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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 | 10 | by Melissa Reitz
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 | | by Adam Cruise
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 | 24 | by Christina Russo and Adam Cruise
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 | | 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 | | by Ben Freeth
South Africa hit by serious avian flu, leaving thousand of birds dead
South Africa has been hit by avian influenza leaving thousands of birds dead, as Zimbabwe works with the Food and Agriculture Organisation's Crisis Management Centre to review its systems following an...Published: 24 Jun 2017 at 14:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Stiff penalties for animal abuse
People who are in a habit of beating, abandoning or tying up animals will now pay fines of up to US$200 is caught under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.The new fines became effe...Published: 30 Apr 2017 at 04:27hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Botswana bans elephant-back rides
From the end of this month, no elephants will be permitted to be ridden in Botswana. Abu Camp, the only facility that allowed elephant back riding in the country, has been directed to terminate its el...Published: 14 Dec 2016 at 09:48hrs | | by Don Pinnock Environmental journalist
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 | 1 | by Andreas Wilson-Späth
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 | | 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
Driven hunt organizer implicated in land deal irregularities
The playgrounds of trigger-happy trophy hunters are far removed from the fertile fruit farms of the Western Cape and Eastern Cape. But a recent television expose of driven hunting - has established a ...Published: 18 Sep 2015 at 10:22hrs | | by Hazel Friedman
SA lags behind in responsible tourism
A NSPCA report has revealed that elephant rides are still widely available in South Africa, despite a growing international move away from the controversial practice.The report by the NS...Published: 07 Sep 2015 at 11:55hrs | | by Melissa Reitz
Killing of Cecil sparks calls to ban trophy hunting
The maiming with a crossbow and later killing of Cecil, the famous Hwange lion, by American dentist Walter Palmer has led to an international firestorm of protest and calls for the...Published: 03 Aug 2015 at 18:10hrs | | by Don Pinnock
Is government doing enough to protect South Africa's biodiversity?
Globally environmental destruction is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. Why then, the apparent complacency from government in the face of South Africa's biodiversity crisis? Threatene...Published: 23 Jun 2015 at 17:38hrs | | by Melissa Reitz
Frenzied crowd hacks cattle after truck overturns
Johannesburg - A crowd of people tried to hack meat off cattle after a trailer they were being transported in overturned on the N1 in Gauteng, South Africa, the NSPCA said on Wednesday."Wi...Published: 21 Jan 2015 at 16:20hrs | | by Sapa
5 baby elephants destined for China released from Hwange holding facilities
Following extensive negotiations between the ZNSPCA and the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority we are pleased to announce the release of five elephant calves that were held in bomas wit...Published: 21 Jan 2013 at 17:46hrs | | by zimnspcahq
ZNSPCA Makes the Year's Second, Successful Pangolin Recovery
The Zimbabwe National Society is pleased to report the successful recovery of a female Cape Pangolin (Manis temmincki) on 11th May 2012 from Mudamusasa in North Eastern Zimbabwe.Initial report...Published: 16 May 2012 at 08:37hrs | | by ZNSPCA
Chinese nationals face Zim deportation over rare tortoise meat
Harare - Four Chinese men face deportation from Zimbabwe after they were arrested for killing more than 40 tortoises for meat, a state daily reported Saturday, citing a statement by an animal rights g...Published: 18 Feb 2012 at 12:11hrs | | by AFP
Two SA schoolgirls charged for torturing a hen
Johannesburg - Criminal charges have been laid against two KwaZulu-Natal schoolgirls over a YouTube video showing the torture of a hen, the NSPCA said on Tuesday.Spokesperson Grace de Lange sa...Published: 16 Aug 2011 at 16:36hrs | | by Ndou Paul
2 000 frogs rescued from Gauteng dealer
Johannesburg - About 2 000 frogs were rescued from a dealer in Vereeniging and released back into the wild on Tuesday, the National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA) said.The fr...Published: 29 Dec 2010 at 12:57hrs | 1 | by Sapa
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