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Welfare & Rescue

Alley Cat Action (ACA)   Protection and care of feral and domestic cats. 24 David Baird Str Ruyterwacht 7460 +27 21 592 5268 (Linda) +27 21 535 1626 (Tanya) Fax +27 21 535 1626 Animal Anti-Cruelty League (AACL)   Animal shelter, providing low-cost veterinary care for those who cannot afford private vets.   GAUTENG: P O Box 49007 Rosettenville 2130 +27 11 435 0672/4 Fax +27 11 435 0693 CAPE TOWN: P O Box 59 Rondebosch 7700 +27 21 54 6426 Fax +27 21 54 5625 NATAL: P O Box 20005 Durban North 4016 PRETORIA: P O Box 911-1218 Rosslyn 0200 +27 12 542 4703 Fax +27 12 542 4882 wadmin@satis.co.za Animal Rescue Organisation (ARO)   ARO's Health and Welfare officers provide a valuable service to the disadvantaged communities around Cape Town.   P O Box 15589 Vlaeberg 8018 +27 21 697 0506/7 Animal Welfare Society (AWS)   Animal shelter, providing low-cost veterinary care for those who cannot afford private vets.   P O Box 57 Philippi +27 21 692 2626 Fax +27 21 691 1328 Cart Horse Protection Association (CHPA)   Cart horses are often made to pull heavy loads on the open road, even on hot summer days. The Cart Horse Protection Association aims to prevent and stop the abuse and neglect of thousands of these cart horses working around Cape Town.   P O Box 2750 Clareinch 7740 +27 21 64 3907 Domestic Animal Rescue Group (DARG)   A no-kill shelter: animals are rescued from pounds and off the street and every effort is made to find suitable homes. Each potential home is thoroughly checked.   PO Box 32074 Camps Bay 8040 +27 21 45 4560 Fax +27 21 45 4560 Friends of the Cat ()   A network of volunteers who aim to alleviate the plight of homeless, abused and abandoned cats in the Johannesburg area and beyond. Part of their policy is to never destroy any healthy animal.   P O Box 3407 +27 11 646 3259 (a/h) +27 11 442 7219 (Adelle Joffe: o/h) +27 11 646 3259 (a/h) People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA)   Animal shelter, providing low-cost veterinary care for those who cannot afford private vets.   P O Box 1000 Cape Town 8000 +27 21 638 5134 Fax +27 21 638 4096 Project for the Upliftment of Pets and People (PUPP)   Working in the townships to educate people about the importance of keeping their animals healthy, PUPP aims to improve the relationships between owners, their animals and the volunteers who assist them.   Hillcrest Farm Thorpe Close Tokai +27 21 75 7525 Fax +27 21 72 2939 Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals(SPCA)   The oldest and most famous animal welfare organisation in South Africa. Their name is given to a number of shelters and clinics around the country, which are governed by a National Council.   NATIONAL COUNCIL: P O Box 1320 Alberton 1450 +27 907 3590/1/2/3 Fax +27 907 4013 spca@global.co.za   World of birds   A menagerie housing birds and primates, which also provides care and treatment for sick or injured birds.   Valley Rd Hout Bay 7800 +27 21 790 2730 Fax +27 21 790 4839

Animal Rights

Animal Voice of SA   Animal Voice is a magazine for animal rights which is edited by investigative journalist and author, Louise van der Merwe. Animal Voice also campaigns actively and offers a mail order catalogue for books, videos, stickers, etc.   P O Box 843 Kuils River 7579 +27 21 852 4402 Fax +27 21 852 4402 avoice@global.co.za Beauty Without Cruelty (BWC)   BWC deals with many issues of animal treatment in our society, but particularly with the use of animals in the cosmetic and clothing industries. BWC publishes a cruelty-free cosmetic list, which lists the companies which do not use animal tests for their products or the ingredients of their products. BWC also publishes a magazine on an annual basis.   P.O. Box 23321 Claremont 7735 +27 21 61 4583 Fax +27 21 438 1968 anne@technews.co.za Front for Animal Liberation & COnservation of Nature(FALCON)   Falcon is a non-profit organisation which campaigns for animal rights, and fights animal and environmental abuse in South Africa.   P O Box 755 Kloof 3640 KwaZulu Natal +27 31 303 1162 webert@iafrica.com South African Association Against Painful Experiments on Animals(SAAAPEA)     P O Box 85228 Emmarentia 2029 +27 11 646 5956 South Africans for the Abolition of Vivisection (SAAV)   SAAV takes a strong stance against the use of animals in research. Their position is that, apart from the obvious immorality of vivisection, this outdated form of medical science is harmful to our health and wellbeing, by providing misleading results. Human medical science needs to progress towards accurate, effective research, without the hindrance of animal experimentation.   PRETORIA: P O Box 29400 Sunnyside 0132 +27 12 329 2800 Fax +27 12 329 2800 056MICH@libris.wwl.wits.ac.za CAPE TOWN: P O Box 44231 Claremont 7735 +27 21 56 2275

Conservation

Dolphin Action and Protection Group (DAPG)   Information about and protection/rescue of dolphins and whales.   P O Box 22227 Fishhoek +27 21 782 5845 South African National Care of COastal Birds (SANCCOB)   Disaster relief for seabirds caught in oilspills. Also cares for injured or sick seabirds.   P O Box 11116 Bloubergrant +27 21 557 6155 Fax +27 21 557 8804   Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT)     Freepost JH 2539 Parkview 2122 +27 11 486 1102 Fax +27 11 486 1506 ewtsa@global.co.za Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa   Conservation and environmental issues   P O Box Howick 3290 +27 332 30 3931 Fax +27 332 30 4576 wessanorth@icon.co.za TRAFFIC     c/o Endangered Wildlife Trust Private Bag X11 Parkview 2122 +27 11 486 1102 Fax +27 11 486 1506 trafficza@global.co.za WWF SA (Southern African Nature Foundation)   Conservation and environmental issues   P O Box 456 Stellenbosch 7599 +27 2288 72 801 wwfsanet@wwfsa.org.za

Lifestyle

Vegans In South Africa (VISA)   VISA aims to provide information to South Africans about the vegan way of life. The organisation also promotes awareness of the cruelty behind many industries which make use of animals and animal products. VISA also supports and provides information about veganic agriculture.   P O Box 36242 Glosderry 7702 +27 21 797 9026 gailjoslin@hotmail.com The Vegetarian Society     P O Box 15091 Lambton 1414 vegsocsa@cis.co.za