TEARS acknowledges that the Cape of Good Hope Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) is shouldering the majority of the give up and euthanasia burden as dozens of animal welfare organisations ship homeless pets to the organisation because the official ‘pound’ for the Cape City Metropole. SPCA spokesperson, Belinda Abraham confirmed in an Impartial On-line interview final month that the SPCA is “extraordinarily overburdened”. Abraham was quoted as saying, “Based mostly on present tendencies the SPCA will admit round 20,350 surrendered and stray animals to its amenities this yr alone. Roughly 2,300 of those animals will come from different animal welfare organisations together with those that name themselves no-kill. And whereas no-kill is definitely enticing to animal lovers, it creates a really deceptive narrative about animal welfare realities.”
TEARS, as a pro-life animal rescue and veterinary remedy charity, is dedicated to the humane remedy of companion animals to incorporate all life-stages, together with end-of-life care.
Says TEARS Head Veterinarian, Dr TanIa Heuer, “TEARS is against euthanising wholesome animals and does not euthanise any of the animals which were admitted to its Kennels or Cattery except for inoperable or excessive medical causes, or within the case the place an animal has confirmed to be a hazard to individuals and pets. Nonetheless TEARS has needed to regulate its’ euthanasia coverage to adapt to the altering panorama that its working inside because the euthanasia burden being born by the SPCA is not equitable or in the most effective curiosity of animal welfare. TEARS is dedicated to creating a distinction to weak pets within the face of the present animal welfare disaster and acknowledges, with disappointment, that humane euthanasia is a compassionate and moral possibility for animals that haven’t any different choices. The place the TEARS Kennel and Cattery are full, and all choices to rehome or switch a stray to another animal welfare organisation for admission have been exhausted, we contemplate humanely euthanising the animal to be probably the most accountable possibility beneath the circumstances.”
TEARS has rehomed 22,522 weak pets since its launch in 1999 and works exhausting to make sure that its adoption charges stay as excessive as potential as every adoption creates room for one more pet in want. However based mostly on year-on-year averages adoption charges are down by almost 40% and surrenders are growing exponentially as pet homeowners aren’t capable of feed their pets.
