The Louis Trichardt SPCA reacted this week to the arrest of well-known local snake handler Jan "Slang" van Rooyen, following his arrest on 4 June by members of the Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism (LEDET).
The SPCA confirmed his arrest in a media statement, adding that it followed a joint operation involving the SPCA and LEDET. "The arrest follows serious contraventions of multiple provincial and national laws governing wildlife and animal welfare in ...