�Eish it�s only an animal�

As the only fully functional shelter in all of Botswana, and the only functional shelter in the south and south-eastern part of Botswana, every day the BSPCA is inundated with everything from indifference, neglect, cruelty to the outright bizarre. And this phrase repeats itself a thousand times over.

Humans and animals have a long history of association. Globally, animals were domesticated at different points in history with cattle and dogs being animals that have been domesticated the longest. The need for domestication arose from realising the mutually beneficial relationship that animals and humans can gain in terms of food, security, companionship and these relationships continue until this day. Domestication had far reaching impacts and studies have shown that over time ,the genetic make-up of both humans and animals have changed to adapt to living in proximity.