Fat or Fit! Obesity is the one of the fastest growing medical conditions in companion animals and has a number of health and wellness implications for both pets and their owners. Even if you notice your pet is carrying a few extra pounds, you may not be aware [...]
The accessories have been designed by Kingsley & Gray for dotsure.co.za Pet Insurance who have nominated AACL as the beneficiary of a percentage of the sales. Click on the link to see more and order. http://bit.ly/PolkaCollection
As part of the ongoing partnership between AACL and dotsure.co.za Pet Insurance, Dotsure will be offering all clients who adopt a pet from Anti-Cruelty League a 50% discount on the first 3 premiums should they take a pet insurance policy through Dotsure. AACL will receive a donation of R300 from Dotsure for every policy signed. For [...]
Our pets become a major part of our families and they will always need and want our love and attention, whether they’re 8 weeks or 13 years old. Older pets have no shortage of affection and loyalty to offer and you may be surprised to see that an older rescue pet seems more grateful to [...]
NEWS FLASH: The current outbreak of distemper, although effecting Pretoria, is spreading though out the country. This disease is a reminder of our duty to be responsible pet owners and vaccinate our pets through the series of puppy vaccinations, to annual vaccinations and health checks. Even in these tough economic times, vaccinations should never be [...]
The Animal Anti-Cruelty League as a welfare organisation holds the position that it is morally acceptable for humans to use non-human animals, provided that all adverse effect on animals are minimised as far as possible. Consideration should be given to their wellbeing and to the prevention of suffering of animals, especially when they are under [...]
AACL Jhb and UNISA’s College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) have partnered together in Animal Welfare for many years. UNISA students have been equipped with their required practical skills in the AACL Jhb Welfare hospital, with Faculty and UNISA students regularly accompany AACL Jhb veterinary staff on our outreach programme in low income communities. [...]
World Rabies and dog bite prevention month with Animal Anti-Cruelty League. You may have recently watched the Carte Blanche expose on the two children who died horrific deaths in KwaZulu-Natal from Rabies. The one child was in a rural area and died after being bitten by an infected dog. The other child was on holiday [...]
The Animal Anti-Cruelty League in Johannesburg urges the public to take all their dogs and cats over three months of age to their regular veterinarian or welfare hospital if a client, to get a Rabies vaccination if not received in the last year. Following the recent rise in rabies cases and confirmed human rabies incidents [...]
