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The cages that housed 150 exotic animals were kept in a house in Emmarentia
- 150 exotic animals were seized from a home in Emmarentia.
- Some of the animals were found dead.
- The SPCA intends to press criminal charges.
The SPCA animal welfare organization has seized more than 150 animals from what inspectors described as a “house of horrors” in Randburg, Gauteng.
In response to a tip, Inspectors Shiven Bodasing and Bradley Hughes were called to a home in Emmarentia on Saturday, where they discovered a variety of exotic animals, including chinchillas and parrots living in horrible conditions.
“The facilities were opened and searched, a new horror was discovered around every corner. The animals were suffering. Among the chinchillas, hamsters, rats, mice, parrots, gerbils, guinea pigs, rabbits, a long-eared slider and a boa was seized by the Randburg SPCA inspection. The air in the home was so volatile that all members were coughing, sneezing or gagging, “the Randburg SPCA said in a statement.
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The animals were immediately removed from the facility and are kept at the SPCA facility. Some of the animals were found dead.
“The moment you ignore and dismiss the needs of the animals in your possession on the basis that those needs are contrary to and disturb your wishes, you have failed to have a pet. What you want and what the animals require may be irreconcilable. Do not raise animals just for the sake of having them, it is your responsibility to make sure they have quality lives, “said Bodasing.
SPCA said it intended to press criminal charges.
Donations of alfalfa, fruits, vegetables, chinchilla bath sand, and parrot seeds would be greatly appreciated.
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