Animal Welfare should not be stripped of funding opportunities

Statement by Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, Alderman JP Smith 

The National Lotteries Commission (NLC) has chosen to exclude animal welfare as a priority for funding in 2022/2023 – a decision that will devastate the animal welfare sector and the hundreds of animals they work to protect and rehabilitate.

I am aware that the animal welfare organisations in South Africa already carry a very heavy load on behalf of government as they receive extremely limited funding and rely almost entirely on donations and the kind support of the public.

While the City of Cape Town has contributed just over R13 million over the last two years, we realise that this is a fraction of what the sector needs to not only survive, but be able to respond meaningfully to the increasing challenges presented to animal welfare.

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