pets
Your pet might be doing more for your wellbeing than you realise
There is something about the bond you share with a pet that is difficult to find anywhere else. They greet you when you...
Cape Town pet owners: Here’s what could change under the new Animal Keeping By-law
Cape Town pet owners could face stricter leash rules, new identification requirements for dogs and shorter holding periods for animals picked up by...
30 years of caring: Mdzananda celebrates a milestone in Khayelitsha
Thirty years ago, one community member began going door-to-door in Khayelitsha to feed pets and stray dogs. Today, that initiative has grown into...
Fleas, ticks and worms: The parasite schedule every pet parent needs
Pet parents everywhere will be able to wax lyrical about the joys (read: frustration) of fleas, ticks and worms. Keeping on top of...
Calling all Cape Town pups! Community Dog Show takes place this Saturday
Got a four-legged superstar at home? It might be time to practise those tricks, fluff that coat and get ready to strut your...
6 animal myths you probably still believe
You know them. You’ve probably repeated them, and you swear they’re true. But most of them? They just aren’t. Some have been passed...
SPCA enters ‘one of Cape Town’s most dangerous communities’ to help 40 animals
Photos: SPCA Cape of Good Hope SPCA teams entered a Cape Town community described as one of the city’s most dangerous after animals...
Scientists have found a new way to decode how we really talk to our pets
For every “good girl”, every “who wants a treat?” and every heart-to-heart conversation you have with your cat, researchers have found a way...
Cape Town draft animal by-law proposes new protections for cart horses and working dogs
Working horses would be protected from extreme heat, guard dogs could no longer be chained on site and glue traps would be banned...
Is your pet constantly scratching? Here’s what their itch might be telling you
Licking paws, nonstop scratching, shaking their head. If you live with an itchy pet, you probably know the sound off by heart. Itching,...
