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    City enforcement agencies assisting with livestock inspections

    City enforcement agencies assisting with livestock inspections

    09 February 2026

    During the past week, our enforcement officers on patrol issued close to 85 000 notices and arrested 392 suspects for various offences

    Domestic animal survey results are in

    Domestic animal survey results are in

    04 October 2025

    The survey returned an animal count of 32 185 – 1 749 of which were documented during drone flyovers and manual counts.

    Volunteers dedicate nearly 70 000 hours towards a safer city

    Volunteers dedicate nearly 70 000 hours towards a safer city

    15 June 2025

    Volunteers asssiting Law Enforcment officers in communities

    Animal matters nothing to bark at

    Animal matters nothing to bark at

    13 June 2025

    The City’s Animal Control Unit (ACU) has responded to 3 465 complaints during the first five months of 2025.

    City zooms in on animal welfare

    City zooms in on animal welfare

    17 March 2025

    The domestic animal survey is the latest in a series of interventions undertaken by the City administration to promote and ensure the welfare of animals in the metropole.

    Volunteers worth their weight in gold

    Volunteers worth their weight in gold

    10 November 2024

    In the three months between July and September this year, the volunteers logged nearly 25 000 hours of service to compliment public safety efforts.

    Animal matters is a shared responsibility

    Animal matters is a shared responsibility

    09 June 2023

    ​The City’s Animal Control Unit has seen a sharp increase in the impoundment of animals in this financial year

    Dog attacks and animal cruelty require collective action

    Dog attacks and animal cruelty require collective action

    25 November 2022

    We are committed to ensuring that we do not see a repeat of the events earlier this week

    City and CAWF urge calm amid tensions over dog attacks

    City and CAWF urge calm amid tensions over dog attacks

    22 November 2022

    The debate has been raging for months now about a possible ban on pit-bulls, in the wake of numerous attacks

    City supports World Spay Day

    City supports World Spay Day

    22 February 2022

    The recently promulgated Animal Keeping By-law regulates the number of pets that any one person may keep, and the conditions under which those pets must be kept

    City’s Metro Police Department marks 20 year anniversary

    City’s Metro Police Department marks 20 year anniversary

    06 December 2021

    The parade was the first in a series of commemorative events set to take place over the next 12 months.

    Dog fighters arrested in joint sting operation

    Dog fighters arrested in joint sting operation

    10 October 2021

    The Cape of Good Hope SPCA and the City of Cape Town’s Law Enforcement Animal Control Unit confiscated four dogs, and various paraphernalia associated with dogfighting was found at the scene.

    Council approves updated Streets By-law, new Unlawful Occupation By-law

    Council approves updated Streets By-law, new Unlawful Occupation By-law

    29 September 2021

    Council’s approval of these by-laws follows the Mayoral Committee’s greenlight, and the unanimous support of the Safety and Security Portfolio Committee earlier this month.

    Mayco greenlights updated Streets By-law, new Unlawful Occupation By-law

    Mayco greenlights updated Streets By-law, new Unlawful Occupation By-law

    08 September 2021

    These by-laws will help us protect land and buildings against unlawful occupation, and ensure the humane and constitutional enforcement of the prohibition on sleeping in public places

    City clears Kirstenhof Wetland of invasive alien species

    City clears Kirstenhof Wetland of invasive alien species

    19 May 2021

    ​The City’s Invasive Species Unit started removing Madeira Vine and American Bramble from the Kirstenhof Wetland on 13 April 2021. The operation is now nearing completion.

    City seeks to update its Animal Keeping Policy

    City seeks to update its Animal Keeping Policy

    26 April 2021

    The revision of the Animal Keeping Policy is being driven by the City’s Safety and Security Portfolio Committee

    Anti-dogfighting team gets off the ground

    Anti-dogfighting team gets off the ground

    11 March 2021

    The City of Cape Town’s newly-established joint anti-dogfighting team has already ventured into several hotspots.

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