Farmer ordered to pay R40 000 for neglecting dogs

[schumi]

Cape Town – Almost three years after the NSPCA’s special investigations unit inspected a farm in Protea Glen, Johannesburg, and found 32 dogs in dire conditions, the case has concluded with the farm owner ordered to pay R40 000.

He was also sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment, suspended for five years, on the condition that he does not contravene the Animals Protection Act.

In January 2017, the NSPCA, assisted by the Roodepoort SPCA, inspected the farm owned by Pieter Steyn, where they found 32 dogs.

A wide variety of breeds, including many pit bull terriers, were being kept in cages and hidden in locked rooms filled with dog faeces, rotting meat and old bones, the NSPCA said in a statement.

“The water containers were covered with green scum and tested positive for dangerous bacteria that can also infect humans. The dogs were fed raw, rotting chicken carcasses and many of the animals were sick and injured,” the NSPCA said

Among the 32 dogs was a puppy, with a broken spine, that had been left to drag himself around the property, as well as a young pit bull in a cage, whose nose had been entirely bitten off.

A number of small breed dogs had rotting teeth that were falling out.

More at : https://www.iol.co.za/capetimes/news/farmer-ordered-to-pay-r40-000-for-neglecting-dogs-37627668

 

[thestaggy]

Good.

Among the 32 dogs was a puppy, with a broken spine, that had been left to drag himself around the property, as well as a young pit bull in a cage, whose nose had been entirely bitten off.

Piece of sh*t.

 

[Okty]

In stead of paying the fine, Steyn should also be kept in cage for a while, fed rotten chicken and infected water like the dogs he kept.

 

[Goosfrabba]

R40k fine not nearly enough. Would happily spend tax payers money to lock him up

 

[Mila]

They should lock these people up for 40 days with harden criminals. And not allow them to ever have animals again

 

[Mista_Mobsta]

**** that
You don't have to pay me anything to make sure this human filth is removed from our Earth for good...

People like this should not be allowed to roam around in society!

 

[Temujin]

R40k... Nope, not good enough...

 

[Mila]

But, at least we have some kind of justice.
The NsPCA spend many hours and days in court and doing investigations and mostly nothing comes of it.

We need a court just for animal cases.

 

[Mila]

Puppy farms and kitten mills, but still people support petshops, and animals on facebook.
Stop buying from breeders.

 

[JaredOzzy]

Who is he paying the money to? the government? SPCA?