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Mission Statement - To advance the rights, welfare and health of all animals.

Vision Statement - Our Vision is for all animals to live a life free of disease, cruelty and suffering.

Values Statement - The Animal Welfare Society of South Africa considers kindness, respect, compassion, awareness and integrity sacrosanct in all aspects of our mission and vision for a cruelty-free society. 

The Animal Welfare Society of South Africa was founded in March 1929.
Our organisation is member-based, non-governmental and an autonomous registered NPO (003-037 NPO) and PBO (Registration number 130001884) with Section 18(A) Income Tax Exemption status and a level 4 BBBEE rating established to ensure the welfare of all animals. 
Since inception we have consistently executed our mission to champion the cause of all animals. 
We have achieved this through professional veterinary care, inspectorate services, humane education and outreach projects and by running a vibrant Kennel and Cattery that every year places many pets in caring forever homes. 
We also admit and care for stray, homeless, unwanted, abandoned, mistreated and neglected pets and are staunch advocates for the sterilisation of all companion animals to help curb unwanted, uncontrolled breeding and wanton cruelty.
Humane education as a pro-active animal cruelty preventative measure is focal in all we do.
All of the above is accomplished through donations and the support of our communities, benefactors and testators.

rescuing, rehabilitating, reuniting & re-homing animals

by advancing the rights, welfare and health of animals

Rescuing, rehabilitating, reuniting & re-homing animals

We are struggling to keep up with the increased requests for pet food hands-ups by ordinarily responsible pet owners severely impacted by the stormy weather that is lashing the Cape Metro. 

The need on the Cape Flats is unprecedented!

Cape Town, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality

Help Animal Welfare Society of South Africa by donating pet food for starving cats and dogs

Our area of operation that encompasses the entire Cape Metro has been severely impacted by the recent stormy weather and drop in temperature leaving many pets vulnerable to hypothermia and freezing to death.
We have helped as many pets as we can but in the process depleted our contingency supply of blankets.
We desperately need your help!

Help Animal Welfare Society of South Africa by donating pet blankets or towels for displaced and neglected pets 

Our busy Small Animal Shelter based in Philippi on the Cape Flats has 75 kennels in need of painting.

Help Animal Welfare Society of South Africa by donating White Exterior PVA paint for refurbishment of 75 kennels

We offer a full range of veterinary services to the underprivileged and disadvantaged communities of the Cape Metro. We handle about 4 000 animals per month. Our Clinic is open 7 days a week. We have 4 fully equipped theatres where we do sterilizations, orthopedic operations and many other procedures.

our Hospital that helps the poorest of the poor's pets

Help Animal Welfare Society of South Africa by donating medical consumables eg. cotton wool & bandages for our Hospital that helps the poorest of the poor's pets

Pet sterilization is the most effective way of combatting animal cruelty and preventing unwanted animals from being born. 

Your gift no matter how big or small will represent one of the most meaningful contributions you will ever make!

Help Animal Welfare Society of South Africa raise R25,000 for Pet sterilisation

We have been gifted the services of one of South Africa's top mural artists (Riaaz Basson) who has offered to paint 3 themed wall murals about the benefits of pet sterilization, pet adoption (ending pet homelessness) and proper pet care (including microchipping). 
The white PVA will be used as the backdrop for the murals which will be sprayed onto the walls in high visibility areas of our HQ in Philippi.

educational wall murals about responsible pet care

Help Animal Welfare Society of South Africa by donating white exterior PVA and cans of spray paint for educational wall murals about responsible pet care

Shannon & Julian at the AVBOB Tygerberg 30km road race

Larry the Lamb with Nursing Assistant Jaque Le Roux

2022 OUTsurance Gun Run Activation Station Team

Alderman J.P. Smith visits the Animal Welfare Society of South Africa

AWS SA Chairman Dr Jim McNamara & Inspector Angie Stanbridge  

Two of our indispensable volunteers at the Tokai Adoption Pop-Up Shop

Senior AWS SA Inspector Mark Levendal with a rescued Angulate tortoise.

Education & Outreach Campaign at "Kampies" Informal Settlement Philippi
December 2020

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Elsies River Mass Animal Sterilisation Project