Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP) has responded to ongoing criticism over its reportedly ineffective African Horse Sickness (AHS) vaccine amid growing reports of a supply shortage.
An outbreak of African horse sickness (AHS) is having a devastating effect in parts of the Eastern Cape, particularly in the Mthatha area, where more than 120 horses have reportedly died since December.
No matter how emotional critics and owners may become, the government has made it clear that any ban on pit bulls will be based solely on scientific evidence.
The Department of Agriculture, land reform & rural development has shaken off the responsibility of intervening as the number of pit bulls handed over to animal shelters continues to soar.
As more reports of dog attacks surface, the Sizwe Kupelo Foundation is ready to hand over its petition calling for a ban on pit bulls to agriculture, land reform and rural development minister Thoko Didiza.