Animal Cops South Africa

"Animal Cops South Africa" is a new TV show to Animal Planet. It discusses about the cases that the SPCA in South Africa's Cape of Good Hope [http://www.spca-ct.co.za] handles and investigates. They handle anything from pit bulls to Egyptian Geese.

The Cape of Good Hope SPCA is a community-run NGO and is a member of the NSPCA (National Council of SPCAs).

The Cape of Good Hope SPCA became part of the Animal Cops Show after Animal Planet commissioned a South African Version of the series, based on Animal Cops Houston and Animal Precinct, and Animal Cops Detroit.

The Inspectorate is based on a National Training program in South Africa provided and certified by the NSPCA and each inspector is authorised by the District Magistrates to investigate and intervene in Animal Cruelty complaints as well as educate on proactive initiatives. Their stance against animal cruelty has landed them the international focus with Animal Cops, highlighting the plight of animals within South Africa.

There are 93 societies across South Africa not under the umbrella of the NSPCA, for a listing of all the SPCAs visit their website on [http://www.nspca.co.za http://www.nspca.co.za] . Each Society is autonymous in their own right and managed by a group of volunteers who are elected from within the Community to run the day-to-day affairs of the SPCA with annual legislative responsibilities. To be a member of a Society you pay and subscribe on an annual basis, in support of the SPCA and you can become eligible for the management committee of a society.

All SPCAs are dependent solely on public donations, funding and receive no financial support from the South African Government, has no political ties and receives very little support from the national lottery.

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