LIVING LIKE ANIMALS

Founder of the K9 Patrol Pet Army to appear in court for awful treatment of diertjies

- BY MARSHA DEAN

THE founder of K9 Patrol Pet Army and his co-accused are set to appear in the Wynberg Magistrates Court today after the pair was arrested following the discovery of vieslike scenes of animal cruelty on the Kirstenhof property.

What appeared to be a rescue organisation was a horror house for animals who were tied up, roaming in vullis, denied water and it was not the first time.

What began as a routine complaint turned into what the Cape of Good Hope SPCA describes as one of the most disturbing cruelty cases uncovered in recent years.

The SPCA says: "On 2 May 2025, Jamie Pieterse, the founder of the so-called K9 Patrol Pet Army, and co-accused Marizelle Swanepoel were arrested following a raid on a Kirstenhof property.