Beware of scam: Government is not offering R1 500 reward for reporting pit bulls owners
The National Council of Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA) and the Sizwe Kupelo Foundation (SKF) have dismissed a fake post circulating that there is a reward of R1 500 for capturing pit bulls or reporting owners.
The NSPCA said the bogus post from an unverified government page poses danger to owners of the power breed.
“Further to this, people are attempting to impersonate SPCA personnel and demanding that people hand their pit bulls over to them. This is also a scam. The SPCA is not going door-to-door and demanding that people hand over their pit bulls,” said the NSPCA.
The animal welfare organization also warned people not to hand over their animals to unknown people.
Pit bull ban petition
This follows the pit bull ban petition started by the SKF, which has garnered over 44 232 signatures, after a 10-year-old Gqeberha boy, Storm Nuku, was tragically mauled to death by two family pit bulls in September.
The petition hopes to put an end to the increased number of people who are being attacked and mauled to death by pit bulls.
The NSPCA endorsed the petition citing that it protects human and animal lives by promoting responsible ownership and emphasizing that aggressive breeds do not belong to irresponsible owners.
The founder of SKF, Sizwe Kupelo, calls for the government to join other countries that have banned and put restriction on ownership of the animal like Russia, Finland, Denmark, United Kingdom, Portugal, parts of Germany, parts of China, parts of Brazil and parts of Australia.
Petition to be handed over to gov at 50 000 signatures
“We cannot continue losing young people like Storm Nuku to these vicious dogs that have shown time and again that they should not be kept as pets. May young Storm Nuku rest in perfect peace.
“The defence by pit bull lovers that it is how you raise the dog does not hold water. So many people, including joggers have been attacked and killed by pit bulls,” said Kupelo.
When the petition reaches 50 000, it will be handed to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza.
“It is time that the South African government takes decisive steps and impose a complete ban on the ownership of pit bulls as domestic animals. Such a move would prevent further attacks and unnecessary deaths. We cannot continue sending out messages of condolences for something that can easily be prevented,” Kupelo added.
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