Recent reports over alleged animal cruelty being an accepted practice as well as other animal welfare concerns at the Natal Zoological Gardens which is currently under the ownership and management of Mr Brian Boswell, require immediate investigation and if sustained, then urgent intervention.
Former KZN MEC of Environmental Affairs, and current IFP Chief Whip in Parliament, Mr Narend Singh, MP, said, "Animal cruelty in any way, shape or form cannot and must not be tolerated. It was Mahatma Gandhi who said, 'The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated', if that is the case, then we are falling very short of the mark here in South Africa!"
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