Tag: horses
SAASIC animal maltreatment case drags on
This month (May) is the second anniversary of the National Council of SPCAs (NPSCA) bringing charges again a SA Army specialist unit in connection...
SAASIC animal cruelty cases still dragging on
Fourteen months after the first charges were laid against an SA Army specialist unit in connection with neglect and maltreatment of horses, the National...
SAASIC cruelty to animals case waiting for a court date
The discovery last year of equine maltreatment at the SA Army Specialist Infantry Capability (SAASIC) base led to horses moved elsewhere, others put down...
Lack of information on SAASIC horses leads to Parliamentary question
The mercy killing of horses used and supposedly cared for by the SA Army's Specialist infantry Capability (SAASIC) as well as apparent...
SAASIC and SAPS horses – worlds apart
Potchefstroom in North West is an equine centre for the country's top two security agencies – the SA National Defence Force (SANDF)...
More SAASIC horses taken into NSPCA care
It doesn't appear to get better at the Potchefstroom-headquartered SA Army Specialist Infantry Capability (SAASIC) unit with another seven horses removed from...
Sixty-nine horses removed from SAASIC
Animal welfare, especially that of horses, appears not to rate a high priority in the SA Army. Confirmation of this comes with...
National animal welfare body says it’s in the dark about army...
The National Council of SPCAs is "perturbed by the lack of interest" shown by government and the SA National Defence Force (SANDF)...
Horses put down before animal welfare upped at specialist army base
Indications are it has taken the euthanisation of 25 horses following an animal welfare inspection to generate action on the animal care...
