8/12/2019 The Charges Laid Against Thandi Modise by the SPCA.

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The Charges laid against Thandi Modise by the SPCA relate to:

1. That the accused are allegedly guilty of contraventions of Section 2 (1) (a) of the Animals Protection

Act 71 of 1962. In that Accused, in the district of Potchefstroom the accused unlawfully and intentionallyor negligently: ill-treated and neglected animals, being sheep, goats, pigs, chickens and geese, at theModderfontein Farm, known as DANMEL.

2. That the accused are allegedly guilty of contraventions of Section 2 (1) (b) of the Animals Protection

Act 71 of 1962. In that the accused in the district of Potchefstroom the accused unlawfully andintentionally or negligently: confined or secured animals, being sheep, goats pigs, chickens and geeseunder such conditions and in such a manner that caused unnecessary suffering or in a place whichafforded inadequate protection or shelter from heat, cold or weather at the Modderfontein Farm, knownas DANMEL.

3. That the accused are allegedly guilty of contraventions of Section 2 (1) (c) of the Animals ProtectionAct 71 of 1962. In that the accused in the district of Potchefstroom the accused unlawfully andintentionally or negligently: unnecessarily starved or under fed and denied food and water to animals,being sheep, goats, pigs, chickens and geese at the Modderfontein Farm, known as DANMEL.

4. That the accused are allegedly guilty of contraventions of section 2 (1) (e) of the Animals ProtectionAct 71 of 1962. In that accused in the district of Potchefstroom the accused unlawfully and intentionallyor negligently: being the owner of the animals failed to render or procure veterinary or other medicaltreatment or attention, which she is able to render or procure for any such animals in need of suchtreatment, or attention and failed to cause the animals, being sheep, goats, pigs, chickens and geese tobe destroy or to destroy the injured or diseased animals and therefore caused the animals unnecessarysuffering.

5. That the accused are allegedly guilty of contraventions of Section 2 (1) (p) of the Animals ProtectionAct 71 of 1962. In the district of Potchefstroom the accused, unlawfully and intentionally or negligently:being the owner of the animals, deliberately or without reasonable cause or excuse abandoned the

animals, being sheep, goats, pigs, chickens and geese in circumstances which caused them unnecessarysuffering at the Modderfontein Farm, known as DANMEL.

6. That the accused are allegedly guilty of contraventions of section 2 (1) (q) of the Animals ProtectionAct 71 of 1962. In the district of Potchefstroom the accused, unlawfully and intentionally or negligently:caused, procured, or assisted in the commission or omission of any of the aforesaid acts at theModderfontein Farm, known as DANMEL.

7. That the accused are allegedly guilty of contraventions of section 2 (1) (r) of the Animals Protection

Act 71 of 1962. In the district of Potchefstroom the accused, unlawfully and intentionally or negligently:By wantonly or unreasonably or negligently doing or omitting to do any act or causing or procuring thecommission or omission of any act, that causes unnecessary suffering to any animal, being sheep, goats,

pigs, chickens and geese at the Modderfontein Farm, known as DANMEL.

8. That the accused are allegedly guilty of contraventions of section 2 (2) of the Animals Protection Act71 of 1962. In the district of Potchefstroom the accused, unlawfully and intentionally or negligently: (2)For the purposes of subsection (1) the owner of any animal shall be deemed to have permitted orprocured the commission or omission of any act in relation to that animal, being sheep, goats, pigs,chickens and geese if by exercise of reasonable care and supervision in respect of the animals he could

have prevented the commission or omission of such act at Modderfontein Farm.

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