pet owners on pet care responsibilities, give talks, attend relevant events, and emphasize through education the importance of issues such as sterilisation and vaccination.