Over the past 150 years, the Cape of Good Hope SPCA has diligently carried out their mission to prevent cruelty to animals.
Western Cape, South Africa (26 April 2022) – The Cape of Good Hope SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) has been recognised as the best Animal Welfare NPO in South Africa in the Pet Product and Services category for 2022.
The award follows the publication of the 150 years celebratory article and several innovations launched within the past year. These include the launch of the SPCA retail store featuring a first of its kind tasting station for pets to choose their own food according to their pallet, the recent #DontLoseYourLove microchipping campaign derived from data published by Euromonitor International as well as the Rising Stars initiative aimed at bringing service delivery to the people with mobile clinic services in high deprivation areas.
“It is a massive accolade to the entire team who work selflessly to prevent cruelty to all animals. Proudly South African… and PROUD of South Africa!”
Launched in 2018, the LUXlife Pet Product and Services Awards seek to acknowledge those individuals, organisations and enterprises who strive to make an outstanding contribution to the pet industry, representing the most dedicated of our pets’ caretakers and providers.
Established in 1872, the Cape of Good Hope SPCA is the founding society of the SPCA movement in South Africa and the oldest animal welfare organisation in the country.
As the leading Animal Welfare organisation, The Cape of Good Hope SPCA is a high-volume facility, the largest in the country, and sees, on average, 45,000 cases per year, of which more than 60% present as moderate to severe. At the heart of this significant caseload, the hospital, our veterinarians and animal welfare assistants demonstrate the capability to scale, oversee, manage and execute high volume operations without compromising quality.
Our quality of care is maintained at a high clinical standard aligned with international best practice. The animal hospital has a capacity of several hundred cages overseen by four veterinarians. Each Veterinarian can manage 80 to 100 cases per day, of which 15 to 20 are surgeries.
The 24-hour service Inspectorate, with its 21 strong staff complement, consists of 13 Inspectors, 3 Trainee Inspectors, 2 Field Officers and 3 Collection Officers who service an area of more than 3 200 square kilometres (Approx. 1240 ml²). This area of operation includes the Cape Town Metropole of 2 400 square kilometres (Approx. 930 ml²) and the Stellenbosch municipal area of more than 800 square kilometres (Approx. 300 ml²), stretching into the Cape Wine lands.
There are currently 228,822 registered not for profit organizations (NPOs) in South Africa, of which 23,492 are located in the Western Cape. In Cape Town only, more than 200 of those registered NPOs are Animal Welfare Organisations. This demonstrates the dire need for aid and quality interventions in animal welfare to alleviate the burden on and migrate our most vulnerable towards improved access to quality veterinary care.
The award judging panel consisted of individuals from a diverse academic background in business, economy, politics, media, journalism, history and education and was led by a veteran academic leader well versed in research and evidence-based practice.
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