Stress and how tennis balls can help!
Dogs are remarkably attuned to human emotions. When we’re stressed, anxious, or overwhelmed, they feel it too.
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Good News
Why fireworks season is a nightmare for animals
Dogs and cats hear much better than humans do. Their ears can pick up sounds that we can’t even detect, which means fireworks are incredibly loud and painful for them. What sounds like a distant boom to us feels like an overwhelming explosion right next to their ears. The noise is so intense that it genuinely hurts and scares them.
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Do dogs get hay fever?
Spring has arrived and, for many of us,
this means sneezing and runny eyes. Dodogs also suffer from hay fever?
The answer is yes. In this edition, we look at hay fever in dogs.
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Coco goes home!
We share good news about Coco and explain why cats love love love tuna! Read our 17 April 2024 newsletter here…
Remember Mr Fish?
“Animals can communicate quite well. And they do. And generally speaking, they are ignored.” – Alice Walker.
A New Home for Bentley
When we found Bentley, she was approx. three months old, scared hungry and covered in mange. This poor little pup most definitely did not have a good start in life. …
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A Happy Ending for Otis
Who can remember Otis’s story of having to be surrendered over to the Johannesburg SPCA due to his owner losing his job at the beginning of the Lockdown and not being able to afford to look after Otis anymore.
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Welcome to our new volunteer Darryn
We wanted to welcome Darryn Potgieter to our volunteer team! Darryn is from Germiston and will be a full time volunteer at Johannesburg SPCA for the next while. I’ve always loved animals and it brings me immense joy knowing I can help even if it’s just talking for a walk. Prior to lockdown I spent
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Welcome to our new volunteer Bianca
We wanted to welcome Bianca Aldred to our volunteer team! She is a valuable asset as she will be working with some of our animals in our kennels. Kennel stress can become a big problem if animals are not stimulated on a daily base. Going for walks, playing in the play pens or even just
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Welcome Our New Veterinarian – Dr. Ferreira
On behalf of everyone here at the JSPCA, we would like to welcome our new veterinarian – Dr. Marina Alves Ferreira. Dr. Ferreira joined the Johannesburg SPCA in February 2020. She qualified from the Faculty of Veterinary Science, the University of Pretoria in 2008.
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