There are TOO many animals and TOO few homes for then in South Africa. Our seams are bursting with backyard breeders all trying to make a quick buck at the expense of the animals. Shelters and pounds are sitting with enclosures and cages that are full to the brim with unwanted dogs and cats.
People are always quick to assume that it is only cross breeds and 'braks' sitting in those cages and the wonderful pedigree animals are all happy in homes... WRONG!! Approximately 50% of the dogs and cats sitting in cages and on death row are pedigrees.
The biggest problem we have is that South Africans seem ignorant and uneducated about the extremely high amounts of pets being put to sleep yearly. They think that all the cute puppies they have given away in the Junk Mail, or on GumTree etc are happy and safe. WRONG!! Only 1 out of 10 dogs and only 1 in 12 cats will find a home that is forever - the rest will be abandoned, abused, dumped, "donated to pounds" and most of the time be put to sleep.
We want to urge the South African government to take a stand and bring out a law that states all pets adopted HAVE to be sterilised. Unless you are a KUSA Registered breeder your pets will not be allowed to have any litters. We want to ensure that if someone is found to be breeding without a valid licence ie. backyard breeding that they are fined on the spot. The adult dogs/cats and their litters will be removed from the premises. The adults will be sterilised and returned to the owners however the litters will be confiscated and re-homed after proper home checks have been conducted. A portion of the fine paid will be used towards the payment of the sterilisation.
Pet owners need to start being responsible and need to stop breeding. Puppies and kittens are so cute BUT they grow up and the novelty wears off for most people and the animal is found homeless.
The mentality of "Just one litter so she feels like a woman" MUST STOP
Your dog doesn’t care about feeling like a woman!! She doesn’t need to give birth to be classified as a proper female dog.
The mentality of Ï want my children to experience the beauty of birth" MUST STOP
You want your children to experience the beauty of birth? Great :) then you need to take them to a kill shelter too and let them experience the terrifying and heart breaking part of death too.
South Africans need to stand together and STOP the out of control breeding.
We need to stand together and help all these shelters find homes for their animals.
We need to stop the insanity of bringing more animals into this world that are going to suffer at the hands of humans.
We will fight UNTIL EVERY CAGE IS EMPTY!!!!
We will fight UNTIL EVERY DOG AND CAT HAS A HOME!!!
We will fight UNTIL ALL BREEDING STOPS!!!
DONT BREED OR BUY WHILE SHELTER ANIMALS DIE!!!
