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Another black farm found in a state of serious neglect

While the ANC regime is pursuing a policy of “land restitution”, black farmers seem to have little interest in the ideological project

Another farm, owned by the state, has been found outside Hartbeesfontein in the North West in a state of serious neglect.

While the ANC regime is pursuing a policy of “land restitution”, black farmers seem to have little interest in the ideological project.

A white councillor in the Matlosana municipality, has had to provide food and water for three pigs through holes in a wall, after the pigs had been without food and water for some time.

“Another two pigs in the pen were already dead and were being eaten by the surviving pigs,” the statement said.

“The agricultural unit of the National SPCA was informed of the situation and removed the pigs after obtaining a court order.”

The farm is under the management of the Matlosana municipality and used for “local economic development projects”. Millions of rands have been spent on the farm but every project has failed.

The farm, Moria, was across from another farm, used as a provincial agriculture project, where the SPCA had to previously euthanize 28 stud cattle, and where recently a further two were found to be in a “shocking” state of malnutrition.

On July 6, The Sunday Independent reported that pigs were found starving and eating one another on the farm Modderfontein, near Potchefstroom, owned by Thandi Modise, who is National Council of Provinces chairwoman and a former North West premier.

Police and SPCA officials found dead and dying animals, including pigs, sheep, geese, goats and ducks. Many had to be put down.

It appeared the animals had been without water and food for around two weeks. There were no farmworkers on the property, no electricity, and the water pumps were broken.

Black ANC official commits ‘worst farm cruelty’ with scores of dead animals

Police and officials from the SPCA have found animals either dead or starving at a Potchefstroom farm belonging to former North West premier and newly-elected National Council of Provinces chairperson, Thandi Modise.

It appeared that the over 100 pigs, sheep, chickens and goats had been without water and food for a week, possibly two.

The SPCA was called to Thandi Modise’s farm in the North West after receiving a tip-off that animals on the land had been abandoned. What they found shocked them.

Andries Venter of the SPCA said, “It’s the worst farm cruelty that I’ve come across in the twenty years that I’ve been with the SPCA. Its horrific. We’re all at a loss for words.”

He said, “From the carcasses that we’ve seen and confirmation from the vet it could be seven days. But the information that we have is that the farm has been abandoned for two weeks.

“However, we found carcasses which are strewn around the property which indicates it has been going on for much longer than two weeks.”

The SPCA decided to euthanise the remaining pigs on the farm after it was discovered they were cannibalising the dead pigs.

Attempts to dispose of sheep carcasses by workers brought in after the grisly discovery led to a fire on the farm.

Modise has owned the property for several years.Her associates, who were on the farm, claim the farm manager left his post to deal with a family emergency and his interim replacement had disappeared, leaving the farm with no water or electricity and the animals to fend for themselves.

Modise did not respond to several requests for an interview.

The SPCA intends to open up a criminal case against Thandi Modise. It says as the owner of the farm she remains ultimately responsible for the cruelty that occurred.

Source: eNCA

Three appear for eating dog while still alive

Two black foreigners and a South African woman appeared in the Klerksdorp Magistrate’s Court for allegedly eating a dog while it was alive.

Inspector Suzette Kotzé of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals from the Stilfontein branch in North West said on Thursday a medical report showed that the animal had not been not dead by the time its head was cut off.

“The dog’s head was cut off with a serrated knife, and it was put in their fridge for consumption later. When I got there, there were already cut pieces of the dog’s meat in the pot.”

Police were alerted and the three were arrested for animal cruelty.
Two other dogs on the premises had been moved by the SPCA.

Kotzé said the Nigerian men believed that dog meat could prevent diseases like malaria.

“They also believe that by eating dogs, they cannot get attacked by witches, or be poisoned,” she said.

The three appeared in court on Wednesday and were granted bail of R2500 each.

The two foreigners were ordered to report to the police station three times a week, and to hand in their passports.