South African animal welfare organisations that cover the entire country use incredible networks of volunteers and supporters to make good things happen for animals in need.
South Africa (06 February 2025) – Animal welfare organisations make the most difference in South Africa. There are thousands of people working to help millions of animals. Our comprehensive charity list grows and evolves every year as we add more good causes to the list. These are all the animal welfare associations making a difference across South Africa.
If you are looking for an animal welfare organisation in a specific province, we have listed all the provinces below for you to click through to.
Please note that this is a working list, so keep sending through your charities, and we will keep adding them!
These charities include all kinds of animal welfare organisations. We have simplified the search process for you by adding the following codes:
B – Birds, C – Cats, D – Dogs, F – Farm, H – Horses / Donkeys, W – Wildlife, and O – Other.
South Africa
- Australian Shepherd SA Rescue (D) – Website / Facebook
- Barking Mad (D) – Website / Facebook
- Border Collie Rescue SA (D) – Website / Facebook
- Boston Terrier Rescue SA (D) – Website / Facebook
- Dachshund Rescue South Africa (D)- Facebook
- English & French Bulldog Rescue SA (D) – Facebook
- Friend of the Rottweiler Rescue & Re-home South Africa (D) – Website / Facebook
- Four Paws (All) – Website / Facebook
- National Sterilisation Project (C,D) – Website / Facebook
- Network for Animals (All) – Website / Facebook
- NSPCA – Website – Find your nearest SPCA via the website.
- NSRI (Rescues animals and assists the Whale Disentanglement Network) – Website
- People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) (C,D) – Website / Facebook
- Pekingese Haven (D) – Website / Facebook
- Pug Rescue South Africa (D) – Website / Facebook
- Rest Ur Ass Donkey Sanctuary (H) – Website / Facebook
- SA Basset Adoptions (D) – Website / Facebook
- Staffordshire Bull Terrier Rescue South Africa (D) – Website / Facebook
- Stafford Rescue Africa (D) – Website / Facebook
- The South African Whale Disentanglement Network (W) – Website
- Wild Heart Wildlife Foundation (W) – Website / Facebook
Animal Organisations by Province
- Eastern Cape
- Free State
- Gauteng
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Limpopo
- Mpumalanga
- Northern Cape
- North West
- Western Cape
If we have missed an organisation or charity, please email tyler@goodthingsguy.com and we will add it soonest; kindly supply the relevant links as well as which province they work in, the NPO registration details and a brief description of what the organisation does.
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