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The SPCA in Nelson Mandela Bay has reached rock bottom and does not know how it will pay staff members on Tuesday after the municipality allegedly failed to pay an amount of about R620 000 it owes the organisation.
Nelson Mandela Bay animal shelters did not have a large numbers of pets surrendered or abandoned over the New Year weekend, but fireworks remain a problem.
Mandela Bay animal shelters are under the whip with large burgeoning numbers of surrendered, abandoned and abused animals filling pounds around the metro.
There has been a sharp spike in rabies in Nelson Mandela Bay and at the same time one of the area’s main shelters has been forced to drastically cut back on services because of a lack of funding and no clarity from the metro as to when — or if — its contract will be renewed.
Nqaba Bhanga visits Uitenhage SPCA at start of service delivery outreach programme By Raahil Sain - 04 March 2021 It was a morning filled with puppy breath and cuddles as Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Nqaba Bhanga started his Mayoral Service Delivery Outreach Programme, with one of the first stops on his long list of places to visit being the Uitenhage SPCA. Bhanga handed over a donation of puppy and kitten food to the value of R5,000... FREE TO READ | Just register if you’re new, or sign in.