Monkey Town says SPCA’s findings are false Posted by Anita Froneman on 17 January 2022 The Cape of Good Hope SPCA has issued a warning to captive primate centre Monkey Town in Somerset West near Cape Town last week. The SPCA said it found 14 violations of the Animal Protection Act after a recent inspection. Image by Derek Keats READ: SPCA issues warning to Monkey Town in Somerset West Monkey Town owner Rene Grobler, however, told News24 that these findings are false and that the SPCA has made misleading statements. ‘To insinuate that our animals don’t have water is false. The SPCA had taken pictures of an empty water pond when there is more freshwater meters away [that] is not fair, in our opinion. The enclosure they took a picture of has two water ponds, and the other was filled. We will be removing these cement ponds permanently to prevent the public and the SPCA from thinking that there should be water in them,’ he said. Grobler also added that the State Veterinarian had inspected their premises last year for the centre to obtain their Public Display License. ‘We passed so many of these issues that the SPCA raised, yet we were issued our Public Display License, so we are very concerned as to why the SPCA has now logged these allegations against us,’ said Grobler. The facility was given seven days to make changes to these issues or face prosecution. Picture: Derek Keats ALSO READ Coal mine dam collapse threatens Hluhluwe–iMfolozi Park with toxic slurry Related Posts South Africa’s history at the World Travel Awards 27 May 2022 By now, you’ve probably caught wind that the World Travel Awards voting has opened and... read more Samsa suspends oil bunkering after spill in Algoa Bay 27 May 2022 The South African Maritime Safety Authority (Samsa) has launched an investigation into an oil spill... read more SA no longer accepts Covid-19 vaccination certificate without QR code 27 May 2022 According to the Department of Health, South Africa no longer accepts the 'white card' received... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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