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SPCA warns against dangerous dog breeds
The Zimbabwe National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ZNSPCA) has issued a stern warning to the public against owning, breeding, or cross-breeding dangerous dog breeds following a tr...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 16:28hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
Killer pitbulls put down
In the aftermath of a brutal dog attack that claimed the life of 39-year-old Samuel Machara, the Zimbabwe National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ZNSPCA) has issued a strong stateme...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 16:20hrs | 944 | by Staff reporter
Scientists fit tracking device to Hwange elephants
In a groundbreaking conservation effort, scientists have successfully fitted GPS-enabled satellite collars to eight African savannah elephants in the Hwange National Park region. This initiative, whic...Published: 01 May 2025 at 08:52hrs | 259 | by Staff reporter
US Leaders Overseeing Cites: Do your jobs - an Open Letter to President Donald Trump
Dear Mr President, The international agency charged with protecting wildlife on the brink of extinction is known as CITES - the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild ...Published: 23 Jan 2025 at 22:45hrs | 299 | by Emmanuel Koro
Zimbabwe elephants fitted with GPS collars
ELEPHANTS in Hwange National Park are being fitted with Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking collars by ZimParks through its strategic partner, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), so tha...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 07:48hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter
Wildlife cave paintings - Namibia's strongest argument for International Hunting
In Namibia's centuries-old wildlife cave paintings messages lies the Southern African country's strongest argument for international hunting."We co-existed with wildlife and hunted it for meat...Published: 08 Nov 2023 at 09:29hrs | 42 | by Emmanuel Koro
Chief Dingani-Nelukoba appeals for restoration of his area
Chief Dingani-Nelukoba of Mabale in Hwange District has called upon the government to reconsider the boundaries of his chiefdom, citing a significant reduction in its size due to encroachments by neig...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 14:36hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Uproar over donkey milk imports
A Botswana-based company, TAKUWA Natural Products, is planning to export donkey milk to Zimbabwe, a proposal that has sparked controversy among consumer rights groups.TAKUWA Natural Products h...Published: 21 Oct 2023 at 18:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
NGO lobbies against poultry caging
ANIMAL rights lobby group, Nurture Imvelo Trust has upped its campaign for the eradication of battery cages in poultry production describing the practice as a gross violation of animal rights....Published: 23 Jun 2023 at 06:32hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Murder charges for killer dog owners
A COMMUNITY in Southview Park, Harare, is living in mortal fear of vicious dogs belonging to a family that recently moved into the neighbourhood. Some, if not most, properties in the suburb are not ga...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 07:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Why a Formula One racetrack in Zimbabwe is a pipe dream
It was all a dream for Zimbabwe to have a Formula One racetrack.A dream sold by politicians who argued it could be a major tourist attraction, especially if it was built near the country's pri...Published: 12 Oct 2022 at 19:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Boerboel dogs maul girl (6) to death
In another spine chilling incident, two vicious Boerboel dogs mauled a six-year-old girl to death on Wednesday at the family's rented home in Matsheumhlophe suburb. This is the second incident in Bula...Published: 27 Aug 2022 at 06:02hrs | 57 | by Staff reporter
Why Tanzania can't afford to harm own hunting community
With international hunting bringing benefits that include wildlife and habitat conservation, including meeting the socio-economic needs of communities co-existing with wildlife, Tanzania can't afford ...Published: 27 Jul 2022 at 12:47hrs | 58 | by Emmanuel Koro
Ziyambi Ziyambi challenged over PVOs Bill
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has been challenged to provide evidence on political interference by non-governmental organisations and that some charities are conduits for sponsoring terrorism and o...Published: 03 May 2022 at 16:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
US$800m regime change kitty at risk in 2022 NGOs Bill
THE Private Voluntary Organisations Amendment Bill could cost Zimbabwe close to US$800 million in development funding this year – with devastating social and economic consequences – if the governm...Published: 20 Mar 2022 at 06:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
American hunter kills another Zimbabwe iconic lion
ANOTHER iconic male lion was killed by an American hunter using a bow and arrow in the giant Hwange National Park, sparking global outrage.The lion, named Mopane, was killed last week outside ...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 08:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Will cites provide cover for a racism–based ban on international hunting?
The Managing Director of the U.S. based Ivory Education Institute, Godfrey Harris, believes that the UN agency charged by the international community with regulating international wildlife trade - CIT...Published: 02 May 2021 at 07:39hrs | 10 | by Emmanuel Koro Johannesburg
5 poachers gunned down
FIVE poachers were gunned down by Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) rangers in 10 incidents of armed confrontation in national parks this year amid an intensifying crackdown ...Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 14:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cross-border donkey rustlers on the prowl
To new arrivals, "Dip 27" is no different from any other rural service centre in Madabe communal lands south of Plumtree in Zimbabwe.Yet locals know that the daytime semblance of law-abiding p...Published: 13 Sep 2020 at 07:21hrs | 2 | by Oscar Nkala
Mnangagwa hailed for Cites pullout plan
President Mnangagwa's announcement that Zimbabwe plans to pull out of the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (Cites) has triggered excitement in Geneva, Swit...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:35hrs | 14 | by Emmanuel Koro
US to support Zimbabwe's trade in baby elephants
US zoos now plan to import baby elephants from Zimbabwe, undeterred by the international furore over their 2016 import of 18 wild elephants from Swaziland.The US Association of Zoos and Aquari...Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 15:43hrs | 16 | by Melissa Reitz
Dog owners face prosecution
THE Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) has raised concern over the surge of illegal breeding and cross breeding of dogs, saying that it is against the law and could possibly lead to a...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
US poll says NO to Botswana plans to hunt and cull elephants
As the Botswana government rumbles towards the lifting of the ban on hunting its famous wildlife, an authoritative poll in the United States, from which the second greatest number of foreign tourists ...Published: 29 Mar 2019 at 08:58hrs | 2 | by Don Pinnock
The best destinations for an ethical holiday
Whether it's changing our diet, thinking about how we consume materials in our everyday lives or deciding on where's best to spend our next holiday, it's fair to say that a lot of us are getting much ...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 21:17hrs | 14 | by Staff Repoter
KFC spreads US$150m wings in Zimbabwe
South African giant Chicken Bird Holdings (CBH), the owners of fast-food Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) franchise in the country, have committed to invest US$150 million in Zimbabwe's agricultural secto...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimparks yachenjezya balabula atala akubelesya tunsyabwe tutali-mumulawo
Bakkali bamu Kariba bapegwa nchenjezyo atala abakalamuMuleli wanyika yaDRC wasumpula umwi muzulwidi kuzwa kukabunga kapikisya munyika eeyiMwambulili wankamu ilangania aabanyama amasaka...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 14:18hrs | 3 | by Citizen
Founded on cruelty, fuelled by money
Are we about to see the end of one of South Africa's most infamous practices - Captive Lion Breeding (CLB) for hunting and trading of their parts? If Parliament adopts the recommendations of a hard-hi...Published: 22 Nov 2018 at 11:56hrs | 2 | by Andreas Wilson-Späth
WATCH: Rescuers use a bulldozer to save young elephant in Zimbabwe
Animal rescuers in Zimbabwe have used a bulldozer to save a young elephant stuck deep inside a muddy pit near the resort town of Kariba.The elephant spent around 24 hours in the pit, while mem...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 09:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo donkey abattoir saga rages on
When Zimbabwean businessman Gareth Lumsden announced in October 2017 that he had set up a $150,000 donkey abattoir in Bulawayo, local animal welfare organisations protested that his proposed slaughter...Published: 26 May 2018 at 19:38hrs | 1 | by Oscar Nkala
South African Donkeys slaughtered for bogus Chinese medicine
South Africa is implicated in the supply of donkeys for Chinese medicine reveals a report released today, World Donkey Day. The Donkeys are slaughtered in great numbers for their skins and expor...Published: 08 May 2018 at 11:21hrs | 1 | by Adam Cruise
Donkey abattoir: An investment that never was
LAST October, the news of a donkey abattoir opening here sent tongues wagging and elicited mixed feelings from a cross-section of society.It sounded bizarre to Zimbabweans, to whom donkey meat...Published: 28 Feb 2018 at 11:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
68 donkeys to be slaughtered at Bulawayo abattoir
SIXTY EIGHT donkeys are expected to be put down at a proposed donkey abattoir in Bulawayo's Manningdale suburb and 10 of them were euthanised on Tuesday.The Zimbabwe National Society for the P...Published: 25 Jan 2018 at 05:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Confusion as Zimbabwe promises review of elephant exports amidst global condemnation
Three weeks after 31 young elephants were exported, presumedly to China, Zimbabw...Published: 23 Jan 2018 at 10:37hrs | 11 | by Adam Cruise and Christina Russo
Elephant calves exported from Zimbabwe as China bans ivory trade
China has reportedly imported more than 30 wild caught elephant calves from Zimbabwe in a controversial if not cynical move which took place on the very day China banned the sale of ivory.31 w...Published: 02 Jan 2018 at 13:20hrs | 41 | by Christina Russo and Adam Cruise
Over 10 donkeys 'shot' at abattoir
THE Government will not license a donkey abattoir that is being built in Bulawayo.The Department of Livestock and Veterinary Services DLVS) made the announcement last week as the Zimbabwe Nati...Published: 28 Dec 2017 at 08:50hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
South African Elephant Baker Wins 'Cake Oscar'
South African master baker Dot Klerck is flying the flag high for South African wildlife conservation after winning the Best Showpiece award at the international 2017 Cake Master Awards for her life-s...Published: 08 Nov 2017 at 07:12hrs | 4 | by Louzel Lombard
Donkey abattoir owner hits back
Bulawayo businessman Garrith Lumsden has been in the eye of a storm after his plans to set up a donkey abattoir in the city were made public.Animal rights groups have come out strongly against...Published: 29 Oct 2017 at 07:14hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Legal action against donkey abbatoir
ANIMAL welfare groups are working on instituting legal action to bar a Bulawayo businessman who set up the country's first donkey abattoir in Bulawayo from operating.Veterinarians for Animal W...Published: 22 Oct 2017 at 14:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Donkey abattoir raises police, govt concerns
THE Government and the police have expressed reservations on the opening of a donkey abattoir in Umguza amid fears that the meat might be sold locally.A local company, Battlefront Investments ...Published: 12 Oct 2017 at 02:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Nothing wrong with donkey abbatoir'
CONSERVATISTS say the non-existence of a law pertaining to the slaughtering of donkeys will lead to the extinction of the animal species in the country, once a donkey abattoir under construction in Bu...Published: 08 Oct 2017 at 05:53hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Uproar over donkey abattoir
Animal conservationists are protesting the slaughtering of donkeys for commercial purposes following an announcement by a Bulawayo-based company that it has started building a $150 000 state-of-the-ar...Published: 05 Oct 2017 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
High profile Zimbabwean cleric grabs a white-owned farm
Three shell-shocked generations of the Smart family in Zimbabwe have been violently evicted from the remains of their farm in the Rusape district east of Harare by a top cleric, Bishop Trevor Manhanga...Published: 06 Jul 2017 at 19:00hrs | 3 | by Ben Freeth
Another high profile cleric takes over a white-owned farm and evicts farm workers
Zimbabwe: Jambanja by Bishop Trevor ManhangaThree shell-shocked generations of the Smart family in Zimbabwe have been violently evicted from the remains of their farm in the Rusa...Published: 06 Jul 2017 at 07:00hrs | 1 | by Ben Freeth
Police 'hire out guns to poachers'
Police in Gokwe have come under fire for allegedly hiring out unregistered firearms and selling ammunition to poachers in a syndicate that is threatening elephant population in the area.This f...Published: 17 May 2017 at 13:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe donkeys are at risk
Rural communities across the world, including those in Zimbabwe, are at risk of being impoverished by "relentless" Chinese demand for donkey products such as meat and skins, which are stewed to pr...Published: 05 Feb 2017 at 07:56hrs | 1 | by staff reporter
Unethical Namibian Hunters to blame for poor international image of Trophy hunting
Hunters who engage in unethical and illegal practices are largely to blame for the decline in the 'overall acceptance' of trophy hunting by the general public and influential institutions across the g...Published: 19 Dec 2016 at 09:30hrs | 1 | by Oscar Nkala
Brutal methods for dealing with troublesome wildlife
Draft legislation proposes cruel and unethical methods for dealing with problem wild animals, including the use of poison, hunting dogs, gin traps as well as extermination in their burrows by flooding...Published: 05 Dec 2016 at 09:03hrs | 3 | by Andreas Wilson-Späth
Zimbabwe plans to sell its ivory stockpile to China, except… it can't
Zimbabwe Minister wants to sell her country's supposed US$10 billion ivory stockpile to China using a possible international legal loophole. However, experts reply that not only is the minister misinf...Published: 16 Nov 2016 at 07:08hrs | 1 | by Adam Cruise
Baby elephants from Zimbabwe headed for Chinese zoos!
Thirty seven baby elephants forcibly taken from their mothers in the wild in Hwange National Park are about to be flown to Chinese zoos, despite an international outcry against previous exports&...Published: 07 Nov 2016 at 12:29hrs | 4 | by Adam Cruise
ZNSPCA Newsletter:- Animal welfare education now in the Nation curriculum
ZNSPCA Newsletter:- Animal welfare education now in the Nation curriculum...Published: 12 Sep 2016 at 13:26hrs | | by ZNSPCA
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