Couple charged after inspector attacked during SPCA dog rescue

TWO suspects were arrested and charged after an SPCA inspector was assaulted during a court-sanctioned animal rescue operation in Strand, Cape Town after a routine welfare inspection escalated into a violent confrontation last week.

- YASMINE JACOBS

ONE of the dogs removed by the SPCA from a residence in Strand.

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The Cape of Good Hope SPCA said the incident took place on October 16 when Inspector Lwazi Ntungele and members of the Strand SAPS executed a warrant to remove four dogs from a property where they were allegedly kept in severe neglect.

The warrant comes after they received a complaint about a dog suffering from a serious skin condition.