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While not one of our Selected Stakeholders, the NSPCA and SPCA through their “Inspectorate” conduct inspections on various facilities, and also respond to complaints.
In relation to farmed animals such as poultry, NSPCA has a dedicated farm animal protection unit. This Farm Animal Protection Unit (“FAPU”) undertakes to monitor and protect the following animals – sheep, pigs, goats, cattle including dairy cows, poultry, ostriches, emus, crocodiles, rabbits, equine, alpacas as well as farmed fish and other aquatic species raised for food production.
ALRSA approached the NSPCA in order to request various information in terms of PAIA relating to its enforcement efforts in the Egg Supply Chain. In light of known Cruel Practices being commonplace for chickens used in egg production, we hoped to gain a deeper understanding of the legal consequences and whether and to what extent there is accountability.
Upon completion of our Initial Report, we sought to engage with the NSPCA again, in order to investigate further areas of concern in respect of our responses received during our Initial Report. Below contains the Initial Report and Supplementary Report correspondence obtained from the NSPCA.
For the sake of transparency, we have included our correspondence with the NSPCA. We redacted information in accordance with POPIA. These redactions were however only limited to personal information from the NSPCA and members of ALRSA. Further, there is no distinction made between redactions made by the NSPCA on these documents and those made by ALRSA. By clicking on the below sections, the relevant documentation will automatically download.
For the sake of transparency, we have included our correspondence with the NSPCA. We redacted information in accordance with POPIA. These redactions were however only limited to personal information from the NSPCA and members of ALRSA. Further, there is no distinction made between redactions made by the NSPCA on these documents and those made by ALRSA. By clicking on the below sections, the relevant documentation will automatically download.