Man who abused dog (now safe) banned from owning animals for life
A Cape Town resident was handed the sentence after pleading guilty to three counts under the Animal Protection Act.
A Grassy Park resident's been handed a lifetime ban on animal ownership after his abuse of Jack , now adopted and renamed Frankie. Image: Cape of Good Hope SPCA
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.
"Years on a chain left scars that take time to heal. He needs a quiet, loving, single-dog home where he can learn all the skills that living on a chain robbed him of."
Cape of Good Hope SPCA
Frankie needs a third chance, says the SPCA.
He is currently at its George unit as this was the closest SPCA to his adopter’s residence.
If you are able to adopt this very special animal, contact the organisation directly:
Email: branchg@grspca.co.za
Phone: 044 878 1990