SPCA Randfontein & Westonaria

20/09/2025

Two happy adoptions! One from our Randfontein branch and one from Westonaria!🤩
Thank you for opening your hearts and homes to our two beautiful furbabies! May they fill you with all the love and joy!

19/09/2025

ROYAL CANIN® is committed to creating a better world for pets by supporting the shelters that care for them every day. We’re donating 250kg of food to five registered NPO shelters across South Africa, and your nomination could help them receive this support.

To take part, comment below with the name of a registered NPO shelter and the region they’re based in.

Entries close on 16 October 2025. Shelters will be chosen at random and announced on 31 October 2025.

T&Cs apply. One nomination per comment. Open to registered South African NPO shelters only. ROYAL CANIN® reserves the right to verify NPO status.

19/09/2025

🚨 EMERGENCY – OUR ANIMALS NEED YOUR HELP! 🚨

Here at the Randwest SPCA, we are facing a huge crisis.
Two of our vehicles have broken down, and without them we cannot attend to emergencies or reach the animals in need.

We have a reliable mechanic ready to assist, but we need a deposit of R5000 before the repairs can begin.

Every minute counts and without a vehicle, an animal’s life could be at risk.

If you are able, please help us get our vehicle back on the road so we can continue rescuing and helping animals.

Banking Details:
🏦 Bank: Standard Bank
🔹 Account Number: 022070109
📌 Account Name: SPCA Westonaria (Business Account)
✏️ Reference: Vehicle

Every donation makes a difference – big or small! Please also share this message to help us reach the R5000 as quickly as possible.

Thank you for standing with us and for the animals who cannot speak for themselves.

18/09/2025

🩵Available for adoption🩵
These two beautiful sisters will steal anyone's heart!😊
They are available for adoption at the Westonaria Branch! They can be adopted together or separately.

FOR ANY INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT 011 412 3114 office hours.
Please

Adoption process
1) Application form to be completed at our offices, along with copy of your ID and proof of residence. If you stay in a complex or renting an approved body cooperate letter stating that you are permitted to keep pets will also be required.
3) R100 non-refundable deposit
4) An pre-home inspection will be conducted, once approved the rest of the adoption fee of R800 (each) is payable. This includes sterilization, first vaccination, deworming and microchipping.

Thank you!🩵

18/09/2025

Still available!

🩵Available for adoption🩵
Such a gorgeous girl!😊
She is available for adoption at the Randfontein Branch!

FOR ANY INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT 011 412 3114 office hours.
Please

Adoption process
1) Application form to be completed at our offices, along with copy of your ID and proof of residence. If you stay in a complex or renting an approved body cooperate letter stating that you are permitted to keep pets will also be required.
3) R100 non-refundable deposit
4) An pre-home inspection will be conducted, once approved the rest of the adoption fee of R800 is payable. This includes sterilization, first vaccination, deworming and microchipping.

Thank you!🩵

16/09/2025

Why Keeping a Wild Animal as a Pet is NEVER a Good Idea!

These pictures may look adorable, don’t they?

Everyone loves the idea of having a cute baby animal — especially when they look as sweet and helpless as this little one. That’s exactly what the people who found him thought too. They discovered him alone, without his mother, and out of compassion, decided to take him in. They wanted to nurture him and keep him safe.

But thankfully, they soon realized that keeping a wild animal wasn’t the right decision. Instead, they contacted us for help so he could be safely released back into the wild — where he truly belongs.

They brought him to our office, and we transferred him to the Johannesburg Wildlife Veterinary Hospital, hoping he could be rehabilitated and released.

But then came the heartbreaking news.

As cute as this baby animal looks, he was in excruciating pain and severe distress. Upon further examination, it was found that:

He was severely malnourished

Had stunted growth and no muscle development

Was suffering from a lung infection

Worst of all — he had a fractured skull

💔 Imagine how much longer he would have suffered had the people who found him decided too keep him

❗ What You Need to Know:

If you ever come across an injured or abandoned wild animal, please do not try to keep or treat it yourself. No matter how good your intentions are, any sort of medical attention should be provided by trained veterinarians.

This post is not to criticize the people who found him — they eventually did the right thing, and we thank them for that. But it’s important to use this story to raise awareness and educate others about the dangers of keeping wild animals as pets.

🚫 Why Wild Animals Should Never Be Kept as Pets:

It is often illegal to keep wild animals without permits

They can pose a risk to you and your family — wild instincts remain, no matter how tame they may seem

They have complex dietary and medical needs that most people are not equipped to handle

Keeping them in captivity leads to physical and emotional suffering

It fuels the illegal and inhumane wildlife trade

They are being taken out of their natural habitats which have massive impacts mentally and physically.

At the SPCA, we strongly oppose the keeping of wild animals — both indigenous and exotic — due to the many welfare concerns involved.

🐾 Do the Right Thing

If you come across a wild animal that appears to be injured, sick, or in distress, please contact your local SPCA or a veterinarian immediately.

Let’s protect our wildlife by keeping them where they belong — in the wild.

15/09/2025

We had a wonderful visit from Zenande Mbatha, who came to hand over generous donations for our animals and spent some quality time with them.

It warms our hearts to see young people so deeply invested in animal welfare. Zenande's support helps us continue to provide a safe haven for animals who have been unwanted, abandoned, neglected and abused.

We hope her example will inspire more young people to follow in her footsteps, helping to create a brighter, kinder future for all animals.

15/09/2025

This cutie found such a loving home and we are so happy!
Thank you for adopting!🥰

14/09/2025

Join the Randwest SPCA Committee!

The Randwest SPCA is currently seeking passionate and dedicated volunteers from the public to serve on our committee. This team plays a crucial role in the ongoing operation and success of the SPCA.
Please note this potions are voluntarily and no permanent paid vacancies.

As a committee member, you will be responsible for:

Organising and supporting fundraising efforts

Overseeing financial management

Ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and our constitution

Supporting the daily functioning of the SPCA

An SPCA simply cannot operate without a committed and active committee. Your involvement will directly contribute to the wellbeing of countless animals in need.

If you are interested in making a meaningful difference in our community, please email your contact details and a short motivation letter to:
📧 [email protected]

We—and our animals—will be deeply grateful for your support!

10/09/2025

Please sponsor one of our furbabies for R250.
Simply comment sponsor on the post and Santa Cause For Paws will send details. They will shop and deliver items to us with a card and your name on it.
Please share.
If the animal you sponsored already found a home before the gift arrives, we will gladly offer the gift to a new intake. Please note we send a wishlist to SCFP and the volunteers shop and pack as best as possible to that wishlist, so we get what we want. Gifts can include food, treats, warm items, toys, useful items etc.

09/09/2025

Reaching the Forgotten

One of our inspector team's top priorities is to carve out time for proactive inspections in remote areas—where help is rarely seen, but desperately needed.

Due to limited resources and time, we can’t reach these areas as often as we’d like. But when we do, we strive to make a real difference in animal welfare, no matter how small it may seem. In places where poverty rules, we often find a lack of basic animal care knowledge. That’s why education is a key part of our mission.

Recently, Inspector van Straten, Cadet Inspector Molobi, and Field Officer Cuna headed out—each taking a different direction to cover all sectors of Tsipisong. What started as a typical day—dogs on chains, livestock here and there, education provided and warnings issued —took a sharp turn.

Then came the call.

Field Officer Cuna, a SPCA officer for over 27-years, called in:
“I need backup. This is bad.”

When someone who’s seen the worst of the worst says "this is bad", you prepare yourself for the unimaginable.

What we walked into could only be described as hell for pigs.

Hundreds of pigs were found living in horrific conditions. The area was so filthy and muddy that vehicles couldn’t get through. We had to fight our way through heaps of rubbish, f***s, and rotting food just to reach them. The pigs were being fed spoiled waste, living among filth with no shelter, only stones and sludge.

It was heartbreaking.

Multiple warnings were issued immediately. Thankfully, Field Officer Cuna and Cadet Inspector Molobi returned shortly after and were relieved to report cooperation from the owners. While these problems can't be fixed overnight, it was encouraging to see the owners open to education and willing to start making changes to improve the welfare of their animals and their livelihoods.

We will continue with follow-up inspections in this area—not just for the pigs, but for every animal we encounter—until conditions improve. If not, we will take further action.

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These outreach missions take a tremendous amount of time, effort, and resources. We do everything we can with what we have, but with your support we can do more and reach further.

Please consider donating towards our Inspectorate team:
Standard bank
SPCA Westonaria
022 0701 09
Business account
Reference: Inspectorate

Thank you🐾