SPCA calls for humane euthanasia policy for all organisations as animal dumping skyrockets in Cape metro

CAPE TOWN – The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) says it's dealing with an unprecedented influx of animals, not only from people who can no longer keep them, but also from multiple shelters across the Cape Metropole.

SPCA spokesperson Belinda Abraham said the situation had become so dire that they had a designated drop-off bay for vehicles to drop off animals.

"Just by the nature of our non-selective open admissions policy and the resultant influx of animals to the SPCA, we are unable to operate responsibly, sustainably, or compassionately without a compassionate euthanasia policy," Abraham said.

She said there was a crisis in the animal welfare sector, and a responsible and humane euthanasia policy had to be embraced by all animal welfare organisations.

"No organisation serious about making a meaningful difference to the current state of animal welfare can operate without one."