Healthier futures are on the horizon for 1,500 furry friends in the vibrant Cape Town communities of Ravensmead, Elsies River, and Bellville South, thanks to the City’s massive pet sterilisation project in partnership with six dedicated animal welfare organisations.
Cape Town, South Africa (06 August 2025) – 17,876, that is how many furbabies have been given a healthier future in Cape Town since 2013 as part of the City’s Massive Pet Sterilisation Project in partnership with the Cape Animal Welfare Forum (CAWF).
The campaign, which has reached communities like Khayelitsha, Wesbank, and Atlantis, goes beyond simply spaying and neutering. It’s a comprehensive approach to animal welfare, promoting responsible pet ownership, preventing unwanted litters, and combating animal cruelty. By improving the health and well-being of pets, the project seeks to ultimately create healthier, more harmonious communities for everyone.
This year, the City has invested R850,000 into the campaign, with a goal of sterilising 1,500 more pets in areas such as Ravensmead, Elsies River, and Bellville South. A coalition of six dedicated animal welfare organisations, including the Cape of Good Hope SPCA, the Animal Rescue Organisation and the Animal Anti-Cruelty League, will be on the ground from August to December to make this happen.
“The City is very proud to continue this long-standing relationship with our partners in the animal welfare sector. So much good work has happened over the last 12 years, and we look forward to yet another successful mass sterilisation campaign. Thank you so much to all of the member organisations who continue to lend their support to this initiative, and their commitment to making it a success,” said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health, Councillor Francine Higham
CAWF Chairperson, Karen de Klerk, expressed her gratitude to the City and affirmed that the campaign is a positive intervention in support of healthier communities, and will substantially reduce the incidence of unwanted litter, thus reducing the heavy burden placed on welfare organisations around the Metropole.
With 13 years of continued effort, the campaign looks forward to creating more wagging tails and healthier communities for years to come.
Sources: City of Cape Town
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